HootPODS: Smart Stories & Curious Podcasts for Kids

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  The Man Who Stole a Confederate Warship 13.09.2026 8min

  A 23-year-old stole a Confederate warship, sailed it past five military forts, and handed it to the enemy — and the Confederates didn't notice until it was gone. May 13, 1862. Charleston Harbor. And the man at the helm was enslaved. he was ENSLAVED? Welcome back to HootPODS. His name was Robert Smalls, and what he… Hosted by Sage and Pip. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #confederate #warship #stole
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  The Man Who Sent Thomas Jefferson His Homework 06.09.2026 9min

  A free Black man, in 1791, sent a letter to a slaveholder — and used that slaveholder's own words to call him a hypocrite. And the slaveholder was Thomas Jefferson. Author of the Declaration of Independence. Secretary of State. he wrote BACK?! He wrote back. Welcome to HootPODS — today we're talking about Benjamin… Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Pip. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #jefferson #homework #thomas
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  The Chief Who Made the Spanish Empire Blink 23.08.2026 6min

  In 1503, the Spanish invited eighty Taíno chiefs to what they called "peace talks" — and then set the building on fire. The boy who survived that day grew up to make the entire Spanish Empire negotiate with him. hold up. Welcome back to HootPODS. His name was Guarocuya — and the Spanish would come to know him as… Hosted by Luna and Nova. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #spanish #empire #chief
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  The Temple That Ate a Mountain 16.08.2026 7min

  There's a temple in India carved out of a single mountain, and the most amazing thing about it is everything that ISN'T there anymore. We're talking about the Kailasa Temple at Ellora — one hundred feet tall, the largest single-rock structure on earth. And the internet has quietly decided humans couldn't possibly have… Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Rex. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #scienceforkids #todayilearned #discovery #mountain #temple
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  The One-Eyed Queen Who Beat Rome 16.08.2026 8min

  There is a bronze head of the most powerful man in the world sitting under a temple floor — so that everyone who walks in has to step on his face. The man is Emperor Augustus. The person who put it there is Queen Amanirenas of Kush. And she beat him. she BEAT the Roman Empire? Welcome back to HootPODS. Negotiated a… Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Nova. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #queen #eyed #beat
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  Don’t Feed the Performer: The Real Moves That Stop Bullying 15.08.2026 7min

  Somebody says something mean to you in the hallway — what you do in the next three seconds decides everything. And it's not what most kids think it is. it's definitely not throwing a punch Welcome back to HootPODS. Today we're talking about one of the most skill-based things you'll ever have to do — and nobody teaches… Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Rex. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #performer #bullying #moves
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  The Empire That Wrote Your Rights Before Anyone Else Did 09.08.2026 7min

  Eight hundred years ago, an emperor gathered his people after winning a war — and instead of just dividing the land, he declared that every single human life was a life. That line became the founding law of one of the largest empires on earth. wait, he wrote that DOWN? He didn't write it at all — and that's where the… Hosted by Sage and Pip. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #empire #rights #before
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  Your Word Is the Only Thing Nobody Can Take From You 02.08.2026 10min

  There's one thing you own that no army, no thief, no bad day can ever actually take from you. And the Romans figured this out so early they put it on their coins. wait, on COINS? Welcome back to HootPODS. A handshake in ancient Rome wasn't a greeting — it was a contract. Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Rex. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #growthmindset #kidsmotivation #lifeskills #nobody #thing #word
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  How Does a Song Actually Get on Spotify? 26.07.2026 6min

  There are over 100,000 songs uploaded to Spotify every single day. That's more than four songs every second, around the clock. wait but HOW — like, who's uploading all of that? Welcome back to HootPODS. That question has a genuinely strange answer. Hosted by Luna and Nova. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #actually #spotify #song
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  Why Grown-Ups Are Always Tired (The Real Reason) 19.07.2026 8min

  Before electric lights existed, people used to wake up in the middle of the night on purpose. Not because of a nightmare. It was just — normal. They called it their "first sleep" and "second sleep." wait, so sleeping through the night is actually the weird version? Welcome back to HootPODS. Today we're figuring out… Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Pip. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #always #reason #grown
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  You Are Not Your Grades (And Here’s the Proof) 12.07.2026 7min

  A teacher once looked at a kid and said, out loud, that he was "mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in foolish dreams." That kid was Albert Einstein. WAIT. Welcome back to HootPODS. Today we're talking about something that might be stressing you out right now — your grades. Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Nova. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #grades #proof #here
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  The Scared Kid in the Mean Kid’s Clothes 05.07.2026 10min

  There's a kid at almost every school who everyone is a little afraid of — and here's the thing nobody tells you about that kid. They are probably more afraid than anyone in that building. wait, that can't be right. Welcome back to HootPODS. Today we're going somewhere most people don't bother looking — inside the head… Hosted by Sage and Pip. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #clothes #scared #mean
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  Is That Actually Your Friend? The Science of Real Friendship 28.06.2026 12min

  A guy who lived 2,300 years ago figured out your friendship problems before you were born. Aristotle. Ancient Greece. And turns out, he was onto something most people still get wrong. wait, Aristotle? The toga guy? Welcome back to HootPODS. Today we're cracking open what friendship actually is — not what it looks like… Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Rex. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #friendship #actually #science
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  Stung Into a Million-Dollar Idea: The Mikaila Ulmer Story 21.06.2026 8min

  A four-year-old got stung by two bees and ended up selling lemonade in Target. Not just selling it — the company has pulled in over eleven million dollars in distribution deals. wait. FOUR years old. Welcome back to HootPODS. Today we're talking about what happens when a little kid's worst week becomes the seed of… Hosted by Luna and Nova. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #million #mikaila #dollar
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  The Four Thousand Dollar Experiment That Proved Time Is Money 14.06.2026 9min

  So there's this guy who died in 1790 and he's STILL making money. Benjamin Franklin left four thousand dollars to two cities with one rule — don't touch it for two hundred years. wait he made them WAIT two hundred years? Because he wanted to prove something wild about money and time. Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Pip. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #experiment #thousand #dollar
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  The 14-Year-Old Who Filed Taxes and Changed Everything 07.06.2026 9min

  Okay so there's this kid who filed his first tax return at fourteen and claimed his bicycle as a business expense. Warren Buffett. 1944. He made $592 that year delivering newspapers and paid seven dollars in taxes. wait he FILED taxes? Welcome back to HootPODS. Today we're talking about the paper route that built a… Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Nova. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #everything #changed #filed
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  The Instagram Trap: Why Everyone Else’s Life Looks Better 31.05.2026 8min

  By the time kids turn thirteen, eighty percent of girls have already used an app to change how they look in photos. Before they've even started high school, they feel like they need to be digitally perfect. wait that's— that's most people Welcome back to HootPODS. Today we're diving into the Instagram trap. Hosted by Sage and Pip. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #howitworks #psychology #brainscience #instagram #everyone #better
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  The Enemy’s Honor: When War Became Friendship at the Bottom of the Sea 25.05.2026 9min

  A German sea captain blew up his own ship in Guam rather than surrender it — and the seven sailors who died were buried with full military honors, right alongside American Marines. A forgotten true story from World War One about respect that outlasts war, and the two enemy shipwrecks that now rest three yards apart on the seafloor. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #historyforkids #untoldhistory #biography #friendship #became #bottom
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  The Trick Your Brain Plays When You Say ’I’m Bad at Math’ 24.05.2026 8min

  Your brain literally registers physical pain when you think about doing math problems. Not during the actual math — before you even start trying to solve anything. wait WHAT A University of Chicago study put people in brain scanners and told them they'd have to do math in a few minutes. Hosted by Luna and Nova. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #growthmindset #kidsmotivation #lifeskills #trick #brain #plays
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  Artemis II Just Went to the Moon — What Nobody Told You 17.05.2026 11min

  Four humans just traveled farther from Earth than anyone in over fifty years, and the most important thing they had to fix was the toilet. And that toilet malfunction? It was actually one of the most critical tests of the entire mission. wait, seriously? Welcome back to HootPODS. We're talking about Artemis II — the… Hosted by Atlas (Gen X Anchor) and Pip. HootPODS is the screen-free audio platform for curious kids. Create your own custom podcasts on any topic at hootpods.com. #hootpods #kidspodcast #educationalpodcast #curiouskids #screenfreelistening #scienceforkids #todayilearned #discovery #artemis #nobody #just