OK Let’s Learn
OK, Let’s Learn about books, stories, people, and tons of different topics. This is a podcast for adults and children. There’s always something new to learn.
Episodes
218 episodes
Buddhism
OK Let’s Learn all about Buddhism- the 4th largest religion in the world- it’s founder, history, traditions, customs, and teachings.Reach out for questions, feedback and future episode suggestions:Okletslearnpodcast@gmail....
All About MRI’s
The magnetic resonance imaging machine- the magic that allows doctors to see inside our body. OK Let’s Learn about it’s history, what X-rays and CT scans couldn’t do that the MRI solved and how exactly does it work?Reach out for ...
All About Rubber
It’s in our tires, waist bands, basketballs, shoes, wiring, plumbing- practically everywhere- yet where does rubber come from and who is responsible for bringing it to the 20th century? OK Let’s Learn!Reach out for questions, feedback an...
Diwali- The Festival of Lights
OK Let’s Learn about this Hindu celebration that occurs in October or November each year. We will learn about it’s history, origins and traditions that over a billion people celebrate each year.Reach out for questions, feedback and f...
White Snakeroot
It’s a plant and it’s flowering right now all over most of our country. It’s The White Snakeroot. It’s pretty but stay away- it’s poisonous if ingested! OK Let’s Learn all about this wildflower that indirectly killed Abraham Lincoln’s mother!
Hinduism
OK Let’s Learn about the 3rd largest religion in the world and the oldest religion today. This is an overview and an introduction to the religion that is followed by over a billion people throughout the world.Reach out for questi...
The Partridge Family
Come on get happy! 🎶 OK Let’s Learn all about the 70’s TV show that conquered the music world for a few short years. David Cassidy and Shirley Jones made the headlines but session players known as The Wrecking Crew made the music.Reach o...
The Ancient Indus River Valley Civilization
It thrived from 2600 -1900 BC and then it disappeared over the course of 500 years. It was lost to history until people in present day Pakistan started digging in the 1920’s. OK Let’s Learn all about the ancient cities of Mohenjodaro and Harapp...
All About Algae
We see it in ponds and sometimes neglected pools, but really -what is algae and how important is it? Is seaweed algae? And how about plankton- is that algae? OK Let’s Learn!Reach out for questions, feedback and future episode sug...
The Legend of Casey Jones
The real life and then subsequent legendary story of Casey Jones the train engineer who drove his train on time and perhaps too fast? And what exactly happened on his last train ride? It’s all true and it’s an American Tall Tale, song and folk ...
The Legend of John Henry
The American Tall Tale Legend of John Henry. Was he a real person or just another character that someone made up going back to the 1800s? His story started with a song and his life and work on the railroad mirrors conflicts we still deal with t...
Pecos Bill
OK Let’s Learn about the American Tall Tale of this legendary cowboy in US Southwest. Was he really raised by coyotes and did he tame a cyclone? We will learn about the origin of the story and how he became the the iconic American Tall Tale.
All About Green Moss
Walk through the woods and you’ll see it. Walk down the sidewalk and you’ll see it in the cracks. And occasionally you will see it growing on the roofs of people’s homes. OK Let’s Learn all about green moss!Reach out for question...
Cinderella
OK Let’s Learn all about this iconic fairy tale. Its origins go back to the 1600’s and maybe even further. We will learn who wrote it, and how it became one of the world’s most enduring and loved underdog stories. The original rags to riches st...
Paul Bunyan
Here is the American Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan the legendary lumberjack and his faithful companion Babe the Blue Ox. How exactly was the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes and the Grand Canyon created? Here you will learn about the history of th...
The Schwa Sound
What is the most common vowel sound? What if I told you the answer isn’t even a letter- and most people have been using this sound their entire lives without ever knowing its name!? OK Let’s Learn all about Schwa!Reach out for questions...
The History of the Bagel
Making bread goes back more than 14,000 years but who first decided to put a hole in the middle and how did baker’s figure out to how to make dough rise? OK Let’s Learn about the answers to these questions and how the simple bagel became so muc...
Beauty and the Beast
OK Let’s Learn about the history of this classic fairy tale, its creation, and then it’s cultural transformation into a huge success for new generations with the Walt Disney Company releasing the animated film in 1991. Here you will also be abl...
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Episode 200! Come celebrate with us as we tell the story of this classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson. We dive into the author’s life, the tale’s cultural impact and what it means today. OK Let’s Learn for the 200th time!
The Punic Wars
How did Rome become the undisputed superpower in the ancient world? Well it first had to defeat the first superpower- Carthage! OK Let’s Learn how it defeated Hannibal Barca and his legion of elephants and why it took 118 years to win over the ...
The American Black Bear
If you see a bear walking around your neighborhood in most of the United States, you have come across the American Black Bear. Keep your distance, stay away and then come here to learn all about our neighborhood friend- the American Black Bear!...
Alexander Fleming’s Discovery of Penicillin
In 1928, a scientist went on vacation and when he came back he made a discovery that changed the world forever . OK Let’s Learn all about Alexander Fleming and his discovery of penicillin.Reach out for questions, feedback and fut...
All About Morning Dew
The grass is wet in the morning and it didn’t rain that night. What happened? And what exactly is the dew point you’ve heard about? OK Let’s Learn!Reach out for questions, feedback and future episode suggestions:Okletslearnpodcas...