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Real Cool History for Kids

Angela O'Dell

194 episodes

Real Cool History for Kids is a storytelling podcast that brings history to life for curious kids and families through engaging, true stories told from a Biblical worldview.

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Join author and storyteller Angela O'Dell as she shares unforgettable adventures from history—from courageous heroes and incredible discoveries to fascinating events, amazing places, and surprising moments that changed the world. Every episode is carefully researched, family-friendly, and designed to spark curiosity while helping kids connect with the people and events of the past.

Whether you're listening at home, on a road trip, or as part of your homeschool day, each story invites you to discover that history is one great adventure waiting to be explored.

New episodes are released twice each month.

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  1. Yes, Mary Knew! (a Special Christmas Story for Isla and Zeke Sindelar)

    · 18 min · Episode 143

    Episode #143: Yes, Mary Knew! (a Special Christmas Story for Isla and Zeke Sindelar) Official Hope for Isla merch! Zeke and Isla's mom's website - learn about Isla's struggles here. Special Christmas Activities…

  2. The Oregon Trail (a special episode for Anderson Homan)

    · 21 min · Episode 142

    Episode #142: The Oregon Trail (a special episode for Anderson Homan) Become a Patreon Member! Learn more about our partnership with YWAM PUBLISHING! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! See all the books -…

  3. The Story of Lady Liberty (the Statue of Liberty) (A special episode for the John and Jacob Dorsey)

    · 20 min · Episode 141

    Episode #141: The Story of Lady Liberty (the Statue of Liberty) (A special episode for the John and Jacob Dorsey) FREE Emma Lazarus poem graphic Become a Patreon Member! Learn more about our partnership with YWAM…

  4. The Story of Oliver Cromwell (a special episode for the Beach Kids)

    · 16 min · Episode 140

    Episode Description Episode #140: The Story of Oliver Cromwell (a special episode for the Beach Kids - Zachary, Faith, Eloise, Caleb, and Grace) Become a Patreon Member! Learn more about our partnership with YWAM…

  5. The Adventures of Sergeant Stubby (a special episode for Sofia Buentello)

    · 15 min · Episode 139

    Episode #139: The Adventures of Sergeant Stubby (a special episode for Sofia Buentello) Become a Patreon Member! Learn more about our partnership with YWAM PUBLISHING! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! See…

  6. The Great Depression (a Special Episode for Sophie Stevenson)

    · 19 min · Episode 138

    Episode #138: The Great Depression (a special episode for Sophie Stevenson) Become a Patreon Member! Learn more about our partnership with YWAM PUBLISHING! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! See all the…

  7. Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady (a special episode for Maggie Tweeten)

    · 17 min · Episode 137

    Episode #137: Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady (a special episode for Maggie Tweeten) Become a Patreon Member! Learn more about our partnership with YWAM PUBLISHING! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! See…

  8. David Livingstone's Inspirational Life (a special episode for Elianna Green)

    · 18 min · Episode 136

    Episode #136: David Livingstone's Inspirational Life (a special episode for Elianna Green) Become a Patreon Member! Learn more about our partnership with YWAM PUBLISHING! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club!…

  9. Brother Andrew, God's Bible Smuggler (a special episode for Seely and Manoah Baerg)

    · 17 min · Episode 135

    Episode #135: Brother Andrew, God's Bible Smuggler (a special episode for Seely and Manoah Baerg) Learn more about our partnership with YWAM PUBLISHING! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! See all the books -…

  10. The Story of Johnny Appleseed (A special episode for Josiah Shadel)

    · 16 min · Episode 134

    Episode #134: The Story of Johnny Appleseed (a special episode for Josiah Shadel) Learn more about our partnership with YWAM PUBLISHING! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! See all the books - Angela's website!

  11. Virginia Hall - World War 2 SPY! (a special episode for Lilly Belle Keeton)

    · 15 min · Episode 133

    Episode #133: Virginia Hall - World War 2 SPY! (a special episode for Lilly Belle Keeton) Learn about our Act-of-Kindness Challenge! Learn more about our partnership with YWAM PUBLISHING! Want a birthday shout-out?…

  12. The Faith, Hope, and Love of Jim and Elisabeth Elliot (a special episode for Jacob Gerringer)

    · 17 min · Episode 132

    Episode #132: The Faith, Hope, and Love of Jim and Elisabeth Elliot (a special episode for Jacob Gerringer) Learn more about our partnership with YWAM PUBLISHING! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! See all…

  13. Wild Horse Annie Saves the Mustangs (a special episode for Kenna Manley)

    · 19 min · Episode 131

    Episode #131: Wild Horse Annie Saves the Mustangs (a special episode for Kenna Manley) Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! See all the books - Angela's website! Want access to membership level content for each…

  14. The Story of the Irish Potato Famine (a special episode for Gabriel Webb)

    · 18 min · Episode 130

    Episode #130: The Story of the Irish Potato Famine (a special episode for Gabriel Webb) Visit Angela's website! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! Want access to membership level content for each episode…

  15. The Adventures of Marco Polo (a special episode for Mary Bai)

    · 17 min · Episode 129

    Episode #129: The Adventures of Marco Polo (a special episode for Mary Bai) Visit Angela's website! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! Want access to membership level content for each episode (starting with…

  16. Queen Elizabeth II and her family (a special episode for Abbey Beaza)

    · 20 min · Episode 128

    Episode #128: Queen Elizabeth II and her family (a special episode for Abbey Beaza) Episode about the Blitz: https://realcoolhistoryforkids.libsyn.com/episode-32-fascinating-places-from-world-war-2 Visit Angela's…

  17. The Uncommon Courage of Sergeant Alvin York (a special episode for Mary Frigaard)

    · 15 min · Episode 127

    Episode #127: The Uncommon Courage of Sergeant Alvin York (a special episode for Mary Frigaard) Visit Angela's website! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! Want access to membership level content for each…

  18. Gladys Aylward's Child-like Faith (a special episode for Mila Sharratt)

    · 20 min · Episode 126

    Episode #126: Gladys Aylward's Child-like Faith (a special episode for Mila Sharratt) Visit Angela's website! Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! Want access to membership level content for each episode…

  19. The Sad Story of the Last Tsar's Family (a special episode for Eliana Claxton)

    · 20 min · Episode 125

    Episode #125: The Sad Story of the Last Tsar's Family (a special episode for Eliana Claxton) Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! Want access to membership level content for each episode (starting with Episode…

  20. The Ridiculously Strange Story of King Henry VIII (a special episode for Lennin Burt)

    · 20 min · Episode 124

    Episode #124: The Ridiculously Strange Story of King Henry VIII (a special episode for Lennin Burt) Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! Want access to membership level content for each episode (starting with…

  21. The Story of Bass Reeves - the real Lone Ranger? (a special episode for Clara Kimmel)

    · 15 min · Episode 123

    Episode #123: The Story of Bass Reeves - the real Lone Ranger? (a special episode for Clara Kimmel) Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! Want access to membership level content for each episode (starting with…

  22. The Story of Ruth (a Bible story) (a special episode for Lileigh Boggs)

    · 19 min · Episode 122

    Episode #122: The Story of Ruth (a special episode for Lileigh Boggs) Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! Go HERE to find out about the changes coming. ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF ANGELA'S BRAND NEW BOOK:…

  23. The Story of Robin Hood (a special episode for Isaiah and Benjamin Falmagne)

    · 15 min · Episode 121

    Episode #121: The Story of Robin Hood (a special episode for Isaiah and Benjamin Falmagne) Want a birthday shout-out? Join the club! Go HERE to find out about the changes coming. This episode is made possible by the…

  24. Clara Barton - Angel of the Battlefield (a special episode for Eva Duer)

    · 16 min · Episode 120

    Episode #120: Clara Barton - Angel of the Battlefield (a special episode for Eva Duer) PLEASE GO HERE to access the Real Cool History Detectives - Exploring the Civil War miniseries! Go HERE to find out about the…

  25. Stonewall Jackson and William T. Sherman (a special episode for Lucy Fancis)

    · 15 min · Episode 119

    Episode #119: Stonewall Jackson and William T. Sherman (a special episode for Lucy Fancis) PLEASE GO HERE to access the Real Cool History Detectives - Exploring the Civil War miniseries! This episode is made possible…

  26. Harriet Beecher Stowe - Author and Abolitionist (a special episode for Ben Richmond)

    · 14 min · Episode 118

    Episode #118: Harriet Beecher Stowe - Author and Abolitionist (a special episode for Ben Richmond) PLEASE GO HERE to access the Real Cool History Detectives - Exploring the Civil War miniseries! This episode is made…

  27. Robert E. Lee, the (real) Man Without a Country (a special episode for Emma Hurley)

    · 14 min · Episode 117

    Episode #117: Robert E. Lee, the (real) Man Without a Country (a special episode for Emma Gurley) PLEASE GO HERE to access the Real Cool History Detectives - Exploring the Civil War miniseries! This episode is made…

  28. Civil War Submarines and Hot Air Balloons (a special episode of ro Joey and Caleb Mueller)

    · 17 min · Episode 116

    Episode #116: Civil War Submarines and Hot Air Balloons (a special episode of ro Joey and Caleb Mueller) PLEASE GO HERE to access the Real Cool History Detectives - Exploring the Civil War miniseries! Helpful website…

  29. Abraham Lincoln, Leader Extraordinaire (A special episode for Abram Nachtigal)

    · 16 min · Episode 115

    Episode #115: Abraham Lincoln, Leader Extraordinaire (A special episode for Abram Nachtigal) PLEASE GO HERE to access the Real Cool History Detectives - Exploring the Civil War miniseries! The BEST PLACE to listen to…

  30. Our Divided Country - the Beginning of the Civil War (A special episode for Cora Collins)

    · 18 min · Episode 114

    Episode #114: Our Divided Country - the Beginning of the Civil War (A special episode for Cora Collins) PLEASE GO HERE to access the Real Cool History Detectives - Exploring the Civil War miniseries! The BEST PLACE…

  31. The story of David and Goliath (a Bible story) (A special episode for Everley & Renaeley Chiveral)

    · 18 min · Episode 113

    Episode #113: The story of David and Goliath (A special episode for Everley & Renaeley Chiveral) The BEST PLACE to listen to Real Cool History for Kids is at our PODSITE. This episode is made possible by the World's…

  32. The Brilliant Thomas Edison (a special episode for the Mueller family)

    · 17 min · Episode 112

    Episode #112: The Brilliant Thomas Edison (a special episode for the Mueller family) The BEST PLACE to listen to Real Cool History for Kids is at our PODSITE. This episode is sponsored by Courageous Identity - Teen…

  33. Abandoned Places - Amusement Parks (a special episode for Caleb, Jacob, and Isaac Abbott)

    · 16 min · Episode 111

    Episode #111: Abandoned Places - Amusement Parks (a special episode for Caleb, Jacob, and Isaac Abbott.) The BEST PLACE to listen to Real Cool History for Kids is at our PODSITE. This episode is sponsored by the Math…

  34. The True Story of Blackbeard and Other Pirates (a special episode for Easton Greter)

    · 18 min · Episode 110

    Episode #110: The True Story of Blackbeard and Other Pirates (a special episode for Easton Greter.) The BEST PLACE to listen to Real Cool History for Kids is at our PODSITE. This episode is sponsored by the World's…

  35. The Inventive Life of Benjamin Franklin (a special episode for for Armanno, Arrow and Alessio Mancini)

    · 17 min · Episode 109

    Episode #109: The Inventive Life of Benjamin Franklin (a special episode for for Armanno, Arrow and Alessio Mancini) This episode is sponsored by the America's Story series written by Angela O'Dell and published by…

  36. Young George Washington (a special episode for Wallace Kelsay)

    · 15 min · Episode 108

    Episode #108: Young George Washington (a special episode for Wallace Kelsay) This episode is sponsored by the America's Story series written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books. Follow this link to enter…

  37. The Story of Alexander Hamilton (a special episode for Emerson Kumakura)

    · 16 min · Episode 107

    Episode #107: The Story of Alexander Hamilton (a special episode for Emerson Kumakura) This episode is sponsored by the America's Story series written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books. Follow this link…

  38. Spies of the American Revolution (A special episode for Liberty Clark)

    · 17 min · Episode 106

    Episode #106: Spies of the American Revolution (A special episode for Liberty Clark) This episode is sponsored by the America's Story series written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books. Follow this link to…

  39. Stopping Hitler's Atomic Dreams (A special episode for Savannah, Katie, Owen, Gabriel, Rachelle, and Rick)

    · 15 min · Episode 105

    Episode #105: Stopping Hitler's Atomic Dreams (a special episode for Savannah, Katie, Owen, Gabriel, Rachelle, and Rick) This episode is sponsored by the Math Lessons for a Living Education series written by Angela…

  40. The Story of Ernest Shackleton (a special episode for Evan Knutowski)

    · 18 min · Episode 104

    Episode #104: The Story of Ernest Shackleton (a special episode for Evan Knutowski) This episode is sponsored by the Math Lessons for a Living Education series written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books.…

  41. The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (a special episode for Layanna Velasquez)

    · 18 min · Episode 103

    Episode #103: The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (a special episode for Layanna Velasquez) This episode is sponsored by the America's Story series written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books. Follow this…

  42. The Story of the Korean War (A special episode for Wyatt Adkisson)

    · 15 min · Episode 102

    Episode #102: The Story of the Korean War (A special episode for Wyatt Adkisson) This episode is sponsored by the World's Story series written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books. Follow this link to enter…

  43. Mount St. Helens Blows Her Top (A special episode for Joanna Stumetz)

    · 15 min · Episode 101

    Episode #101: Mount St. Helens Blows Her Top (A special episode for Joanna Stumetz) This episode is sponsored by Math Lessons for a Living Education written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books. Follow this…

  44. Daniel's Courageous Identity (a Bible story) (a special 100th episode for all of my friends!)

    · 18 min · Episode 100

    Episode #100: Daniel's Courageous Identity (a special 100th episode for all of my friends!) This episode is sponsored by Courageous Identity - Teen edition, written and published by Angela O'Dell. Follow this link to…

  45. Courageous Corrie ten Boom (a special episode for the Wade, Mora, Braddy, Bargerbos, Smith, Osborne, Helkenn, Higgins, Grimme, and Dougherty families

    · 18 min · Episode 99

    Episode #99: Courageous Corrie ten Boom (a special episode for the Wade, Mora, Braddy, Bargerbos, Smith, Osborne, Helkenn, Higgins, Grimme, and Dougherty families) This episode is sponsored by the World's Story…

  46. The Story of St. Patrick (a special episode for Montgomery DeVore and Joseph Chastain)

    · 16 min · Episode 98

    Episode #98: The Story of St. Patrick (a special episode for Montgomery DeVore and Joseph Chastain) This episode is sponsored by the World's Story series, written by Angela O'Dell and published through Master Books.…

  47. Esther - the Queen Who Saved Her People (a Bible story) (a special episode for Lucy Richardson and Lillian Jones)

    · 16 min · Episode 97

    Episode #97: Esther - the Queen Who Saved Her People (For Lucy Richardson and Lillian Jones) This episode is sponsored by the World's Story series, written by Angela O'Dell and published through Master Books. Follow…

  48. Remember the Alamo! (A special episode for the Lega family, Deacon Clark, Juliette Holcomb, and Walter Dawkins)

    · 14 min · Episode 96

    Episode #96: Remember the Alamo! (A special episode for the Lega family, Deacon Clark, Juliette Holcomb, and Walter Dawkins) This episode is sponsored by the America's Story series, written by Angela O'Dell and…

  49. The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers ( a special episode for Hudson May)

    · 15 min · Episode 95

    Episode #95: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers (a special episode for Hudson May) This episode is sponsored by the Math Lessons for a Living Education Series, written by Angela O'Dell and published through Master…

  50. The Story of Pocahontas and Jamestown (a special episode for the Guess Kids)

    · 14 min

    Episode #94: The Story of Pocahontas and Jamestown (a special episode for the Guess Kids) This episode is sponsored by the America's Story history series, written by Angela O'Dell and published through Master Books.…

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