The incredible true story of Mary Anning - the fossil girl who changed science forever!

Discover how a brave young girl from Lyme Regis found the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton and revolutionized our understanding of prehistoric life!

Historical Fun Fact: Mary Anning discovered fossils that were millions of years old, including the first flying reptile found in Britain!

Did you know that Mary could identify different types of fossils just by touching them, and she even found fossil ink from ancient sea creatures that still worked after millions of years?

Ben & Pia take you on this incredible journey along the Jurassic Coast where dragons once ruled the seas!

Which story do you want to hear next? Write it in the comments!

#LetsRewind #History #Fossils #MaryAnning #JurassicCoast #Dinosaurs #Science #HistoryForKids #KidsPodcast #LearningIsFun #Paleontology #WomenInScience

Step into a strange and AMAZING moment in history: the Dancing Plague of Strasbourg in 1518!

Join Ben & Pia as they guide you through a summer when one woman began to dance and soon dozens more could not stop. This is a gentle, curious retelling that explores science, belief, and how a whole city tried bold solutions like drums, stages, and pilgrimages to a shrine.

Historical Fun Fact: Some city leaders hired musicians and built a wooden stage to keep dancers moving in a steady rhythm because they believed more dancing might cure the problem!

Did you know? Could fear and stress actually cause many people to share the same physical symptoms at once, even without any infection?

Which story do you want to hear next? Tell Ben & Pia in the comments — your idea might be our next Let’s Rewind adventure!

#LetsRewind #HistoryAdventure #Strasbourg1518 #DancingPlague #AmazingHistory #BenAndPia

The incredible true story of Yasuke - the African warrior who became a samurai in feudal Japan!

Historical Fun Fact: Yasuke was over 6 feet tall when most Japanese people were much shorter - he towered above everyone!

Did you know that some people in Japan tried to wash off Yasuke's dark skin because they thought it was ink?

Ben & Pia tell you this amazing tale of courage and respect from 16th century Japan!

Which historical adventure do you want to hear next? Write it in the comments!

#LetsRewind #History #Samurai #Japan #HistoryForKids #KidsPodcast #LearningIsFun #Yasuke #AfricanSamurai #FeudalJapan

Join Ben & Pia on a gentle, MEGA exciting journey back to Han China to meet Cai Lun, the court inventor who turned bark and rags into paper!

This episode is an incredible mix of science, craft, and history — perfect for curious minds who love discovery. Listen as we step into a sunlit workshop, watch vats of fibers swirl, and see the very first thin sheets ready for ink.

Historical Fun Fact: Cai Lun reported his papermaking method to the emperor in 105 CE, and later generations called the new material the paper of Marquis Cai.

Did you know? Could simple things like old fishing nets and worn rags really help create a powerful new way to write and share ideas across entire continents?

Which story do you want to hear next? Tell Ben & Pia in the comments and maybe your idea will appear in the next episode!

#LetsRewind #CaiLun #Papermaking #HistoryAdventure #AmazingHistory #LearningIsFun

Step onto a warm porch in Alabama and witness the incredible moment that changed everything! In this episode of Lets Rewind, Ben & Pia guide you through the real-life adventure of Helen Keller, the girl who learned language without sight or sound. Packed with kindness, clever tools, and brave teaching, this story shows how one simple pump and fingers spelling letters opened a whole world.

What makes this story special for young explorers? It mixes emotion, clever learning methods like Braille and fingerspelling, and true history about friendship, schooling, and speaking up for others. Perfect for curious minds who love amazing real-life breakthroughs!

Historical Fun Fact: Helen Keller was the first deafblind person to earn a college degree when she graduated from Radcliffe College in 1904!

Did you know? How do you think a single moment at a garden pump could teach a person their very first word?

Which story do you want to hear next? Tell Ben & Pia in the comments and they might bring it to life in a future episode!

#LetsRewind #HelenKeller #HistoryForYoungMinds #InspiringStories #Braille #Fingerspelling

Set sail on an ocean-sized experiment! Join Ben & Pia as we tell the AMAZING tale of Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki raft — nine balsa logs, a square sail, a brave crew, and a one-of-a-kind voyage across the Pacific in 1947.

This episode turns a real scientific test into a friendly, heartwarming ADVENTURE full of storms, stars, flying fish, and teamwork. Perfect for curious young minds who love boats, maps, and BIG questions about how people traveled long ago.

Historical Fun Fact: The Kon-Tiki was made from light balsa logs and steered with guara boards and a giant steering oar — almost no metal was used so the raft behaved like ancient craft!

Did you know? Could a simple raft really cross the Pacific from South America to Polynesia? Heyerdahl proved it was possible, even if it wasn’t proof that it happened often.

Which story do you want to hear next? Tell Ben & Pia in the comments and we might feature it in a future episode!

#LetsRewind #KonTiki #ThorHeyerdahl #HistoryAdventure #ExploreHistory #OceanScience

Dive into an incredible true ocean adventure! Join Ben & Pia as we rewind to January 1960, when Jacques Piccard and Lieutenant Don Walsh climbed into the bathyscaphe Trieste and descended nearly seven miles to the Challenger Deep. This is a story of calm thinking, clever machines, and a tiny steel sphere facing the weight of the sea.

Why this story is special: It shows real science in action, brave teamwork, and how small details saved a historic mission. Perfect for young explorers who love mystery, invention, and amazing discoveries!

Historical Fun Fact: The bathyscaphe Trieste used gasoline for buoyancy and iron shot as ballast that could be released by magnets to make it rise again.

Did you know? Could two people survive and return from nearly seven miles below the ocean surface inside a seven-foot steel sphere?

Which story do you want to hear next? Tell Ben & Pia in the comments and we'll rewind together!

#LetsRewind #JacquesPiccard #DonWalsh #Trieste #DeepSea #History #Exploration #STEM

Step into old Berlin for an exciting, gentle adventure about Hedwig Dohm — a brave writer who used humor and a sharp pen to fight for equal learning and the vote!

This episode makes history feel fun and close: we visit print shops, family tables, and lively cafes while hearing how one steady voice can change laws. Perfect for curious listeners who love mystery, clever jokes, and true stories of real heroes.

Historical Fun Fact: Hedwig Dohm published one of the earliest German books arguing clearly for full women's rights, including the vote, in 1876.

Did you know? Which idea from Hedwig's essays do you think surprised people most back then — that women should study science, have paid work, or get the vote?

Ben & Pia host the journey and guide you through laughs, lamplight, and printed pages.

Which story do you want to hear next?

#LetsRewind #HedwigDohm #HistoryAdventure #Women'sHistory #LearningIsFun #Storytime

Join Ben & Pia on a MEGA exciting journey to ancient China to meet Zhang Heng and his incredible bronze dragon seismoscope!

This story shows how one quiet click from a clever machine helped warn an empire about distant earthquakes. Perfect for curious minds who love science, poetry, and mystery — full of gears, dragons, and real inventions that saved lives.

Historical Fun Fact: Zhang Heng's seismoscope used a heavy pendulum and eight dragons pointing different directions so a single falling ball could tell officials which way the quake came from!

Did you know? The device once detected a quake hundreds of miles away when people in the capital felt nothing at all — riders later confirmed the exact direction the dragon pointed.

Ben & Pia guide you through the workshop, the court, and the ringing click that changed early earthquake warning forever.

Which story do you want to hear next?

#LetsRewind #ZhangHeng #AncientChina #Seismoscope #HistoryIsAwesome #ScienceHistory

Prepare to sprint into an UNBELIEVABLE true story! Join Ben & Pia as we rewind the wild, inspiring adventures of ultrarunner Dean Karnazes — from a midnight birthday run in San Francisco to running fifty marathons in fifty days across all fifty states.

What makes this story special for young explorers? It shows how one small choice can lead to giant adventures, how teamwork, planning, and smart rest keep heroes safe, and how nature (hot deserts and icy poles) becomes both challenge and classroom.

Historical Fun Fact: In 2006 Dean completed the Endurance Fifty — 50 marathons in 50 consecutive days across all 50 U.S. states — a feat of logistics, teamwork, and careful pacing.

Did you know? Which is more surprising: that he once ordered a pizza and ate it while running, or that he ran a marathon at the South Pole in freezing winds?

Which story do you want to hear next? Tell Ben & Pia in the comments and they might rewind it next!

#LetsRewind #DeanKarnazes #Ultramarathon #AdventureStory #HistoryPodcast #Running #Inspiration