Little Mavericks

With the whole world watching and gold on the line, the greatest gymnast alive chooses to stop.

Show Notes

With the whole world watching and gold on the line, the greatest gymnast alive chooses to stop. Meet Simone Biles: the tiny girl from a hard start who became the most decorated gymnast in history, and showed the world a braver kind of strong. The big idea: sometimes the bravest thing is to stop and take care of yourself. A true story for curious kids, ages 6 and up. Part of Little Mavericks.

What is Little Mavericks?

True stories of real people who did what everyone said was impossible. A big-wave surfer, a scientist, an inventor, an explorer, an artist. Every episode is one maverick's story, told as an adventure for curious kids, and it ends with one big idea worth keeping. Living legends and history's boldest, side by side. Made for ages 6 and up, and the grown-ups listening along.

Each episode is written and narrated with AI, then fact-checked and reviewed by a real person before it's published.