Podcasts for Kids
Podcasts for Young Children
Bedtime breathing exercises and visualizations to help young yogis sleep : Peace Out — Relaxation and mindfulness stories for kids
Sleep Tight Stories : A mix of original and classic bedtime stories updated weekly.
Ear Snacks: A musical podcast for kids around the world.
Eat Your Spanish: Ages 2+
A musical introduction to Spanish perfect for little ones. Spanish learning perfect for kids and families!
Kabrazen: Ages 4+
Fun-filled adventurous storytelling experience where Aunty Shishi and Tata Nduta will be telling amazing and inspiring stories of African women & girls in English and Kiswahili!
Spanish Stories for Kids: Created by a mother and son to share favorite bedtime stories read in Spanish . At the end of each episode we leave you with new words to add to your Spanish vocabulary.
Podcasts for Elementary School-Aged Children
General Topics:
Buttons & Figs: Jokes and Other Fun Nonsense
Dream Big: A family-friendly podcast inspiring kids (and adults!) to pursue their passions in life and take action to make their dreams a reality. Your hosts Eva Karpman (currently 7-years-old in 2nd grade) and mom Olga Karpman interview world-class performers who do what they love and live their dreams each and every day.
Greeking Out: From National Geographic Kids features fun Greek mythology tales. Families can enjoy listening to tales of heroes and monsters. Each episode is an adventure filled with Greek gods, sea creatures, and flaming chariots. This goes along with the website and the book series Zeus the Mighty which you can borrow at the library!
The Past and the Curious: Comedic actors performing little-known stories from history
Warrior Kids: an interactive podcast that is a celebration of everything Indigenous! Warrior kids shares Indigenous cultures and values so that kids can learn about what it means to be strong, healthy and compassionate warriors for themselves, their families, communities and Nations.
YAI: YAI Podcast stands for Young and Indigenous – Tribal youth creating an outlet to express opinions, voice ideas and concerns, and share stories that have been, until now, untold.
Science:
Brains On! : An award-winning audio show for kids and families. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world.
But Why? A show led by curious kids. They ask the questions and we find the answers. It’s a big interesting world out there. On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end of the world.
Tumble Science Podcast for kids: Tumble, the podcast for the whole family about scientific discoveries.
Tumble en Español: Tumble en Español es una versión en tu idioma de Tumble, el podcast para toda la familia sobre descubrimientos científicos.
Wow in the World : Hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz guide curious kids and their grown-ups on a journey into the wonders of the world around them.
Books and Stories:
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian Podcast: Serialized sci-fi story about the interplanetary adventures of Finn Caspian. Now a book series! Borrow it here!
The Book of Life: A podcast about Jewish children’s literature
Bookclub for Kids: A 20-minute podcast where middle graders talk about books with host Kitty Felde.
Circle Round: Story podcast from WBUR
Flyest Fables: critically acclaimed audio drama that is hope-punk fantasy for the 21st century centering on black and brown protagonists who encounter a magical book with their name mysteriously engraved on the cover and get immersed in a fable that’s more than it seems upon first glance!
Stories Podcast: The stories range from retellings of fairy tales like Snow White to classic stories like Peter Rabbit and original works. Everything is G rated and safe for all ages.
Story Pirates: Story Pirates is a group of world-class actors, comedians, improvisers and musicians who adapt stories written by kids into sketch comedy and musical theater.
Storynory: New stories, classic fairy tales and original poems, myths, and adventures
What If World Podcast: Mr. Eric tell wacky stories inspired by your questions! Call to leave a voicemail at 205-605-WHAT and be featured on the show.
Songs and Music:
Classics for Kids: Introduces listeners to different composers, often taking several episodes to study specific pieces or aspects of a composer’s work. The site also offers lesson plans, games, and other activities to supplement the show. K-5
Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl: Weekly music show for the whole family
Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child: Music that kids will love and parents won’t hate, including music from They Might be Giants and other bands
Podcasts for Middle School-Aged Children
The Allusionist: Explore the English language, with all its oddities and lots of humor..
Rebel Girls: A fairy tale podcast about the extraordinary women who inspire us.
Star Talk Radio: Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about all things space: stars, planets, humans in space and interviews interesting people.
Stuff You Missed in History Class: Part of the Stuff Media (“HowStuffWorks”) is the world’s leading for-profit publisher of podcasts. With more than 25 shows, including Stuff You Should Know, Stuff You Missed in History Class, Atlanta Monster and now Cabinet of Curiosities, the Stuff Media team reaches audiences on every platform where podcasts are consumed, with a library of over 10,000 episodes and well over 1 billion downloads.
Short & Curly – ABC Radio ethics podcast for children and their parents, with questions and ideas about animals, technology, school, pop culture and the future.
Welcome to Night Vale: In the style of community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, featuring local weather, news, announcements from the Sheriff’s Secret Police, mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, and cultural events.
Podcasts for Parents.
Good Inside with Dr. Becky Clinical psychologist and mom of 3, Becky Kennedy tackles tough parenting questions in this weekly podcast.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts with Susan Cain: Susan Cain, bestselling author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking hosts this ten-part weekly series on parenting and teaching introverted children. Susan will dive into why quiet kids are unique and require different parenting and teaching methods.
Unruffled (Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury) : Each episode addresses a reader’s parenting issue. Janet is an author and guest lecturer. She has written No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline without Shame and Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting.
Podcasts for Teachers
The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast Bite-sized podcast episodes by Vicki Davis that can be completed in the time it takes to refill your coffee mug. Inspiration, reflection, and commiseration never sounded this fun.
Cult of Pedagogy Teaching strategies, classroom management, education reform, educational technology — if it has something to do with teaching, educator Jennifer Gonzalez is talking about it. On the podcast, Gonzalez interviews educators, students, administrators and parents about the psychological and social dynamics of school, trade secrets, and other juicy things you’ll never learn in a textbook.
Directories and Reviews
Kids Listen: A group of podcasts just for children that continues to add new members
PBS Kids Podcasts: Designed for family listening, this group of podcasts feature your favorite PBS Kids characters.