Growing Patriots

Growing Patriots

A journey through early American history for kids.

  • 31 minutes 8 seconds
    Episode 103-Benjamin Franklin in London
    Learn all about Benjamin Franklin's work in London.
    28 October 2025, 2:25 pm
  • 46 minutes 55 seconds
    Episode 102–Benjamin Franklin's Early Life
    Learn all about Benjamin Franklin's early life. What was he like as a child? How did it impact him as an adult? Find out now!
    21 October 2025, 1:47 pm
  • 6 minutes 32 seconds
    All About The Founders
    As we start to learn all about the Founding Fathers, let's talk about who they were and what it means to be a founder.
    18 October 2024, 2:23 pm
  • 23 minutes 43 seconds
    Ep. 100 – Who Inspired the Founders?
    When our founders created America, they embraced a lot of new ideas – like liberty, equality, and justice. But who inspired our founders to see the world that way? In this episode, we talk about something called The Enlightenment and the philosophers who changed history.
    10 July 2024, 2:23 pm
  • 29 minutes 24 seconds
    Episode 99 – What Lincoln had in common with the founders
    Abraham Lincoln came after the founding period in American history, but he had a lot in common with our founders. In this episode, we're joined by Jon White, author of the children's book "My Day with Abe Lincoln" to tell us all about him!
    24 June 2024, 1:56 pm
  • 10 minutes 33 seconds
    Ep. 98 – Founding Threads
    There are some threads that go throughout colonial American history – things like liberty and justice. Here are a few to keep in mind!
    25 April 2024, 12:45 pm
  • 19 minutes 1 second
    Ep. 97 – 7 Key Moments From Our Founding
    In this episode, we go over 7 key moments from America's founding you should always remember.
    17 October 2023, 11:56 am
  • 17 minutes 54 seconds
    Ep. 96 – 5 More things about our founding
    Here are 5 things that happened during America's founding period that didn't get a full episode, but I still want you to know about!
    5 September 2023, 2:07 pm
  • 32 minutes 44 seconds
    Ep. 95 – Washington, D.C. becomes the capital
    How did Washington, D.C. become our capitol? We hear all about it with an expert from the United States Capitol Historical Society!
    10 August 2023, 11:57 am
  • 30 minutes 40 seconds
    Ep. 94 – America's First President
    Once the Constitution had been ratified, it was time to America to choose its first president. We're joined by Dr. Colleen Shogan – the Archivist of the United States –to hear all about how George Washington was chosen and inaugurated.
    27 July 2023, 11:25 am
  • 32 minutes 21 seconds
    Ep. 93 – Wrapping Up the Constitution
    We've learned an awful lot about the Constitution! In this episode, we're joined by Constitutional expert Clark Neily who breaks it down into the key themes and what we absolutely need to keep in mind.
    20 July 2023, 11:50 am
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