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International Games: Field of Cloth of Gold and 1904 Marathon July 29, 2024
Episode 95 covers two great stories of international competition: the Field of Cloth of Gold and the 1904 Olympic Marathon.

The Past And The Curious Live at WBUR in Boston on February 16, 2025! March 12, 2024
Once again, I’m super excited to be a part of the Mega Awesome Super Huge Wicked Fun Podcast Playdate alongside other great podcasters! The event takes place early this year – February 15th and 16th. Mick Sullivan of The Past and The Curious (that’s me) will take the stage at 12:00 Noon on Sunday, February... [keep reading]

Episode 89: What Time Is It? February 25, 2024
Daylights Saving Time? Time Zones? How did these things come to be? Why did we think they were a good idea? What do bugs and train crashes have to do with it?

Meatshower Day 2024 Live Reading! February 4, 2024
Sunday, March 3rd 2024 – 5pmEST – Join us Live on Youtube or in-person at Foxing Books This year’s reading will take place live at Foxing Books in Louisville! Come by if you can! Owner Kelly Nusz will facilitate questions for the Livestream! In honor of the Kentucky Meatshower, which happened on March 3, 1876,... [keep reading]

Fourth Annual Live Reading of The Meatshower on Youtube Live 3/3/23 and 3/4/23 February 16, 2023
In honor of the anniversary of the Kentucky Meatshower of 1876, Mick Sullivan of The Past and The Curious will read his book The Meatshower on a Youtube Livestream. Tune in and hang out for a while! This will be the fourth year for the reading and celebration of the Meatshower. This year there is... [keep reading]

Episode 59: Safety with Books August 30, 2021
The 1939 World's Fair brought a special visitor from England: an original copy of Magna Carta, but with World War II in full swing, America couldn't send it back. So the had to babysit the priceless document, which got more complicated than they expected. ALSO Marie Curie's books will not be safe to touch for another 1500 years, so librarians in Paris have to keep people safe from the documents. Learn about Marie, her discoveries, and plenty more in this episode!

The Meatshower Book! March 22, 2019
UPDATE: The Presale is over, So you can buy it from our publisher Here’s a link to purchase: www.earlyworkspress.com/shop We’re so excited about the release of our new picture book about the day in 1876 when meat fell from the sky! No one knows the answer to why, and that’s a beautiful thing in our... [keep reading]

You Have 30 Seconds! January 12, 2019
Here’s how to create your own “You Have 30 Seconds” segment! We might feature it on the show!

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It’s Episode 100! Animal Surprises November 30, 2024
The brilliant horse, Beautiful Jim Key and Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the museum curator who discovered a living fossil in the waters off South Africa.

Episode 99: Bone War and Ghost Town Rhyolite October 30, 2024
The famous paleontology feud known as the Bone Wars, and the story of Death Valley ghost town Rhyolite. Featuring Will Oldham

Special Election Episode – The Resolute Desk October 17, 2024
The Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House has quite a bit of history!

Episode 98: Microscopes and Telescopes September 30, 2024
The Dutch sure know how to make glass into important scientific tools!

Episode 97: I Scream for Ice Cream! August 31, 2024
Eat it anytime of year - ice cream is a treat that we might take for granted today. It used to be expensive, impossible, or potentially dangerous.

Episode 96: No Chill August 16, 2024
Boston's Frederic Tudor became the "Ice King" by taking ice to places in the world where it had never been before. But it wasn't easy Dr. John Gorrie was looking for ways to care for the sick and became one of the first humans to make ice himself. It sparked a cool revolution.