Podcast
Curious World History
Hosted by Colleen Barry & Albert Smith · EN
Join Albert and Colleen as they find and share some of the fascinating stories from history. Curious World History is a podcast for kids and parents -- by a kid and his parent! Our goal is to make thought-provoking content for car rides and other times with family. Ditch the screens and get into an audio experience that creates conversations.
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Ep 5, The History of Chocolate
Aug 3100:31:36Tap to summarizeAlbert and Colleen explore the 5,000 year history of chocolate -- from the cacao trees of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations to the magic of Dubai chocolate. Thank you to Taza Chocolate for a fun tour and to A Chocolate Dream for the Dubai chocolate!
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Aug 1400:20:10Tap to summarizeThis week Albert and Colleen explore the history of the milkman. This is a job that was very prevalent around the world until the mid-to-late 20th century. This episode is the first in a series that we will come back to from time to time, where we talk about jobs that no longer exist like they once did. Below are some links to the media and providers we discussed: Cloverland Dairy ad 1965: https://youtu.be/JFHyeY18A1A?si=mvKxj4z01TeEEKjw Milkman documentary: https://youtu.be/a11YbyI3zy4?si=h2UM5aran8EYHl87 The Merry Milkman board game: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/board-game-merry-milkman-exciting-game-and-toy-hassenfeld-bros-inc/0wEIM5MYKHxpeQ?hl=en Sweetwater is where we got our new mics: https://www.sweetwater.com/
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