Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

By Rebel Girls

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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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Get To Know Merritt Moore

04.08.2021

Get to know physicist and ballet dancer Dr. Merritt Moore, who brought us the story of roboticist Yoky Matsuoka. Merritt tells us about creating her dual path in arts and science, and what drew her into these different fields. She ...

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04.08.2021 Get To Know Merritt Moore Get to know physicist and ballet dancer Dr. Merritt Moore, who brought us the story of roboticist Yoky Matsuoka. Merritt tells us about creating her dual path in arts and science, and what drew her into these different fields. She ...
04.06.2021 Yoky Matsuoka Read By Merritt Moore When Yoky Matsuoka was growing up in Tokyo, Japan, in the 1980s, she dreamed of becoming a world-famous tennis player. But when repeated injuries dashed her hopes, she found her way to a new dream: to create a robot who ...
04.01.2021 Get To Know Hana Baba Get to know journalist and podcaster Hana Baba, who brought us the story of politician, writer, and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams. Hana tells us how she fell in love with journalism, what it is like to break the expectations ...
03.30.2021 Stacey Abrams Read By Hana Baba In 2018, politician, lawyer, writer, and activist Stacey Abrams became the first Black woman nominated by any major political party to run for state governor in the U.S. when she made a bid to become governor of Georgia. She lost ...
03.25.2021 Get to Know Ani DiFranco Get to know Ani DiFranco, who narrated the story of Gloria Steinem. Ani is a singer, songwriter and label-owner who has made it her mission to make the world a better place. In this interview she tells us how she ...
03.23.2021 Gloria Steinem Read By Ani DiFranco From her solo trips through India to her tireless work for women everywhere, Gloria Steinem is a rebel in the truest way! In this episode the amazing singer/songwriter, Ani DiFranco tells us all about Gloria’s childhood, her difficult relationship with ...
03.18.2021 Get To Know The Mirabal Sisters, with writer Julia Alvarez! Get to know the Mirabal Sisters a little better with writer Julia Alvarez! She wrote the book In the Time of the Butterflies all about the sisters and she tells us more about their incredible impact on the Dominican Republic ...
03.16.2021 Rebel Girls Rerun! The Mirabal Sisters read by Jackie Cruz Once upon a time, four sisters led their country to freedom. Their names were Minerva, Patria, Maria Teresa, and Dedé. Though they lived in a beautiful country, it was ruled by a cruel and arrogant dictator. Minerva wanted to do ...
03.11.2021 Get To Know Philomena Kwao Get to know Philomena Kwao, a plus size model who lives in London and New York, and is also an ambassador for Women for Women International. She shares with us the impact Zainab’s story has had on her, the importance ...
03.09.2021 Zainab Salbi read by Philomena Kwao In this episode we meet Zainab Salbi. Raised under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein by parents who were trapped among his inner circle, Zainab Salbi grew up knowing fear, war, and the pain caused by corrupt and powerful people. In ...
03.04.2021 Get To Know Zainab Salbi Get to know Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, who narrated the story of Malala Yousafzai. In this interview, Salbi tells us how she escaped from the Saddam Hussein dictatorship and learned to use your voice and exercise ...
03.02.2021 Malala Yousafzai Read By Zainab Salbi Education and peace activist Malala Yousafzai became a household name because of her vocal activism around the education of girls in her hometown in Pakistan. In 2012, at only 15 years old, she was shot by members of the Taliban ...
02.25.2021 Get To Know Harriet Tubman, with historian Christine Platt! Get to know our special guest, Christine Platt! She’s a historian, advocate and storyteller who has written a couple of books that introduce readers to Harriet Tubman. She shares how Harriet’s story resonates with her, untold tales and how she ...
02.23.2021 Rebel Girls Remix! Harriet Tubman read by Tarana Burk‪e‬ We have fully remixed this episode with brand new sounds and music! Once upon a time, there was a girl who fought for freedom. Her name was Harriet. In this episode, you will learn about the incredible story of Harriet ...
02.18.2021 Get To Know Marley Dias Get to know activist and author, Marley Dias. Marley tells us how she founded her campaign to get more books with Black girl lead characters into schools, her continued work for diversity and inclusion, and how others can make important ...
02.16.2021 Ruby Bridges read by Marley Dias In this episode we meet Ruby Bridges, who, as a very young child desegregated a public elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana. That means she was the first Black student ever to go to that school. Ruby’s bravery in the ...
02.11.2021 Get To Know Zozibini Tunzi Get to know model and beauty pageant titleholder, Zozibini Tunzi. Zozibini tells us what it means to have accomplished her dream of becoming Miss Universe, her continued hope for changes in the beauty industry, and how others can be changemakers. ...
02.09.2021 Miriam Makeba Read by Zozibini Tunzi Once there was a girl who sang from the heart, and fought for freedom through her music. Her name was Miriam Makeba. She was raised in South Africa in the 1930s, where laws oppressed Black people like her. She rose ...
02.04.2021 Get To Know D’atra “Dee Dee” Jackson Get to know organizer, trainer, big sister, godmother of four, and National Director of BYP100, D’atra “Dee Dee” Jackson. D’atra tells us how her grandmother inspires her, and how kids and younger people can really make a difference in the ...
02.02.2021 Sojourner Truth Read By D'Atra "Dee Dee" Jackson Once there was a girl whose powerful voice would inspire people to fight for equality. Her name was Isabella Baumfree, but we know her now as Sojourner Truth. She was a Black woman born into slavery in Dutch-speaking rural New ...
01.28.2021 Get To Know Randi Zuckerberg Get to know Randi Zuckerberg, who narrated the story of computer programmer Grace Hopper. Randi, one of the early employees at Facebook, is the best selling author of four books, and producer of multiple television shows and theater productions to ...
01.26.2021 Grace Hopper Read by Randi Zuckerberg In this episode, the Queen of Code! Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was the third-ever programmer for the world’s first programmable computer, the Mark I. Through her years of service to the U.S. Navy and private business, including during World ...
01.21.2021 Get To Know Ilana Glazer Get to know actor, comedian, and activist Ilana Glazer, who narrated the story of Vice President Kamala Harris. Ilana tells us how she got into comedy and acting, and why it is so important to use her platform to encourage ...
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 ...

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