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Who Was Euginie Clark? Join us today as we learn about "The Shark Lady" Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eugenie-Clark    https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/may15/eugenie-clark.html    https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/eugenie-clark-shark-lady   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.c...

The Brooklyn Bridge Join us today as we learn about the history of this iconic New York City landmark Sources: https://www.factsjustforkids.com/engineering-facts/brooklyn-bridge-facts-for-kids/   https://www.american-historama.org/1881-1913-maturation-era/brooklyn-bridge.htm   https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Brooklyn-Bridge/318119   https://kids.kiddle.co/Brooklyn_Bridge   Send us lis...

Jobs From Medieval Europe Join us today as we learn about some jobs that were common in medieval Europe Sources: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Town-Crier/    https://www.tfcg.ca/old-occupation-rat-catcher    https://www.tfcg.ca/coppersmith-old-occupation    Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

All About Dragonflies Join us today as we learn about these dazzling insects Sources: Glaser, Linda, and Mia Posada. Dazzling Dragonflies: A Life Cycle Story. Millbrook Press, 2008. Trueit, Trudi Strain. Dragonflies. Cavendish Square, 2014. Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

What Is Strep Throat? Join us today as we learn about this common illness and what causes it. Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/strep-throat/symptoms-causes/syc-20350338    https://www.cdc.gov/groupastrep/diseases-public/strep-throat.html   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

Who Was Cortez? Join us today as we learn about his Spanish Explorer. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/hernan-cortes    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hernan-Cortes/Later-years    Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

What Is the Monroe Doctrine? Join us today as we learn about this historic policy. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/event/Monroe-Doctrine/Application-and-extension-of-the-Monroe-Doctrine   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

Glacier National Park Join us today as we learn about this beautiful National Park. Sources: Higgins, Nadia. Welcome to Glacier National Park. Child’s World, 2007. Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

Kumbali and Kago Join us today as we learn about these two unlikely best friends. Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/151007-cheetahs-dogs-animals-science-zoos?rnd=1680918198581&loggedin=true    https://metrorichmondzoo.com/kumbali/    Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

All About Saturn Join us today as we learn about the sixth planet in our Solar System Sources: https://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-saturn.html   https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-saturn/en/   https://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-saturn.html   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

The Unlikely Ballet Dancer Join us today as we learn about Lourdes Lopes, a ballet dancer who didn't fit the mold, yet devoted her life to ballet. Sources: https://peoplepill.com/people/lourdes-lopez/   https://inspicio.fiu.edu/interviews/lourdes-lopez/   Morey, Janet, and Wendy Dunn. “Lourdes Lopez.” Famous Hispanic Americans, Cobblehill Books, New York, 1996.  Send us listener mail!  Send an...

What Was the Hindenburg Disaster? Join us today as we learn about the history of the Zepplin and the tragedy of the Hindenburg. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hindenburg   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

All About the Hula Hoop Join us today as we learn about this fun toy Source: https://stickybranding.com/from-fad-to-brand-how-hula-hoop-captured-a-category/    https://retrodee.wordpress.com/2022/07/25/fads-of-the-fifties-the-hula-hoop/    https://groovyhistory.com/hula-hoop-wham-o-fad-1958/7   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podc...

All About Iguanas Join us today as we learn about this interesting cold blooded reptile Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/iguana-4706485   https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/22/cold-iguanas-florida-falling-sea-turtles/   https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/facts/green-iguana?loggedin=true&rnd=1681688100626   https://www.britannica.com/animal/iguana-liza...

What does a cast do? Join us today as we learn about the important job of a cast. Sources: https://www.thecenteroregon.com/medical-blog/joint-injury-cast-care/#:~:text=Your%20cast%20will%20be%20made,containing%20fiberglass%20is%20applied%20next .   https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/recovery/care-of-casts-and-splints/   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message...

Who Was Margaret Thatcher? Join us today as we learn about the woman who was the first British Prime Minister. Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Margaret-Thatcher   https://www.ducksters.com/biography/world_leaders/margaret_thatcher.php   https://kids.kiddle.co/Margaret_Thatcher   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: po...

All About the United States Naval Academy Join us today as we learn about the history of this military academy. Sources: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/birth-of-the-u-s-naval-academy    https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-Naval-Academy    https://www.usna.edu/USNAHistory/index.php    Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send a...

Grand Teton National Park Join us today as we learn about this majestic national park. Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/article/grand-teton-basics   https://www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm   https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Grand-Teton-National-Park/603045   Lorbiecki, Marybeth. Welcome to Grand Teton National Park. The Child's World, 2018.    Send us li...

All About Moose Join us today as we learn about moose, the tallest of the deer species. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/animal/moose-mammal    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/moose?loggedin=true&rnd=1679871736799   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

All About the Sun Join us today as we learn about this big ball of gas that warms our planet. Sources: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/sun/   https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/space/article/sun   https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Sun/276056#274049-toc   https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/parker-solar-probe/in-depth/   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquis...

Who Was Cleopatra? Join us today as we learn about this fascinating queen. Sources: Kramer, Barbara. Cleopatra, National Geographic, Washington, DC, 2015. Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

What Was Sherman's March to the Sea? Join us today as we learn about this significant Civil War campaign. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history   https://www.ducksters.com/history/shermans_march_to_the_sea.php   https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shermans-March-to-the-Sea   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/...

What Is A Lie Detector? Join us today as we learn about how this fascinating machine works. Sources: https://science.howstuffworks.com/question123.htm    https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22467640    https://virginia.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nvsn6.sci.tech.polygraph/how-does-a-polygraph-test-work/   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an e...

All About Peacocks Join us today as we learn about these beautiful birds Sources: https://www.peacocksuk.com/peacock-information   https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/peacock/353606   https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/peacock-fact-sheet/   https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/peacocks?loggedin=true&rnd=1680517185349   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anc...

All About Staplers Join us today as we learn how this handy office tool came to be. Sources: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Stapler.html    https://ed.buffalo.edu/magazine/issues/fall-2022/ed-artifact.html#:~:text=Legend%20has%20it%20that%20the,known%20as%20the%20modern%20stapler .   https://www.edinformatics.com/inventions_inventors/stapler.htm    https://homesteady.com/12172779/how-does-a-stapl...