The System Shaker

Whose Amazing Life?

Wondery

Stories For Kids, Imagined Life, Kids & Family

4.4 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Some people talk and talk, but the truth is, they aren't saying much at all. And then there's you. Behind YOUR words are facts, knowledge, and tons of strength — everything you need to shake things up!

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0:00.0	Wondry Plus subscribers can listen to Who's Amazing Life, early, and ad-free right now.
0:05.7	Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or Wondry Kids Plus on Apple Podcasts.
0:14.8	From Wondry, I'm Cree Summer, and this is Who's Amazing Life.
0:24.1	You've heard of people who changed the course of history.
0:27.2	But before they made their mark on the world, they were people like you and me,
0:32.1	still figuring out what they wanted to do with their lives.
0:35.5	On this episode, you will be that person everyone knows.
0:40.3	You might be a musician, or an athlete, a scientist, or a painter.
0:47.3	You may know what the person accomplished later in life,
0:50.3	but now you can experience everything they faced along the way, from challenges and
0:55.7	heartbreak to triumphs and excitement, all the moments that built this person into someone who would
1:02.7	change the world. There will be clues, so pay attention, but only at the end will you find out
1:09.4	who you are.
1:11.4	So sit back and imagine your amazing life as the system shaker.
1:21.7	Imagine you're 11 years old.
1:24.8	And you and your younger sisters are setting the kitchen table for dinner. Your
1:29.4	family has dinner together every night. It's a house room and the table has to be set by the
1:35.7	time your father gets home from work. Just as you and your sisters put the final glasses into
1:41.2	place and slip into your seats, your father walks into the house.
1:45.5	Hi, Papa!
1:46.2	I can see that. Thank you. Your mother greets your father with a hug. Perfect timing. How is the
1:54.8	bakery today? Backbreaking as usual, but at least I'm back home with my girls. You love family dinner. It's the perfect
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