Bedtime History: Inspirational Stories For Kids

Learn about winter holiday traditions around the world such as Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, St. Nicholas Day, Ligligan Parul, Las Posadas, and Krampusnacht.

Learn about the legendary cat who survived multiple battles during World War II in Europe.

Learn about the young heroine of the American Revolution, who rode over 40 miles alone in total darkness to warn fellow New York patriots of an impending British invasion.

In honor of Native American Heritage this month, we wanted to combine and rerelease our past episodes about Native Americans in North America. Learn about how they first reached North America across the Bering Strait and spread out across the continent into their diversity of cultures and languages and became the people we know today.

Learn more about the famous voyage that carried pilgrims from England to America in 1620.

Learn about the trying and extraordinary life of the former slave turned abolitionist, writer, and statesman.

Learn about the famous brother and sister astronomers who changed history with the invention of new telescopes and the discovery of many new stars, nebulae, and comets.

Learn about the famous mathemetician, physicist, and discoverer of the laws of motion.

Learn about the history of the bicycle including early versions called the laufmachine and penny-farthing, and inventors such as Karl Drais and Karl Kech. 

Learn about the creative ruler who with his wild imagination designed Neuschwanstein Castle in present-day Germany.

Learn about the clever writer and World War 2 spy for the OSS, Elizabeth "Betty" McIntosh.

Learn about the physicist and astronaut, Sally Ride, who became the first American woman to fly in space.

Learn about these amazing marine mammals, some of the most intelligent and graceful animals on earth.

Learn about communications during World War II and the Native American code talkers who sent secret messages during the Pacific Theater.

Learn more about Queen Elizabeth II and the celebration of her 70th year of reign also called the "Platinum Jubilee".Bertie: The Best Stuttering King

Learn about the brilliant African-American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author.

Learn about the ancient Greek astronomical analog computer discovered in a shipwreck off the island of Antikythera.

Learn about the advanced Bronze Age culture and civilization located in South Asia.

Learn more about the history of these mythical, fearsome creatures across many cultures throughout time.

Learn about Sarah and Angelina Grimke, the southern suffragists, and abolitionists, who spoke out against slavery during the 1800s.