Back to School with The Past And The Curious

Mick Sullivan
1 min readAug 17, 2023

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Looking for kid-focused podcasts on Women’s History? Curious about the American Civil War? Interested in Inventors? Talking transportation? Got a kid obsessed with space? We’ve got you covered.

Since 2020 we’ve noticed a dramatic uptick in teachers using our History Podcast for kids and families in the classroom. The trend has continued and The Past And The Curious is used daily in cars, bedrooms, kitchens, and in earphones — at home and at school.

So, dear educators and parents, I’ve collected some of our best shows tied to themes you might need. This show for everyone and I hope you’ll find it useful.

I’ll regularly update this collection on Medium, in hopes that it could help make it easy for you to find something useful and engaging to match lessons, themes, or even individual student interests.

Thanks for listening,

-Mick Sullivan, creator of the Past and the Curious and author of I See Lincoln’s Underpants

American Revolution

Oh, Benedict Arnold!
Oh, Charles Lee.
Henry Knox was good with commitment.
Sibyl Luddington was a hero above many.
America’s first submarine!

American Civil War

Women’s History

Native American History

Black History

Animals

Music

Arts and Literature

Explorers

Movies and Video Games

Winsor McCay

Space and Astronomy

Gold Rush

Spies

Sports

Food

World War II

Technology and Transportation

Magic and Illusionists

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Mick Sullivan
Mick Sullivan

Written by Mick Sullivan

Creator of The Past and The Curious Podcast, author of The Meatshower and I See Lincoln's Underpants, museum educator, musician, and dad.