The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families
by Mick Sullivan
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Hazards of The Wild: George Shannon, Rattlesnake Kate and more!
Oct 1, 2026
33m 11s
Important Animals: Blisters, Shin Splints, Museum Spiders and more
Sep 17, 2026
16m 22s
Bunion Derby and Route 66
Aug 31, 2026
30m 00s
War and Pigs : Danish Protest Pigs and the Pig War of 1859
Jul 31, 2026
31m 12s
Mary Katharine Goddard, Independence Hall, and The Declaration of Independence
Jul 1, 2026
33m 39s
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- 🇺🇸United States · Kids & FamilyHOME#7826K to 139K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Kids & Family#141556 to 2.9K
- 🇦🇷AR · Kids & Family#56492 to 2.6K
- 🇹🇷TR · Kids & Family#57476 to 2.5K
- 🇮🇳India · Kids & Family#133450 to 2.4K
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29K to 155K🎙 Biweekly cadence·150 episodes·Last published 2w ago - Monthly Reach
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42K to 221K🇺🇸90%🇬🇧2%🇦🇷2%+4 more - Active Followers
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17K to 88K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/1/26 |  Hazards of The Wild: George Shannon, Rattlesnake Kate and more! | George Shannon was the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and his inexperience showed itself a time or two. He did get lost once for 16 days, the longest span of time anyone was separated from the expedition party. In the 1920s, a woman named Rattlesnake Kate captured imaginations after an encounter with 140 rattlesnakes. The result (in addition to fame) was a one-of-a-kind snakeskin dress. | 33m 11s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 |  Important Animals: Blisters, Shin Splints, Museum Spiders and more | The Bunion Derby (featured in the last episode) also featured a few four-legged friends, including dogs named Blisters and Shin Splints. We'll also re-visit the Pony Express and meet the Chilean Recluse Spiders who have lived peacefully at the Finnish Museum of Natural History for Decades. | 16m 22s | ||||||
| 8/31/26 | Route 66Bunion Derby+4 | — | — | Route 66 | Route 66Bunion Derby+5 | — | 30m 00s | ||
| 7/31/26 | Pig Warhistory+4 | — | Danish Protest Pigs | AmericanGreat Britain+1 | Pig WarDanish Protest Pigs+3 | — | 31m 12s | ||
| 7/1/26 | American historyIndependence Hall+3 | — | Declaration of Independence | Independence Hall | Mary Katharine GoddardIndependence Hall+3 | — | 33m 39s | ||
| 6/17/26 | animals in historymigration+3 | — | — | Rostocker Pfeilstorch | Emily the CowGeronimo The Beaver+3 | — | 18m 01s | ||
| 5/31/26 | old growth forestsurveying error+4 | — | 27th Amendment | Minnesota | Lost 40Minnesota+5 | — | 32m 58s | ||
| 5/18/26 | animalshistory+3 | — | — | South AfricaBrazil | Signalman JackCacareco+4 | — | 17m 07s | ||
| 4/30/26 | extinct flowersscent recreation+4 | — | Past Scent | — | extinct flowerscent+6 | — | 34m 14s | ||
| 4/16/26 | animalshistory+3 | — | Important Animals From History | — | animalshistory+5 | — | 16m 48s | ||
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| 3/31/26 | arthistory+3 | — | The Amber Room | — | Amber RoomEnigma Machine+3 | — | 34m 20s | ||
| 3/16/26 | animals in historyhistorical figures+3 | — | Clara the RhinoMozart's Starling+1 | — | historyanimals+3 | — | 16m 23s | ||
| 2/28/26 | medical historylife saving+3 | — | — | — | rubber glovesoperating room+3 | — | 33m 06s | ||
| 1/28/26 | history of sandwichespeanut butter+3 | — | Tumble PodcastPeanut Butter and Jelly | — | peanut butterjelly+3 | — | 35m 43s | ||
| 12/29/25 | misersCharles Dickens+5 | — | — | Krakow, Poland | misersCharles Dickens+5 | — | 30m 44s | ||
| 11/30/25 | World War IIart preservation+4 | — | German Army | Nazi-occupied ParisU-boat U-1206 | World War IIRose Valland+4 | — | 31m 50s | ||
| 10/31/25 | engineering featssanitation+3 | — | — | Erie CanalChicago River | Erie CanalChicago River+5 | — | 33m 42s | ||
| 10/27/25 | emotionslove+4 | — | Kids ListenBut Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids+1 | — | big emotionskids podcast+5 | — | 22m 26s | ||
| 10/15/25 | HalloweenOuija Board+3 | Nate DuFort | Unspookable | — | HalloweenMark Twain+5 | — | 22m 32s | ||
| 9/30/25 |  Very Hairy | Episode 110! Peter the Great, The Hairy Eagle and more! Did I decide on an episode about Peter the Great just so I could say 6-7 a few times to be cringe and make kids laugh? Yes, yes I did. But it's a really fun story about when the Tsar of All Russia travelled "incognito" through Europe. And as a bonus, we're talking hair sales, hair wreaths, and even the not-so-famous "Hairy Eagle!" | 36m 24s | ||||||
| 8/29/25 |  Handwritten | Episode 109 tells the story of Lincoln's the speech Lincoln lost before his inauguration in 1861. Also included is the story of Ely S. Parker, an indigenous Seneca man who made an impact in the Civil War - and who had really nice handwriting. | 33m 22s | ||||||
| 7/30/25 |  Lost Bones | Composer Joseph Haydn is buried with two skulls. You'll never believe why (hint: it has to do with phrenology). Meanwhile Thomas Paine's bones went missing thanks to an overly enthusiastic fan. | 32m 28s | ||||||
| 6/30/25 |  Mountains To Climb | Henriette D'angeville was the first woman to climb Mount Blanc in the Alps, despite everyone advising her not to try it. Decades later, Julia Archibald Holmes (a friend of John Brown's) became the first woman to summit Pike's Peak, a feat that Pike himself never did. | 31m 25s | ||||||
| 5/30/25 |  Electric Kids | Philo Farnsworth loved electricity so much he came up with a way to invent television - as a 14 year old! Centuries beforehand Stephen Gray, a British scientist, learned more about electricity than anyone before him - and he used children to show how it worked! | 34m 00s | ||||||
| 4/29/25 |  Good Things to Eat | This episode will make you hungry! Rufus Estes and Chin Foin both left a big mark on food, both lived in Chicago at the same time, and both had their food featured in important cookbooks in 1911. | 34m 39s | ||||||
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Chart history for The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families
Peaked at #46 in New Zealand, currently #46 in New Zealand.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| HK | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| AR | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| TR | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| United States | — | #78 | #78 | — |
| SG | — | #80 | #80 | — |
| India | — | #133 | #133 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #141 | #141 | — |
| HU | — | #144 | #144 | — |
| South Korea | — | #147 | #147 | — |
| CH | — | #168 | #168 | — |
| PT | — | #194 | #194 | — |
Chart Positions
12 placements across 12 markets.
Chart Positions
12 placements across 12 markets.