History Stories for my Son

David

I learned to love history from my father's stories. He had a way of teaching history, not as a theory or series of events, but as a human story about real people who shaped the world by their choices. I want to share that love with my own son by telling real stories of great and interesting people. I created the History Stories for my Son Podcast because I want to spread that love of history as far as possible. The stories on this podcast are about people who made a difference in their own time, told at a level accessible to everyone, including kids learning about them for the first time, but also engaging for even the most knowledgeable history buff. You are invited to join a community where we remember that history is a story that should be shared with every generation. read less

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In the latest episode of History Stories for my Son, we tell the story of Confucius, the man whose philosophy became the cultural backbone of an entire civilization.

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In the latest episode of History Stories for my Son, we tell the story of Confucius, the man whose philosophy became the cultural backbone of an entire civilization.

This is the story of Steve Jobs, legendary founder of Apple Computers. The man was more than the products we all know--iPod, iMac, iPhone--he was a complicated, spiritual man who created the archetype of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Steve Jobs lived by the motto of his famous advertising campaign: think different.

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

In the latest episode of History Stories for my Son, I will tell you the story of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke through baseball's infamous color line.

George Washington, Part II

George Washington, Part II

In a story so big it took us two episodes to tell it, History Stories for my Son tells the life of George Washington. First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen, George Washington's story is one of tragedy, betrayal, rebellion, and the founding of a nation.

George Washington, Part I

George Washington, Part I

In a story so big it took us two episodes to tell it, History Stories for my Son tells the life of George Washington. First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen, George Washington's story is one of tragedy, betrayal, rebellion, and the founding of a nation.

This is the true story of legendary frontier lawman Wyatt Earp.

Ulysses S. Grant (Extended Edition)

Ulysses S. Grant (Extended Edition)

We revisit the story of Ulysses S. Grant, America's greatest Civil War General, in this extended edition of the History Stories for my Son Podcast.

This is the story of Boudica, the Celtic warrior queen who defied the Roman Empire and led the most significant rebellion in Roman Britain.

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

From slave to world-famous author and advisor to Presidents, Frederick Douglass proved that the American Dream could and should apply to Americans of all colors. He became the most famous abolitionist of 19th century America with a simple message, "we are all brethren."

This is the story of Galileo Galilei, the man who proved we are not the center of the Universe and nearly got himself executed for his trouble.

Richard Francis Burton

Richard Francis Burton

Richard Francis Burton packed twelve lifetimes of adventure and scholarship into one. This real life "Indiana Jones" discovered the source of the Nile, traveled to forbidden cities, explored ancient religions and introduced generations of Europeans to the Arabian Nights and other classics of eastern fairytale. This is his story.

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones was a Navy man, the first great hero in American naval history. This son of a Scottish gardener, accused criminal, and immigrant, proved that the mighty British Navy could be defeated and won his adopted country allies in France. This is the story of how he did it.

This the story of the Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, who uttered perhaps the most famous last words in American History, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

In Episode 20 of History Stories for my Son, we tell the story of a Napoleon Bonaparte. Born on the island of Corsica to parents of Italian descent, this foreigner to France who didn't even speak the language until he was ten years old somehow grew up to the most famous Frenchman in all of history. This is the story of how he did it.

Admiral Grace Hopper

Admiral Grace Hopper

In Episode 19 of History Stories for my Son, we explore the life of perhaps the greatest woman in the history of modern computing, Admiral Grace Hopper, grandmother of the COBOL programming language and, in a sense, the woman who taught computers to talk.

In episode 18 of History Stories for my Son, we explore the life of Nikola Tesla, perhaps the man most responsible for the electricity you are using right now.

The Lewis & Clark Expedition

The Lewis & Clark Expedition

In Episode 17 of History Stories for my Son, we tell the story of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. While the stories of Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea and the rest of of the brave adventures in the Corps of Discovery each deserve their own individual telling, this is a story of collective achievement. This is a story of a group of people who banded together, became a family and together went into the unknown, off the map, on a peaceful journey of exploration. It is one of the great adventure stories of all time, and, unlike most, this one really happened.

This is the story of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi, the man who toppled an empire without firing a shot.

This is the story of the man behind the mouse, Walt Disney.

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Perhaps America's greatest peacetime President, Theodore Roosevelt was a man of contradictions: a sickly child who came to symbolize strength and virility; a child of wealth who fought the wealthy on behalf of the common man; A New Yorker who made himself a cowboy; a hunter who built the national park system; a man who enjoyed war but accomplished peace. Connecting the dots between these seeming contradictions is a fascinating story, the story of Theodore Roosevelt.