A Guide to "Anytime Now"—Our Podcast for Kids

 

Have you been listening to our podcast Anytime Now? It's a great way to explore the people and topics found within our magazine and beyond. We wanted to make an easy guide to help our listeners find their new favorite episode and a magazine or book to go with it. Don't forget to check back as we continue to update our guide with new episodes and resources. 

 

 
Episode 1 | The Incredible Crafts

Topics: Escape, Trains, Slavery, Black History

Pair it with Issue 8 | The Spirit of the Games and Issue 13 | The Golden Rule for other inspiring Black figures from history.

 

Episode 2 | Ada Lovelace: Making it Count

Topics: Inventions, Women's History, History of Science, England

Pair it with History is Inventive for a book all about inventions.

Episode 3 | Put on Your Thinking Cap: Talking About Fashion

Topics: Fashion, History of Language, Europe

Pair it with Issue 9 | An Era of Exploration to learn about fashion during the Renaissance.

 

Episode 4 | The History of... History: Leopold von Ranke

Topics: History of Ideas, Germany

Pair it with Issue 1 | The Swan King to learn some more German history.

Episode 5 | The Story of Sugar Hill

Topics: Civil Rights, Urban Development, Black History, Hollywood, Legal History, U.S.

 

Episode 6 | Making UN History: Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt

Topics: Friendship, Civil Rights, Women's History, Black History, U.S.

Pair it with our article featuring famous friendships.

 

Episode 7 | Hot Stuff: The Creation of the Microwave

Topics: Inventions, History of Science, U.S.

Pair it with History is Inventive to explore many other incredible inventions.

Episode 8 | Stealing Shark Fins: Civil Forfeiture

Topics: Crime, Government, Legal History, U.S.

Episode 9 | Dining with Aboriginal Australians

Topics: Indigenous History, Food, Australia

Pair it with Issue 19 | A Land Called Oz to learn about Australia’s Indigenous history. Love learning about food? Check out History is Delicious.

 

Episode 10 | Ferris Wheel and Lightbulbs: The Chicago World's Fair

Topics: Inventions, History of Science, U.S. 

Pair it with Issue 3 | War of the Currents to learn more about Tesla, Edison, and the age of electricity.

Episode 11 | Uncovering Khufu: A Rare Find

Topics: Archeology, Ancient History, Egypt

Pair it with Issue 11 | Journey Through the Jungle to learn more about archaeology. 

Episode 12 | Ira Aldridge Takes the Stage

Topics: Theater, Black History, Shakespeare, U.S., Europe

Pair it with Issue 9 | An Era of Exploration to read Ira Aldridge’s incredible story.

Episode 13 | Harriet Tubman's Secret Mission

Topics: Espionage, Slavery, Women's History, Black History, American Civil War, U.S.

Pair it with Issue 6 | A Secret Mission to learn about Tubman and many other ladies of espionage.

 

Episode 14 | Standing Bear's Pursuit of Happiness

Topics: Civil Rights, Indigenous History, Legal History, U.S.

Pair it with Issue 15 | A Native Story to learn about other trail-blazing figures of American Indian history.

Episode 15 | A Love of the Sea: Rachel Carson

Topics: Conservation, Literature, History of Science, Women's History, U.S.

Pair it with Issue 7 | Into the Deep to read about Carson and her life as an author.

Episode 16 | Speak Up: Rigoberta Menchú Tum

Topics: Civil Rights, Women's History, Indigenous History, Guatemala

Pair it with Issue 11 | Journey Through the Jungle to learn about the Maya and the people's rich history.

Episode 17 | Ups and Downs: Charles Dow

Topics: Business, Journalism, Economic History, U.S.

Pair it with History is Rich to explore the history of business, capitalism, and the U.S. economy.

Episode 18 | A Story of Ukraine: Taras Shevchenko

Topics: Literature, Russian Empire, Ukraine

Pair it with Issue 14 | A Russian Winter to learn about the history of Russia and its empire.

Episode 19 | Drawing Japan: Tezuka Osamu

Topics: Literature, Anime, WWII, Japan

Pair it with Issue 16 | The Way of the Samurai to learn about Japanese history and culture.

Episode 20 | Abraham Lincoln's Daring Escape

Topics: Espionage, Trains, American Civil War

Pair it with Issue 6 | A Secret Mission for other tales of espionage during the American Civil War.

Episode 21 | Airmail Adventure: The Story of Jack Knight's Flight

Topics: Airplanes, History of Flight, Postal History, U.S.

Pair it with Issue 12 | Special Delivery to learn all about the U.S. postal system.

Episode 22 | Building the White House

Topics: Architecture, Black History, Ireland, U.S.

Pair it with Issue 1 | The Swan King if your kids love learning about architecture.

Episode 23 | The Limping Lady: Virginia Hall

Topics: Espionage, WWII, Women's History, U.S., Europe

Pair it with Issue 6 | A Secret Mission for more stories about World War II spies.

 

Episode 24 | Hydna's Daring Sabotage

Topics: Swimming, Ancient History, Women's History, Greece

Pair it with Issue 17 | An Age of Legends to learn all about ancient Greece.

Episode 25 | Aliens, War, & Fake News

Topics: Science Fiction, Hoaxes, Media

Pair it with Issue 5 | The Race to Space if your kids love learning about outer space.

 

Episode 26 | A World Away: Dr. Madhumala Chattopadhyay

Topics: Anthropology, Indigenous History, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Pair it with Issue 10 | A Portrait of India if you want to learn more about Dr. Chattopadhyay’s home country.

 

Episode 27 | True North

Topics: Exploration, Black History, North Pole

Pair it with Issue 7 | Into the Deep to read about other tales of exploration.

Episode 28 | The Enchantress: Dolores del Rio

Topics: Hollywood, Film History, Women's History, Hispanic and Latino History, Mexico

Pair it with Issue 11 | Journey Through the Jungle to learn about Mexico’s Indigenous history.

Episode 29 | Mad Honey

Topics: History of Science, Warfare, Ancient History, Persia, Greece

Pair it with Issue 17 | An Age of Legends to learn more about the Persian wars.

 

Episode 30 | Frankenstein's Monster

Topics: Science Fiction, Literature, Women's History, Europe

Pair it with our Science Fiction Reading Guide to help young historians dive into the world of science fiction.

Episode 31 | Fighting with Manners: Sibyl Hathaway

Topics: WWII, Women's History, Europe

Pair it with Issue 6 | A Secret Mission to learn about other brave women during WWII. 

 

Episode 32 | The Native Champion: Jim Thorpe

Topics: Indigenous History, Olympics, Sports, U.S.

Pair it with Issue 8 | The Spirit of the Games for the history of the Olympics and Issue 15 | A Native Story to learn more about American Indian history.

Episode 33 | Balto & the Nome Serum Run

Topics: Medicine, Sports, Dogs, U.S.

Pair it with Issue 5 | The Race to Space and Issue 12 | Special Delivery for stories about other famous dogs from history.

 

Episode 34 | Roxelana

Topics: Women's History, Architecture, Islamic History, Ottoman Empire, Turkey

Pair it with Issue 18 | A Magnificent Reign to explore the Ottoman Empire. Want to learn about other powerful figures of the Islamic world? Check out the story of Nur Jahan in Issue 10 | A Portrait of India and Mansa Musa in Issue 13 | The Golden Rule. 

 

Episode 35 | A Supreme Duel

Topics: American Frontier, Slavery, American Civil War, Legal History, U.S.

Pair it with Issue 3 | War of the Currents for different kind of "duel" and another perspective of the U.S. during the 19th century.

Episode 36 | Truth Teller: Gareth Jones

Topics: Journalism, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Wales

Pair it with Issue 14 | A Russian Winter to learn more about the history of the Russian Empire. Curious to learn about the Soviet Union? Check out Issue 5 | The Race to Space. 

Episode 37 | Franz Werfel's Banned Book

Topics: Censorship, WWII, Jewish History, Ottoman Empire, Armenia, Austria

Pair it with our article about the Armenian Genocide and resources to help navigate the harder truths of history. 

 

Episode 38 | The Seamstress

Topics: Fashion, Business, Black History, Women's History, American Civil War, U.S.

Pair it with Issue 8 | The Spirit of the Games and Issue 13 | The Golden Rule to dive into other inspiring stories from Black history.

 

Episode 39 | Composer, Swordsman, & Soldier: Joseph Bologne 

Topics: Music, Sports, Black History, French Revolution, Europe

Pair it with Issue 8 | The Spirit of the Games and Issue 13 | The Golden Rule to learn about many other trail-blazing Black figures. If your kids love music, check out our story about Tchaikovsky in Issue 14 | A Russian Winter.

 

Episode 40 | Mary Anning and the Sea Monster

Topics: Paleontology, Women's History, History of Science, England

Pair it with Issue 7 | Into the Deep to learn all about the ocean and other women (like Rachel Carson) who made waves in the academic community during their time. 

 

Episode 41 | Fast Food in Pompeii

Topics: Food, Archaeology, Ancient History, Roman Empire

Pair it with Issue 4 | Story of an Empire to explore the Roman Empire.