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What Did Susan B Anthony Do? Join us today as we learn about Susan B Anthony and her life long fight for women's rights. Sources: https://www.biography.com/activists/susan-b-anthony   https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/circulating-coins/susan-b-anthony-dollar   Hopkinson, Deborah, and Amy June Bates. Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Women’s Rights. Simon Spotlight, 2012.   Send us l...

What Was the Irish Potato Famine? Join us today as we learn about this tragic time in the history of Ireland. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Famine-Irish-history/Great-Famine-relief-efforts    https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/irish-potato-famine   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  ...

Iceland: The Land of the Midnight Sun Join us today as we learn why Iceland is called the Land of the Midnight Sun and much more about this beautiful country, Sources: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/icelandhttps://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/iceland      Deady, Kathleen W. Iceland: A True Book. Children’s Press, 2004.   Send us listener...

All About Orangutans Join us today as we learn about these intelligent primates Sources: https://www.britannica.com/animal/orangutan/Behaviour    https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/orangutan   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com    

How Is Paper Made? Join us today as we learn how a tree is turned into paper Sources: Bédoyère, Camilla De La. The Science of a Piece of Paper: The Science of Materials. Gareth Stevens Pub., 2009.  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com    

Who Is Andrew Lloyd Webber? Join us today as we learn about this famous composer Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-Baron-Lloyd-Webber-of-Sydmonton    https://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/about/     https://www.classicfm.com/composers/lloyd-webber/andrew-wife-children-musicals-facts/   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  ...

What Is a Victory Garden? Join us today as we learn about how people all across the US contributed to the war effort by planting gardens. Sources: https://www.history.com/news/americas-patriotic-victory-gardens   http://enroll.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/at-a-glance/victory-gardens.html   https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/how-victory-gardens-helped-win-worl...

All About Maine Join us today as we learn about the northeastern state Sources: https://www.britannica.com/place/Maine-state   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com    

A Record-Holding Sea Creature Join us today as we learn about the mantis shrimp, the animal with a powerful punch Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/mantis-shrimp?loggedin=true&rnd=1686529622919   https://factanimal.com/mantis-shrimp/   https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/86128/10-eye-popping-facts-about-mantis-shrimp   https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/...

All About Canning Join us today as we learn about how to safely can food. Sources: https://simplebites.net/canning-101-the-basics/    https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-can-canning-pickling-preserving-ball-jars-materials-siphoning-recipes   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com    

Who Was Charles Schulz? Join us today as we learn about the man behind Peanuts. Sources:   https://kids.kiddle.co/Charles_M._Schulz   https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Charles-Schulz/400175   Wadsworth, Ginger, and Craig Orback. Born to Draw Comics: The Story of Charles Schulz and the Creation of Peanuts. Henry Holt and Company, 2019.   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor....

What Was the Emancipation Proclamation? Join us today as learn about this historic part of America's history. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/event/Emancipation-Proclamation    https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com    

All About Tanzania Join us today as we learn about this east African nation. Sources: Duda, Mary. Noel from Tanzania. River Junction Press, 2016. Chin, Oi Ling. Welcome to Tanzania. Gareth Stevens Pub., 2006. Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

All About Lion Fish Join us today as we learn about this beautiful fish. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/animal/lionfish    https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatic/fish-and-other-vertebrates/lionfish    https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/lionfish-facts.html    Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

The Black-Footed Ferret Join us today as we learn about a great scientific effort to save the black-footed ferret from extinction. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/science/black-footed-ferret-clone.html   https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/scientists-clone-first-u-s-endangered-species-n1258310   https://reviverestore.org/projects/black-footed-ferret/   Send us listener mail!  Send...

Who Was William Franklin? You are most likely familiar with Benjamin Franklin, but do you know who William Franklin was? Join us today to find out. Sources: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/william-franklin    https://www.monticello.org/research-education/blog/divided-loyalties-benjamin-and-william-franklin/   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily...

A Campaign To Collect Junk Join us today as we learn how people all over the country came together to help win World War II Sources: https://www.ushistory.org/us/51b.asp   https://www.historynet.com/iron-will-scrapping-history     Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

All About Liechtenstein Join us today as we learn about this small country in Europe Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Liechtenstein    https://www.liechtenstein.li/en   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

What Is a Hyrax? Join us today as we learn about this interesting mammal. Sources: https://kids.kiddle.co/Hyrax   https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/hyrax   https://factanimal.com/hyrax/   https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/rock-hyrax   https://africafreak.com/hyrax   https://www.britannica.com/animal/hyrax     Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/messa...

Who Was Joseph Lister? Join us today as we learn about the Father of Antiseptic Surgery Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Lister-Baron-Lister-of-Lyme-Regis    https://www.famousscientists.org/joseph-lister/     Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

The Boy Who Took A Stand Against Bullying Join us today as we learn about Jaylen Arnold, a kid who made a big impact. Sources: https://issuu.com/southeastern/docs/final_summer_2020_magazine/s/10790249   https://worldofchildren.org/honoree/jaylen-arnold/   http://www.jaylenschallenge.org/content/our-story   https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tourette-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-2035046...

A Really Fast Airplane Join us today as we learn about the time when Chuck Yeager became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound in an airplane. Sources: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/bell-x-1/nasm_A19510007000    https://www.britannica.com/technology/X-1-airplane    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/bell-x1-supersonic-flight-180980765/   Send us li...

What Is The Bean? Join us today as we learn about this iconic Chicago landmark. Sources: https://theclare.com/chicago-bean-history-inside-story-behind-cloud-gate/   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anish-Kapoor   https://millenniumparkfoundation.org/art-architecture/cloud-gate/   https://www.choosechicago.com/articles/tours-and-attractions/the-bean-chicago/   https://theculturetrip.com/north-a...

All About Tucans Join us today as we learn about these beautiful birds. Sources: ttps://a-z-animals.com/animals/toucan/    https://www.britannica.com/animal/toucan    https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/toucan   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message   Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com  

How Do Batteries Work? Join us today as we learn all about these portable power sources. Sources: https://www.explainthatstuff.com/batteries.html   https://www.livescience.com/50657-how-batteries-work.html   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alessandro-Volta   https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/battery/390651   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/mes...