Women's History

Join Joy and co-host to Em as they learn all about what it takes to be President, and hear about Shirley Chisholm, a trailblazer who was the first Black woman ever to run for the office.

Synthesizers are revolutionary instruments. These electronic devices use knobs, buttons and sliders to make different sounds — and you can hear them in all sorts of music, from pop to hip-hop. Join Joy and co-host Lilike as they explore the history of the synthesizer and learn one album transformed it from an experimental instrument to an essential hitmaker.

In this episode, Joy and her cohost Lillike meet a very special wooden doll named Nicholas Knickerbocker, who helps tell the story of the country's first libraries that actually wanted kids there.

Climate change can feel like an overwhelming problem, so it’s important to shine a light on environmental success stories. One such tale? How the world came together to save the ozone! 

Today, athletes like Simone Biles and  Katie Ledecky are Olympic rockstars. But did you know that when the Olympics started, women weren’t even allowed to compete?

Joy is trying to write the most famous tune in the solar system — and she’s looking for inspiration from the birthday song!

Buckle your seatbelts and get ready for the ride of a lifetime as Joy and cohost Lilike learn about how the electric car came to be and what the future might hold.

Join Joy and cohost Asa to learn about the year there was no summer!

Join Joy, Elysse, and some talking playground equipment as they spring through time to explore playgrounds of the past, present and future.

It's just a normal day at Brains On headquarters, until Molly and co-host Aaliyah find Forever Ago host Joy Dolo in the midst of a full-blown stress attack.

Tag along with Joy, Amira and a magical bobblehead with the gift of gab on a road-trip while they explore the history of cornrow hair braiding!

Explore the history of a super secret astronaut testing program for women called the “Fellow Lady Astronaut Trainees.”

They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but how did it get that way?

Get ready to uncover this buried treasure of a history of pirates!

Umbrellas have been shielding us from the elements for thousands of years, but they haven’t always been in style.

The first skateboards didn’t come from a store. Kids had to make them from scratch! And they made for a bumpy ride.