Jordan Larson Read by Justine Wong-Orantes

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Rebel Girls

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

4.5 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Jordan Larson is a high-flying and determined powerhouse of a volleyball player. Persevering through personal setbacks and tragedy, this four-time Olympian proves that, when you believe in and value your own uniqueness, nothing is out of reach. This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This story was produced by Haley Dapkus with sound design and mixing by Mumble Media. It was written by Nicole Haroutunian. Fact-checking by Rose Garrett. Narration by professional volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist Justine Wong Orantes. Our intern was Arianna Griffiths. Joy Smith and Jes Wolfe were our executive producers. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. Thank you to the whole Rebel Girls team who make this podcast possible. Stay rebel!

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0:00.0	Hey, rebels. Did you know that women are designing the world of tomorrow? They're using their
0:05.7	creative brains to make video games about alien planets, invent ridiculous virtual hairstyles, and make
0:12.2	goggles that transport you to whole new worlds. So get ready, because we've partnered with
0:18.0	meta-reality labs to bring you a brand new book called Rebel Girls Build the Future.
0:23.3	This book features 18 incredible women who are breaking barriers in steam, that's science, technology, engineering, art, and math.
0:31.8	They're even taking on the metaverse. So if you're ready to dream big and build the future, join us. Rebel Girls Build the Future hits shelves on November 5th, available anywhere books are sold. Okay, now on with the show.
0:49.4	It was a typical day in 2008, and Jordan Larson was preparing to do her favorite thing.
1:02.3	Dominate on the volleyball court.
1:05.4	A lot was riding on this game.
1:08.7	Jordan's team, the University of Nebraska, was going up against the
1:12.9	University of Washington in the regional finals. As Jordan served, walked, and rallied, her eyes
1:20.1	kept flitting to the stands. Where was her mom? Her stepdad? Her boyfriend. They'd all flown out to Seattle.
1:29.3	They were supposed to be there cheering her on.
1:32.3	Jordan couldn't keep her mind from playing out worst-case scenarios.
1:36.3	As she panicked, her playing slipped.
1:40.3	The volleyball hit the ground with a thud, a point for the other team.
1:47.9	She needed to focus if they were going to win.
1:50.5	But something didn't feel right.
1:52.6	Her mom never missed a game.
1:55.0	Where could she be? I'm Justine Wangarantas.
2:06.1	I'm a volleyball player on the U.S. National Women's team and founding athlete of LovB.
2:11.8	And this is Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, a fairy tale podcast about the real-life Rebel
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