{"podcast":{"title":"Mysteries About True Histories (M.A.T.H.)","slug":"mysteries-about-true-histories-m-a-t-h-6860927","podcast_index_feed_id":6860927,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/STM9856901053","website_url":"www.starglowmedia.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bd8ec528-f116-11ee-86c9-3b16339940c6/image/07e124d10436a1df20054d2ed3050d50.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Starglow Media / Atomic Entertainment","episode_count":111,"summary":"From the creators of Who Smarted? comes Mysteries About True Histories (aka M.A.T.H.), a podcast for kids where every episode promises an exhilarating mix of adventure, comedy, and educational exploration! Follow along as Max and Molly are recruited into a secret order of Problem Solvers who time travel while solving logic and math problems created by their arch nemeses, The Troublesome Trolls. Tune in every Thursday for a brand new episode of Mysteries About True Histories! This series is perfect for kids ages six and up. Even if your child hasn’t learned some of these concepts yet in school, the storytelling seamlessly plants the seeds for all kinds of math, history, geography and science lessons that will keep your little ones curious and excited to learn. Max and Molly, the dynamic duo at the heart of our captivating story, are best friends with a passion for problem-solving. Every episode of M.A.T.H. takes our heroes to cool, new places throughout time and space (including the International Space Station) where they must solve riddles, puzzles and equations designed by the Trolls to cause chaos. By solving these interactive problems (that the listener can play along with) Max…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-about-true-histories-m-a-t-h-6860927"},"episode":{"title":"Toys Will Be Toys!","slug":"toys-will-be-toys","published_at":"2025-12-04T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-about-true-histories-m-a-t-h-6860927/toys-will-be-toys","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-about-true-histories-m-a-t-h-6860927","url":"https://www.starglowmedia.com","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/rttE2QZwD2KekpxFihL9/traffic.megaphone.fm/STM7259964009.mp3?updated=1764823924","summary":"Episode Description: While warming up indoors on a snowy day, Max and Molly review their mysterious clues about the POGs—until Max’s Alexa begins acting strangely. Decoding a message leads them to the famous toy store, FAO Schwarz, in 1998, where they overhear a secret meeting of sinister toy avatars plotting chaos across time. To stop them, Max and Molly decide they must become… moles. Math Concepts: Division with whole numbers and decimals; Multiplying decimals for cost calculations; Calculating time spans; Sound waves: how speed varies with temperature, medium, and environmental conditions.History/Geography Concepts: FAO Schwarz history (established 1862; cultural significance); Toy history: Tickle Me Elmo, Furbys, Teddy Ruxpin, and Edison Talking Dolls (late 19th-century experimental tech); Reading direction of Asian writing systems (Chinese, Japanese, Korean: historic right-to-left vertical writing).","meta_description":"Episode Description: While warming up indoors on a snowy day, Max and Molly review their mysterious clues about the POGs—until Max’s Alexa begins acting s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1005,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mysteries-about-true-histories-m-a-t-h-6860927/episodes/toys-will-be-toys/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mysteries-about-true-histories-m-a-t-h-6860927/toys-will-be-toys.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}