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In the newest episode of "Check This Out! Podcast for Kids," hosts Cece and Amy celebrate International Women’s Day (a little late) with a fast-paced lightning round about eight remarkable women: Simone Biles, Misty Copeland, Billie Jean King, Maya Angelou, Queen Liliʻuokalani, Catherine the Great, and Empress Wu Zetian.

Through fun facts and simple explanations, listeners learn about each woman’s achievements, leadership, creativity, and barriers they broke, from sports and dance to literature and ruling nations, plus why their stories still matter today. The episode closes with a reminder about using verified sources and encourages kids to keep exploring history and celebrating strong role models.

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Something big happened in 1776 — it’s the United States’ birthday! Join Cece and special guest Madden as they explore the road to the American Revolution and the 250th anniversary coming in 2026.

We’ll explain why colonists got mad at Britain, meet the Founding Fathers, and hear about three major moments from the American Revolution: The Battle of Bunker Hill, George Washington crossing the Delaware, and the big win for the American Colonists at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

Plus you will enjoy quick trivia, a fun poem, and cool facts (like spies, Minute Men, and life in the colonies). We use trusted sources so you can learn the real story. Tune in, learn something new, and don’t forget to subscribe!

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Summary:
In the final episode of our Ponderings series, hosts Amy & Cece explore the Rosetta Stone: what it is, how it was discovered, and why it mattered. Through a kid-friendly conversation the episode explains that the Rosetta Stone is a fragment of a decree written in three languages (hieroglyphics, Demotic, and ancient Greek), dated to 196 BC, and discovered by French soldiers near Rosetta (Rashid) in 1799. Our hosts discuss how the stone’s bilingual inscriptions let scholars—especially Thomas Young and Jean-François Champollion—decipher hieroglyphics after centuries of mystery, the stone’s journey to the British Museum, its wartime hiding, and other similar decrees found across Egypt. The episode closes with four quick facts and a short rhyme, plus a reminder about using verified sources.

Key takeaways:

• The Rosetta Stone contains the same decree in hieroglyphics, Demotic, and ancient Greek.
• Carved in 196 BC for Ptolemy V; over 2,200 years old.
• Discovered by French forces in 1799 near Rashid (Rosetta); later ended up in the British Museum.
• Champollion and Young were central to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs using the Greek text.
• Several similar decree-stones exist; the Rosetta Stone is a key but partially preserved piece.

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