1. But why: a podcast for curious children
But why is a popular podcast that educates and entertains children by sharing answers to their questions. Previous episodes covered questions like why do bison run fast but walk slow? How do boats float? Who invented emojis? How did dinosaurs leave footprints? How is cheese made? Why do sharks have so many teeth? How do you pop popcorn kernels? and many more.
2. Wow in the world
Another excellent podcast for children and young students. In wow in the worldhosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz “share stories about the latest news in science, technology, and innovation. Stories that give kids hope, agency, and make us all say WOW!”
3. Brains in
brains on is a podcast dedicated specifically to children. is “a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Each week, a different child co-host teams up with Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world submitted by listeners. For example, do dogs know that Are they dogs? Or why do feet stink? Plus, we’ve got mystery sounds for you to guess, songs for you to dance to, and loads of facts, all peer-reviewed.”
4. Ear Snacks
ear snacks is an educational podcast for children. The podcast is hosted by award-winning music creators Andrew and Polly and covers various topics related to children’s interests in the areas of art, technology, music, science and culture. Past episodes include: Unlocking What Makes Us Who We Are, Songs of Light, Juneteenth Mixtape: All One Tribe, Great New Grammy- Nopressed Music for Kids and many more.
5. Short and Curly
short curly is a children’s podcast hosted by Carl Smith, Molly Daniels, and Dr. Matt Beard. The podcast is “a fun-filled, fast-paced ethics podcast for kids and their parents, with questions and ideas that will really make you think. It asks tough questions about animals, technology, school, pop culture, and the future.”
6. Smithsonian Podcasts
smithsonian offers a wide range of podcasts ideal for children and young learners. Topics covered range from art and history to the humanities and space. Smithsonian podcasts include:
- Air space: It features success and failure stories underlying the world’s popular air and space craft.
- American History Explorer: The staff of the Museum of American History discuss their work with the accompanying materials for use in the classroom.
- Sliding door: It features stories about science, art, history and humanity.
- Hirshhorn Podcast: Features artist interviews, lectures, and curatorial tours of the Hishhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
- Asian Art Podcasts: Features concerts, lectures, and narrations from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art.
7. The past and the curious
The past and the curious is a children’s history podcast featuring spy stories, funny foods, George Washington’s foibles, early cartoons and hot air ballooning, and much more. The episodes are enriched with music and songs.
8. Quiet Kids Podcast
calm children Podcast features bedtime stories from sisters Lucie and Charlotte. Past episodes include Magical Seal Island, Switcheroo Sunday, Cabbie the Camel, The Space Mermaid, Eloise and the Veggies, Pegasus Problems, What’s That Snore, and many more.
9. Smash Boom Best
smash boom better is “a talk show for kids and families from the creators of the award-winning Brains On podcast. Each episode takes two great things, puts them together, and lets you decide which is better.”
10. Bread noodles
noodle bread “is an interactive podcast born from the brains of a music education specialist parent and their goofy kids. For about 10 minutes at a time, host Dan Saks invites the family to come together for some creative fun. The show is tuned for kids ages 3 to 12 years. 9 years old.”
11. The music box
the music box is “an interactive music education podcast for kids, exploring foundational musical concepts through performance, response, and connection. The current season is hosted by music educators Kiana Del and Fiona Palensky. Each episode engages kids! listeners in creating music!”
12. Round circle
round circle is another good kids podcast that “adapts popular tales from around the world into sound-rich radio plays and music for kids ages 3 to 103. Each episode explores universal themes like friendship, persistence, creativity, and generosity, and ends with an activity that inspires deeper conversation between children and adults.”
13. Safari with animal sounds
animal sounds safari is a kids podcast that brings you the world’s weirdest and most amazing animal sounds. “From camel beauty queens in Saudi Arabia to life-saving cooked roosters in Portugal. Every episode is packed with great stories, wacky facts and ‘mind-blowing’ puns.”
14. Tuclassic
tuclassic is a children’s podcast from American Public Media. It features “classic stories with a classic twist. Each episode features our storytellers recounting childhood favorites along with related classical music.”
15. The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian is “a serialized sci-fi story for kids (begins with Episode 1), told in 15- to 20-minute episodes for parents to put on when driving around town, marathoning on road trips, or bonding before bed.The story centers on Finn Caspian, an 8-year-old boy aboard the famous interplanetary exploratory space station Marlowe 280. He and his friends Abigail, Elias and Vale are Explorers Troop 301, taking off from the Marlowe to explore unknown planets , helping the occasional alien, and solving a mystery that threatens to destroy Marlowe. When pressed, we describe it as a “mystery gang” story, sort of like Scooby-Doo in space.”
