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Little Girls Doing Big Things: Chloe Mei Espinosa of Skip the Plastic Straw Jun 01, 2019

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Rebecca speaks with Chloe Mei Espinosa, the 12-year-old founder of Skip the Plastic Straw, a campaign that spreads the word about the harmful effects of plastic straws on the environment. After watching a video of a turtle with a plastic straw stuck up its nose, Chloe Mei has been determined to help protect the marine life she so deeply respects and loves. Come listen and skip the plastic straw with Chloe Mei!
Executive Producer: Rebecca Cunningham
Producer: Chad Chenail
Theme Music by Eli Denby Wood & Amy Gijsbers van Wijk
To learn more about Skip the Plastic Straw: https://www.skiptheplasticstraw.com/
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Kids Listen Road Trip Mixtape ft. Nova's Lab! Becoming The Statue of Liberty May 23, 2019

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While you're on the move this Memorial Day Weekend, listen to these 5 minute samples of 10 different Kids Listen podcasts! Plus! We're launching our newest segment Nova's Lab! Kid scientist, Nova travels through space and time to become The Statue of Liberty and learn just how something so large could float on a ship all the way from France! Be sure to listen all the way to the end to hear Nova's Lab: Becoming the Statue of Liberty written, performed, and produced by Tessa Flannery.
Visit Kids Listen! https://kidslisten.org
Listen to all 9 podcasts here!

http://www.whatifworldpodcast.com/
http://storyspectacular.com/
http://www.noodleloafshow.com/
http://bookpowerforkids.com/
http://www.littlestoriestinypeople.com/
https://www.ahwayisland.com/
http://coolfactsaboutanimalspodcast.wordpress.com/
http://www.wbur.org/circleround
http://goodwordspodcast.com/
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A Real Boy by Rae Mariah MacCarthy May 15, 2019

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Geppetto always wanted a child of his own, so when he found a magical talking log, he decided to make his dream come true. He chiseled away and lo and behold, his child came to life! But he got two things wrong. Pinocchio wasn't a girl and he didn't want to be made of wood. Run along with Pinocchio as he sings for an adoring audience, celebrates his birthday everyday on Toyland, leads an army of kid donkeys, gets sucked into the belly of an enormous whale, and with the help of his friend Blue Fairy, discovers the love he and his Dad share. Based on the Italian children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, this story of a transgender boy will be sure to warm your heart.

by Rae Mariah MacCarthy
Starring: Lexie Bean, Joseph Cordaro, Jean Goto, and Dréya St. Clair
Executive Producer, Host, and Director: Rebecca Cunningham
Producer: Chad Chenail
Original Music and Theme Song: Eli Denby Wood
Artwork: Ana Stretcu
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Little Girls Doing Big Things: Paloma Rambana of Paloma's Dream May 01, 2019

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13-year-old, Paloma Rambana started Paloma’s Dream, an organization that helps visually impaired and blind students in Florida get access to the tools they need to learn in school. She lobbied the Florida legislature and received over $1,000,000 to do just that. She's writing books, lobbying for change, starting podcasts, and tackling middle school. Listen in as she chats with Rebecca about all of it.

Produced by Chad Chenail

To learn more about Paloma's Dream and purchase her book, head to: https://www.palomasdream.org/

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Hansel & Gretel (& Minna) by Jennifer Sassaman Apr 15, 2019

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The story of a brother & sister left to fend for themselves in the dark and dangerous woods. It's there that they find a witch who lures them into her house made of delicious foods and a talking bird named Minna who helps them defeat the witch! Based on the classic German tale collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.

Written by Jennifer Sassaman
Directed by Jennifer Sassaman
Sound Design: Samuel Fitzwater-Butchart
Starring: Henry Anderson, Cole Conrad, Samuel Fitzwater-Butchart, Jenna Eve Kleinofen, Jennifer Sassaman, & Madeleine Sassaman
Produced by: Rebecca Cunningham with Open Door Theatre Company and support by University of Wisconsin Parkside
Theme Song by Eli Denby Wood
Original Artwork by Ana Stretcu
Additional Editing by Chad Chenail

To learn more about Open Door Theatre Company visit: https://www.opendoorvt.com/
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Little Girls Doing Big Things: Addisyn & Sheridan Goss of Snuggle Sacks Apr 01, 2019

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Host Rebecca Cunningham talks to two inspiring sisters, Addisyn and Sheridan Goss, the creators of Snuggle Sacks. Snuggle Sacks is a charity that began when Addisyn and Sheridan first met their grandfather and learned of his experience with homelessness. They now help bring awareness to homelessness in Michigan by providing homeless individuals with survival kits. Listen and discover how one young girl's small idea led to an entire community committing big acts of kindness.

Produced by Chad Chenail

To learn more about Snuggle Sacks visit, https://www.snugglesacks.org/blog Or like them on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/snugglesacksmi/ Or go and donate! https://www.snugglesacks.org/take-action#DonatetoSnuggleSacks

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The Quest of the Reed Marsh Daughter by Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi Mar 15, 2019

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A mother and her transgender daughter set out on a perilous and magical journey to reclaim their names, heal old wounds, and discover what it truly means to be a hero.
Lady Dane was inspired by all sorts of fairytales and some very special goddesses and women from all over the world and throughout time. They include the the goddess Inanna from ancient Mesopotamia, Baba Yaga from Slavic fairytales, La Lorna from a Latin American fairytale, Hekate an Ancient Greek goddess, Isis, Osiris, Set, & Horus from ancient Egypt, and Oshun both a Nigerian and Latin American goddess.
Remember to subscribe, rate, & review wherever you get your podcasts! And head to www.Patreon.com/GirlTales and donate today!

by Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi
Directed by Rebecca Cunningham
Production & Sound Design by Chad Chenail
Starring: Dréya St. Clair, Rama Orleans-Lindsay, Ashton Muñiz, and Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi
Theme Song by Eli Denby Wood
Episode Artwork by Ana Stretcu

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Little Girls Doing Big Things: Stella Keating of GenderCool Project Mar 01, 2019

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Our first episode of our second season! Today, Rebecca interviews Stella Keating of GenderCool Project as a part of our Little Girls Doing Big Things segment. This segment comprises of interviews with girls all over the world who are changing their communities, starting their own businesses, or just not waiting until they are grownups to start chasing their dreams. Stella is a 14 year old transgender rights advocate, a future politician, and 1 of 5 champions of a national storytelling campaign called GenderCool Project.

For more information on what it means to be LGBT, please feel free to email us at rebecca@girltalespodcast.com or head to the very helpful Queer Kid Stuff - http://queerkidstuff.com/.

Remember to subscribe, listen, and review and if you'd like to hear your name at the top of the next episode head to www.patreon.com/girltales .

Produced and edited by Chad Chenail. Original music by Eli Denby Wood.

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TINY EPISODE an invite Feb 01, 2019

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Info about our second season! Plus! Join us at Roosevelt Elementary School in Rahway, New Jersey at 6:30pm to hear a live reading of The Mystery of the Dancing Princesses. A link here.

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Marie the Nutcracker Prince: A Christmas Story by Tessa Flannery Dec 02, 2018

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It's a bonus Girl Tales holiday episode! Marie has dreams of playing the Nutcracker Prince in her ballet holiday recital but her dreams are crushed when she is cast in the role of Clara -- a role every other girl in the class seems to want play except Marie. She starts to rethink things when in the middle of the night she shrinks down in size, meets the dolls she forgot about under her bed (they talk to her!), and must defeat the Mouse King and his army!by Tessa FlanneryDirected by Rebecca CunninghamProduced by Chad ChenailFeaturing: Kristin Dawn-Dumas, Tessa Flannery, & Dennis PachecoOriginal Music by Eli Denby WoodGirl Tales is fundraising for our second season in 2019! Donate today at www.patreon.com/girltales and we'll shout you or your child's name out on our next episode! You'll get access to lots of goodies like coloring pages, songs, posts, and episodes ad free!

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