The Read Aloud Lady

Traitors are discovered within the ranks of Mighty Kamehameha's circle of Chieftains, which threatens to upend the unity of the entire Kingdom of Hawaii. Will the King simply put the men to death or give them a more fitting either-or? Listen and find out!

Mentioned in the episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9l7qrUYpMw

Music used for the episode:

https://freetouse.com/music/pufino/enlivening

The year is 1840. Scientist and explorer Louis Agassiz is the first human even to go inside a glacier well. This story is about that journey! Listen to find out about the surprise he got at the bottom...

Episode music credit:

https://freetouse.com/music/pufino/enlivening

A young Frenchman, enthusiastic for the cause of the American Revolution, is in England and desperately making his way to a ship bound for America. The trouble? Soldiers, hot on his heels. Will he make it to his ships? Or will his failure be the only mention of him in history? Listen to find out!

A Cherokee man works diligently, studying each sound of his language and creating a mark to correspond with it-- the first written alphabet for his people. Will they accept such a foreign concept? Or will he be misunderstood? Listen to find out!

Today's episode is the story of an exciting sea battle, with what seems like a clear underdog. A small American ship is guarding a slow unwieldy ammunition ship when a larger warship suddenly comes towards them. Should they fight what is surely a losing battle? Or abandon their post, leaving the ammunition ship to surrender or be sunk? Or perhaps the Captain has another plan in mind? Listen and find out!

A young man sneaks past a royal guard, climbs a vine covered fence and trespasses into a private chapel, all to hear some organ music up close. Is he a hooligan or a criminal? Well, it turns out that he actually became one of the most famous and prolific musician and composer of his time. Listen to the full story and at the end, you'll enjoy a short clip of one of his particularly well known compositions. Enjoy!

Continue listening to Beethoven's work here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9UApyClFKA

Background music taken from here:

https://freetouse.com/music/pufino/enlivening

Listen to a "grim" fairytale and stick around to hear what sets fairytales apart from other types of literature-- hopefully it will inspire you to check out these old tales.

The sacred music from the Sistine chapel is found in a private home of a 13 year old Austrian boy. Can he prove that he did not steal the music, but rather remembered it? Listen and find out!

Enjoy the rest of the concerto here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whTEVQ2OizI&list=RDwhTEVQ2OizI&start_radio=1&t=351s

Many thanks to "free to use" music used in the intro and extro:

https://freetouse.com/music/pufino/enlivening

A man rides through a New England town, to warn his fellow countryman of an imminent battle. 86 years later, a poet recounts the events. The details are hazy, and change a bit depending on who you ask, but the story is a good one and an important bit to understand the spirit of early America. Enjoy!

https://freetouse.com/music/pufino/enlivening

The charming, if perhaps slightly embellished, story of how one early frontiersman met his future wife.