History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast

Hold onto your helmets! Mira and Finn are taking a massive time machine trip—way back to 1000 CE! Did you know someone found America almost 500 years before Christopher Columbus? Meet Leif Erikson, a super brave Viking from Greenland! He wasn't looking for a new world, but when his longship sailed far west, he discovered a mysterious, beautiful land filled with forests and grapes! They called it Vinland, which means 'land of grapes'!Imagine all the timber and juicy fruits! But settling a new place isn't easy. Join us to find out how Leif and the Vikings clashed with the locals, why their amazing discovery was completely forgotten for centuries, and how these incredible, adventurous people accidentally changed the map forever. Prepare for epic sea voyages, strange new lands, and a mystery that proves history is definitely not boring!

Do you love decorating the Christmas tree? Have you ever wondered where this amazing tradition comes from? Spoiler alert: it's not Santa's workshop! Join Mira and Finn as we travel way back in time, 500 years ago, to discover the surprising truth! We start in Germany, where folks first brought evergreens inside their homes to celebrate winter. But how did this awesome German idea conquer the rest of the world?Enter Prince Albert and Queen Victoria! This royal power couple decided they absolutely *needed* a giant, sparkling tree in their palace. Once the Queen said it was cool, everyone wanted one! Learn how a simple 16th-century idea became the global, sparkly centerpiece of modern Christmas. Plus, we find out the secret history of why we put a star (or sometimes an angel!) right on the very top! Get ready for a surprising, festive history lesson!

Get ready for the world’s greatest ancient mystery! Welcome to History’s Not Boring, where we’re tackling the giant puzzle of Stonehenge! Picture this: a massive circle of stones, some weighing more than a big truck, built an incredible five thousand years ago! That's older than the pyramids and older than almost everything we know! But here’s the unbelievably tricky part: the people who built it didn't have wheels or cranes! They somehow dragged these huge, heavy rocks over 150 miles across the country just to build this giant circle. Why go to all that trouble? Was it a massive clock, perfectly aligned with the winter sun? Was it a temple for ancient ceremonies? Or maybe it was a special place to honor the dead? We still don't know the answer! Tune in to explore this enormous, dusty puzzle and imagine yourself standing among the silent, mysterious giants of Stonehenge!

Welcome to History's Not Boring! Today, Mira and Finn are traveling 4,500 years back in time to Ancient Egypt! We are visiting the Pyramids of Giza—the greatest and most mysterious building project in history! Imagine building a giant mountain, but each stone weighs as much as two cars! That’s exactly what the ancient Egyptians did when they stacked 2.3 million giant blocks to build just one pyramid.But here’s the biggest mystery: they didn't have iron tools, cranes, or even wheels! So how did they move these massive, 2.5-ton stones across the desert and stack them up hundreds of feet high? Did they use special mud? Did they slide them up giant ramps? Did aliens help them?!Join us as we explore the secrets of the Pharaohs and discover the incredibly clever, totally brilliant way the ancient Egyptians pulled off this amazing construction feat. Get ready to be totally amazed by the magic of engineering!

Hey kids! Mira and Finn are here for a super exciting story about a cartoon that broke ALL the rules and changed television forever! Did you know a crazy yellow family called The Simpsons first aired 36 years ago? That’s probably before your parents were even born! On December 17, 1989, this silly family hit the Fox network, and everything changed.Before The Simpsons, cartoons were usually just for little kids. But this show was funny for everyone—even grown-ups! It smashed records and became the longest-running scripted show in American history. Can you believe it's *still* on TV today? We’ll tell you how Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie accidentally changed the entire world of animation, paving the way for tons of other amazing cartoons. Get ready to learn why this famous yellow family is a true history maker!