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Let"s Rewind! - Heroes Who Changed Everything - Little Thinkers!

Meet the rule-breakers, the dreamers, and the brave souls who refused to accept "that"s impossible." These are the moments when everything hangs in the balance - when someone steps up, speaks out, or takes a stand that changes everything. Real people, real courage, real history. Stories that prove one person really can make all the difference. Find more real history stories at https://philosophy4kids.com/real-history-stories/

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00:20:36

Maya Lin’s Quiet Wall

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2025/12/23

A gentle but powerful story about a young designer whose quiet idea changed how a nation remembers.Join Ben & Pia as they tell the amazing journey of Maya Lin, a 21-year-old student who won a secret design contest and created the Vietnam Veterans Memorial — a reflective black wall filled with names that helps people feel, remember, and heal. What makes this story special for young explorers: simple shapes, strong feelings, and a peaceful place where names tell the whole story. It shows how

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00:17:29

Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path

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2025/12/22

Run, leap, and cheer — this is the amazing true story of Jim Thorpe! Join Ben & Pia as they tell the thrilling adventure of a boy from the prairies who became an Olympic champion, pro football star, baseball player, and more. This story is full of heart, bravery, and a surprise about missing shoes at the big Olympic moment. Perfect for young explorers who love sports, history, and stories of fairness and pride. Historical Fun Fact: At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics Jim Thorpe won both the pentathlon

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00:21:15

Maria Mitchell’s Comet Quest

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2025/12/20

Join Ben & Pia on a cozy, MEGA exciting history journey about Maria Mitchell, the brave stargazer who spotted a comet from a windy island roof!This gentle, cinematic tale follows Maria from Nantucket nights with a small brass telescope to directing a real observatory at Vassar. Perfect for curious listeners who love science, wonder, and true stories of fairness and discovery. Historical Fun Fact: Maria Mitchell was awarded a gold medal by the King of Denmark after she reported the comet she found

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00:16:28

The Pet Rock Craze

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2025/12/17

Meet the Pet Rock — the silly, clever idea that took 1975 by storm! Join Ben & Pia as we rewind to a warm bar in Los Gatos where an ad man named Gary Dahl turned a smooth stone into a playful gift everyone wanted. This story is perfect for curious minds who love big laughs, smart ideas, and how a simple package can change everything. Historical Fun Fact: Gary Dahl sold about 1.5 million Pet Rocks in less than a year and became a millionaire from a joke packaged like a real pet! Did you know? The

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00:20:44

Pompeii’s Final Day

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2025/12/17

Journey back to Pompeii in an incredible, MEGA exciting tale of a city, a waking volcano, and brave hearts! In this episode of Lets Rewind!, Ben & Pia guide you through the unbelievable events of Vesuvius's eruption in 79 AD. Listen to real moments: bakers leaving loaves in ovens, a towering ash column like an umbrella pine, and the brave Pliny who sailed into danger. The story is vivid, gentle, and full of wonder — perfect for explorers aged 7-13 who love mystery and history. Historical Fun Fact:

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00:15:32

Vitruvius and Measure

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2025/12/16

Step into a MEGA exciting tale of stones, circles, and clever measuring! In this episode of Lets Rewind we follow Marcus Vitruvius, a Roman engineer whose careful notes on buildings, baths, aqueducts, and human proportions inspired Leonardo da Vinci and the famous Vitruvian drawing.This story is perfect for curious young explorers who love clever tools, brave builders, and amazing discoveries. Hear how simple measures kept people safe, made rooms feel right, and helped bridges and theaters work

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00:16:37

Jim Thorpe: Bright Path

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2025/12/14

Meet Jim Thorpe — the incredible athlete known as Bright Path! Join Ben & Pia as they rewind to a prairie boy who raced, jumped, and led teams across the world in an amazing adventure of sports and courage.This story is perfect for curious young listeners: thrilling Olympic wins, a tricky rule that changed everything, and a surprising detail about two odd shoes that reshaped history. It’s brave, hopeful, and full of sporting action from tracks to baseball diamonds and football fields. Historical

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00:14:46

Gillette’s Bright Idea

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2025/12/10

Meet King Camp Gillette in a warm, exciting tale of invention and everyday magic!Join Ben & Pia as they rewind to frosty Boston mornings, buzzing workshops, and the brave idea that made shaving safer and faster for millions. This episode shows how a simple thin blade, a clever handle, and patient tinkering can change daily life — perfect for curious young minds who love stories of inventions and discovery. Historical Fun Fact: In 1903 Gillette sold only 51 razors and 168 blades, but by teaching

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00:18:57

Temple Grandin: Thinking in Pictures

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2025/12/05

Meet Temple Grandin — a brilliant visual thinker who turned pictures into kinder ways to handle animals!Join Ben & Pia as they guide you through Temple's MEGA exciting journey from stacking blocks to designing gentle curved chutes, calm lighting, and simple checklists that changed farms and meat plants forever. This story shows how a different kind of mind solved real problems with smart, caring design. Historical Fun Fact: Temple's curved cattle chute designs were used by more than half of US

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00:16:27

Liu Hui and Pi

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2025/11/27

Step back to ancient China for a MEGA exciting math adventure! Join Ben & Pia as they tell the unbelievable story of Liu Hui, the brave thinker who chased the secret number inside every circle by building shapes with thousands of sides.What makes this story special for young explorers? It shows patient thinking, clever tools like counting rods and ink brushes, and how careful steps can solve BIG mysteries. This is a calm, curious journey from sketches to true numbers — perfect for anyone who loves

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00:15:59

Solo Across the Atlantic

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2025/11/23

The incredible true story of Charles Lindbergh's daring solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean!Historical Fun Fact: Lindbergh had no front window in his plane - fuel tanks blocked his view and he had to use a periscope and side windows to see where he was going! Did you know that Lindbergh flew for 33.5 hours straight without sleeping, navigating by compass and stars over the vast ocean? Ben & Pia take you on this amazing aviation adventure from 1927! Which story do you want to hear next

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00:15:44

The Kentucky Meat Shower

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2025/11/18

Get ready for one of the wildest true stories from history: a sunny day in 1876 Kentucky when strange red pieces fell from a clear blue sky! Ben & Pia guide you through the mystery step by step — from the farmhouse moment to scientists peering through microscopes. Why this story is special: It mixes surprise, science, and sleuthing. People tasted, smelled, and studied the falling pieces, and doctors later compared them under lenses to solve the puzzle. This is a great history mystery for curious

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00:17:05

Temple Grandin’s Brave Designs

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2025/11/11

Step into a warm, thrilling true story about Temple Grandin — the brilliant mind who thought in pictures and changed how animals are treated!This episode shows how a person who sees the world differently used drawings, shop tools, and careful observation to turn noisy corrals into calm paths. Perfect for curious young explorers who love science, design, and real-life heroes. Historical Fun Fact: Temple Grandin’s curved chute and restraint designs are estimated to influence the handling of about

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00:19:24

John Harrison and the Sea

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2025/11/11

Dive into the unbelievable true story of John Harrison, the quiet clockmaker who solved the sea's greatest puzzle: longitude! Join Ben & Pia as they bring this MEGA exciting, gentle adventure to life — full of tiny gears, brave voyages, clever inventions, and a steady ticking that changed maps forever. Perfect for curious young minds who love mysteries, science, and history told with wonder. Historical Fun Fact: John Harrison used lignum vitae wood wheels that contain natural oil, helping his

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00:19:00

Alice Ball’s Breakthrough

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2025/11/10

Join Ben & Pia on a MEGA exciting historical adventure about Alice Ball, the young chemist who turned a stubborn oil into hope for people with Hansen’s disease! This episode tells a true, gentle tale of science, care, and justice. Perfect for curious listeners, it shows how careful lab work, brave sharing, and truth can change lives. Hear about ship harbors, quiet labs, and hospital rooms where new hope arrived. Historical Fun Fact: Alice Ball developed the first successful injectable form of

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00:22:13

Neil Armstrong’s Quiet Steps

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2025/11/05

Join Ben & Pia as we rewind time to follow a shy boy from Ohio who quietly changed history!This gentle, exciting adventure traces Neil Armstrong from model planes in a backyard to the Moon landing. Perfect for curious minds who love science, teamwork, and real-life bravery told with calm, safe details. Historical Fun Fact: Neil Armstrong flew the X-15 rocket plane that reached the edge of space before he became an Apollo astronaut! Did you know? What small hobby or question might lead you to an

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00:16:38

Brunel: Bridges and Steam

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2025/11/02

Step into misty river mornings, clanking chains, and roaring steam as Ben & Pia guide you through the amazing life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel!This episode turns bold engineering into an exciting story: a flooded river tunnel, graceful iron bridges, huge steamships, and clever inventions that changed travel forever. Perfect for curious young minds who love adventure, maps, and clever problem solving. Historical Fun Fact: Brunel designed the Thames Tunnel shield concept with his father Marc, an

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00:18:41

Orphan Trains of America

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2025/11/02

The incredible true story of the Orphan Trains - when thousands of brave children rode trains across America searching for new families! Historical Fun Fact: Children wore paper name tags on their coats and carried everything they owned in one small suitcase! Did you know that about 200,000 children rode these trains between 1854 and 1929, traveling from big cities to find homes in small towns? Ben & Pia tell you this amazing story of courage, hope, and how one minister's dream changed child

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00:20:29

Harriet Chalmers Adams Unbound

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2025/11/01

The incredible true story of Harriet Chalmers Adams - America's most fearless female explorer! Historical Fun Fact: Harriet traveled over 40,000 miles across South America by horseback, canoe, and on foot - without modern transportation! Did you know that Harriet was the first woman invited to speak at the National Geographic Society and helped found the Society of Woman Geographers? Ben & Pia tell you this amazing adventure story of courage, kindness, and exploration from the early 1900s! Which

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00:21:27

Ibn Battuta, World Walker

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2025/11/01

The incredible true story of Ibn Battuta - the greatest traveler in history!Historical Fun Fact: Ibn Battuta traveled over 73,000 miles - that's more than 3 times farther than Marco Polo, and he did it 700 years ago without airplanes! Did you know that Ibn Battuta visited over 40 countries, survived pirate attacks, became a judge on tropical islands, and crossed the deadly Sahara desert twice? Ben & Pia tell you this amazing adventure story of the young scholar from Morocco who walked across

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