Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

By Rebel Girls

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What's Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls about?

A fairy tale podcast about the extraordinary women who inspire us. This show is based on Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, the global best-selling book written by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo, inspiring millions of girls and women around the world to dream bigger, aim higher and fight harder.

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Inauguration Day Special: K...

01.19.2021

Once upon a time, in Berkeley, California, there was a girl, who would shatter glass ceilings. Her name is Kamala Harris. Kamala is the daughter of immigrant parents from Jamaica and India who both became PhDs and taught their daughter ...

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01.19.2021 Inauguration Day Special: Kamala Harris Read by Ilana Glazer Once upon a time, in Berkeley, California, there was a girl, who would shatter glass ceilings. Her name is Kamala Harris. Kamala is the daughter of immigrant parents from Jamaica and India who both became PhDs and taught their daughter ...
01.14.2021 Get To Know Lindsey "Crazy Aunt Lindsey" Murphy Get to know Lindsey E. Murphy, who narrated the story of chemist Alice Ball. Murphy is the award-winning creator and host of The Fab Lab With Crazy Aunt Lindsey. In this episode, she tells us what made her fall in ...
01.12.2021 Alice Ball Read by Lindsey "Crazy Aunt Lindsey" Murphy Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to help people who were in pain. Her name was Alice Ball, an incredibly bright, determined young woman who grew up to be a brilliant chemist — developing life-changing treatments ...
01.07.2021 Get to Know Emily Calandrelli Get to know Science communicator Emily Calandrelli. She is the host and co-executive producer of the hit Netflix series Emily’s Wonder Lab. In this episode, Emily tells us what made her fall in love with outer space, and why kids ...
01.05.2021 Mae Jemison Narrated by Emily Calandrelli In this episode, a girl who dreamed of the stars, and launched herself into history. In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to go into space. Mae dreamed of becoming a scientist when she was a child, ...
12.31.2020 Best of Rebel Girls: Get to Know Freida Pinto Get to know actress and activist Freida Pinto! Freida is known for acclaimed films such as ‘Slumdog Millionaire,' 'Trishna,’ 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes,' 'Desert Dancer,' and ‘Knight of Cups.' She has been involved with Girl Rising, a ...
12.29.2020 Best of Rebel Girls: Noor Inayat Khan read by Freida Pinto In this episode, a princess who became a spy, the story of Noor Inayat Khan. Noor was born in Russia to an American mother and a Muslim father who came from a noble family. By the time she was a ...
12.24.2020 Get To Know Brit Morin Meet Brit Morin, the founder and CEO of Brit + Co, a modern lifestyle and education company. Brit brought us the story of princess, fashion designer and businesswoman Diane Von Furstenberg. In this interview she tells us more about the ...
12.22.2020 Diane Von Furstenberg Read by Brit Morin Diane Von Furstenberg is a fashion icon who made a huge impact on the way women dress today with her signature wrap dress in the 1970’s. In this episode we explore her life from her early days in Belgium and ...
12.17.2020 Get To Know Friederike Fabritius Meet neuroscientist, keynote speaker, and award-winning author, Friederike Fabritius! Friederike brought us the story of Daniela Schiller and in this interview gives us important tips for how we can all keep our brains healthy and happy.
12.15.2020 Daniela Schiller Read By Friederike Fabritius Daniela Schiller is an Israeli-born cognitive neuroscientist whose groundbreaking research on memory and fear has opened up new pathways for treating addiction, responding to trauma, and addressing phobias. Through a series of experiments conducted in laboratories in New York City ...
12.10.2020 Get To Know Diane Guerrero Meet actress, activist, and author Diane Guerrero who brought us the story of activist and DREAMer, Lorella Praeli. Diane tells us the story of her own family’s experience with family separation and how we can all have hard conversations about ...
12.08.2020 Lorella Praeli Read By Diane Guerrero Born in Peru, Lorella Praeli became an activist at a young age when she stood up to middle school bullies in her small Connecticut town and, in college, came out as an undocumented immigrant. Within a few years, she became ...
12.03.2020 Get To Know Kyle Zimmer of First Book In this special interview episode, Rebel Girls, Inc. CEO, Jes Wolfe, interviews First Book founder Kyle Zimmer. Kyle talks about the origins of First Book, and the impacts she has seen as her organization has worked for over 30 years ...
12.01.2020 Rebel Girls and First Book Team Up! It’s Giving Tuesday! In this special episode, we’ve teamed up with First Book (www.firstbook.org), a great organization getting books and educational materials into the hands of kids in need. Hear four amazing educators from the First Book network read stories ...
11.26.2020 Get To Know Liz Montague Liz Montague believes in representation and in this interview she tells us how she gently suggested that the New Yorker needed a little bit more of it in their famous cartoons. Liz read us the story of graphic-novelist Marjane Satrapi ...
11.24.2020 Marjane Satrapi read by Liz Montage This episode is sponsored by KiwiCo. Visit www.kiwico.com and enter in promo REBELS for 50% off your first month plus free shipping on all crate lines! The story of Marjane Satrapi takes us from war-torn Iran to the streets of ...
11.19.2020 Get to Know Brenna Huckaby In this interview we get to know snowboarder and mom to two rebel girls, Brenna Huckaby, who read us the story of Anne Wafula Strike! Brenna talks about her love of sports and how she discovered a passion for snowboarding ...
11.17.2020 Anne Wafula Strike Read By Brenna Huckaby This episode is sponsored by KiwiCo. Visit www.kiwico.com and enter in promo REBELS for 50% off your first month plus free shipping on all crate lines! In this episode we learn the incredible story of Anne Wafula Strike. Anne grew ...
11.12.2020 Get To Know Andra Day Meet the amazing soul, jazz and R&B singer, songwriter and performer, Andra Day. Andra read us the story of the child musical prodigy who grew up to wow audiences around the world, Hazel Scott. Andra tells us all about her ...
11.10.2020 Hazel Scott Read By Andra Day This episode is sponsored by KiwiCo. Visit www.kiwico.com and enter in promo REBELS for 50% off your first month plus free shipping on all crate lines! Today we meet the incredible jazz and classical pianist, Hazel Scott. Hazel was a ...
11.05.2020 Get to Know Dana King Meet Dana King! She’s a former broadcast journalist turned sculptor who believes in the power of commemorative art. She brought us the amazing story of Edmonia Lewis, a Black, female sculptor who lived and worked in the late 1800’s in ...
11.03.2020 Edmonia Lewis Read By Dana King On this episode we meet Edmonia Wildfire Lewis, a talented American sculptor who emigrated to Europe to push her art to the next level! As a Black female sculptor in the 19th century she blazed a trail through the world ...
10.27.2020 Arianna Huffington read by Tanja Babich Known for her quick wit and boundless charm, Arianna Huffington is a writer, speaker, entrepreneur and media powerhouse best known for co-founding the popular website The Huffington Post. She’s also the founder of Thrive Global, a leading behavior change tech ...
10.27.2020 Get To Know Tanja Babich Get to know Tanja Babich! Tanja is a news anchor for ABC 7 Chicago’s Eyewitness News in the Morning and is the daughter of Chilean and Serbian immigrants. In this interview she talks to us about how we can cover ...
10.20.2020 Carmen Miranda read by Storm Large Carmen Miranda lived her life to a beat that was all her own. The incredible singer, dancer and all around entertainer brought her colorful and creative spirit to audiences on the stage and screen for decades, becoming one of the ...
10.20.2020 Get to Know Storm Large Get to know Storm Large, the narrator for our incredible, colorful episode about Carmen Miranda! Storm (yup, that’s her real name!) is a singer, actor, activist, playwright AND author. In this interview she takes us through her journey as an ...
10.13.2020 Samantha Power read by Cecile Richards Once upon a time, there was a girl who told powerful stories, and helped solve world problems. Her name is Samantha Power. Samantha was born in Ireland and moved to the United States with her mom and brother when she ...
10.13.2020 Get to Know Cecile Richards Get to know Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s right and social and economic justice in this Rebel Girls Interview. Cecile brought us the story of Samantha Power who served as the U.S Ambassador to the United Nations. Here, ...
10.08.2020 Get to Know Freida Pinto Get to know actress and activist Freida Pinto! Freida is known for acclaimed films such as ‘Slumdog Millionaire,' 'Trishna,’ 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes,' 'Desert Dancer,' and ‘Knight of Cups.' She has been involved with Girl Rising, a ...
10.06.2020 Noor Inayat Khan read by Freida Pinto In this episode, a princess who became a spy, the story of Noor Inayat Khan. Noor was born in Russia to an American mother and a Muslim father who came from a noble family. By the time she was a ...
09.29.2020 Alice Guy Blache read by Brenda Chapman Once upon a time, there was a girl whose love for stories would make her the first female filmmaker in the world. Her name was Alice Guy Blache. Alice was a pioneer in filmmaking, starting her storied career as an ...
09.29.2020 Get to Know Brenda Chapman Get to know Brenda Chapman, who helped launch DreamWorks Animation Studios and later joined Pixar Animation Studios where she created, wrote and directed Brave – inspired by her relationship with her daughter - for which she was the first woman ...
09.22.2020 In Memory: Ruth Bader Ginsberg Read by Pricilla Chan The world lost a mighty voice on Friday, September 18th. On this episode we celebrate the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Though she seemed quiet and shy, Ruth was brilliant with a quick mind and ...
09.15.2020 Get to know Laurene Powell Jobs Get to know Laurene Powell-Jobs who read the story of Tereza Lee. Laurene Powell Jobs is founder and president of Emerson Collective. Emerson’s mission centers on advancing immigration policies, preserving the environment, re-envisioning the future of high school, and ending ...
09.15.2020 Tereza Lee read by Laurene Powell Jobs Often described as the “original DREAMer,” Tereza Lee is an activist and musician who bravely stepped out of the shadows to share her story as a young undocumented immigrant in the United States. Although the U.S. Congress has yet to ...
09.08.2020 Sandra And The Stars Once upon a time, there was a girl who dreamed of going to the moon. Her name is Sandra Cauffman, and today she is an electrical engineer who works at NASA. On a summer night in Costa Rica, Sandra watched ...
09.01.2020 Best of Rebel Girls: Harriet Tubman read by Tarana Burke This Summer we're reuniting with the stories of some of our favorite Rebel Girls. This week, Harriet Tubman. Once upon a time, there was a girl who fought for freedom. Her name was Harriet. In this episode, you will learn ...
08.25.2020 Best of Rebel Girls: Ruth Bader Ginsburg read by Priscilla Chan This Summer we're reuniting with the stories of some of our favorite Rebel Girls. This week, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Once upon a time, there was a girl with a mighty voice. Her name was Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Though she seemed ...
08.18.2020 Best of Rebel Girls: Celia Cruz read by Justina Machado This Summer we're reuniting with the stories of some of our favorite Rebel Girls. This week, Celia Cruz! Once upon a time, a girl learned to sing before she could talk. Her name was Celia. She began singing to her ...
08.11.2020 Best of Rebel Girls: Ada Lovelace Read by Jodi Kantor This fall on our Podcast, we're reuniting with the stories of our favorite Rebel Girls. Up first: Ada Lovelace! As a child, Ada Lovelace loved machines. She studied birds and drew sketches trying to build her own flying machine. She ...
08.03.2020 Get to Know Lindsey Vonn This season, we invited kids to interview our storytellers. Today, you'll hear from Lindsey Vonn who narrated the previous episode about Simone Biles. If you haven't listened to that episode, now is a great time to go back and check ...
07.27.2020 Simone Biles read by Lindsey Vonn Description: Once upon a time, there was a girl who loved flipping, flying, and tumbling. Her name was Simone Biles. Simone is an Olympic champion gymnast and first-ever woman to land a triple-double in competition on the floor. She’s world-renowned ...
07.20.2020 Get to Know Cristina Mittermeier This season, we invited kids to interview our storytellers. Today we meet Cristina Mittermeier, who narrated the previous episode about Jane Goodall. If you haven't yet listened to that episode, now is a great time to check it out. Credits: ...
07.13.2020 Jane Goodall read by Cristina Mittermeier Once upon a time, there was a girl who dreamed of living with animals in faraway Africa. Her name was Jane. Jane Goodall was a secretary when her boss offered her the unique opportunity to travel to Africa and observe ...
07.06.2020 Get to Know Ashley Graham This season, we invited kids to interview our storytellers. Today, you'll hear from Ashley Graham who narrated the previous episode about Josephine Baker. If you haven't yet listened to that episode, now is a great time to check it out. ...
06.29.2020 Josephine Baker read by Ashley Graham Description: Once upon a time, there was a girl who became a dancer, a spy, and a civil rights activist. Her name was Josephine. One of the most sought-after performers in history, Josephine Baker became known for her unique style ...
06.23.2020 Get to Know Gayle King This season, we invited kids to interview our storytellers. Today, you'll hear from Gayle King who narrated the previous episode about Oprah Winfrey. If you haven't yet listened to that episode, now is a great time to go back and ...
06.15.2020 Oprah Winfrey read by Gayle King Once upon a time, there was a girl whose little voice grew to make a big difference. Her name was Oprah. When Oprah won a beauty pageant, a local radio invited her to the studio to realize her dream of ...
06.09.2020 Get to Know Pearl Thusi This season, we invited kids to interview our storytellers. Today, you'll hear from Pearl Thusi who narrated the previous episode about Michelle Obama. If you haven't yet listened to that episode, now is a great time to go back and ...

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