The following is a list of children's podcasts.
Podcast | Year | Subgenre | Recommended Age | Starring, Narrator(s), or Host(s) | Produced by | Ref |
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What If World | 2016–present | Stories | Eric O'Keeffe | Independent | [1] | |
Girl Tales | 2017–present | Stories | Independent | [1] | ||
Calm Kids Podcast | 2017–2020 | Stories | 8 to 11 | Lucie and Charlotte | Kids Listen | [1] |
Aaron’s World | 2016–2018 | Stories | Mike Meraz | Independent | [1] | |
Wow in the World | 2017–present | Educational | Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz | Tinkercast | [1] | |
Smash Boom Best | 2018–present | Educational | American Public Media | [1] | ||
Animal Sound Safari | 2018–2019 | Educational | Lawrence Gunatilaka and Laura Jean McKay | ABC Radio | [1] | |
Pants on Fire | Educational | Gen Z Media | [1] | |||
Soundwalks | 2020–present | Meditation | Timepoint Ensemble | [1] | ||
Bedtime Explorers | 2017–2020 | Meditation | Kinderling Kids Radio | [1] | ||
Peace Out | 2020–present | Meditation | Chanel Tsang | Independent | [1] | |
Ear Snacks | 2015–present | Music | Andrew & Polly | Independent | [1] | |
Noodle Loaf | 2018–present | Music | Dan Saks | Independent | [1] | |
The Music Box | Music | [1] | ||||
Classical Kids Storytime | 2018–present | Music | American Public Media | [1] | ||
Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child | 2005–present | Music | PRX | [1] | ||
Stories Podcast | 2014–present | Stories | All ages | Amanda Weldin and Dan Hinds | Wondery | [2] |
Purple Rocket Podcast | 2017–present | Stories | Greg Webb | Independent | [2] | |
Circle Round | 2018–present | Stories | Ages 4 to 10 | Various voice actors | WBUR | [2] |
Story Pirates | 2013–present | Stories | Middle-grade kids | Billy Eichner, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dax Shepard, Bowen Yang, Claire Danes, John Oliver, and Lake Bell | Story Pirates Studios | [2] |
Story Seeds | 2020–present | Stories | Ages 6 to 12 | Betsy Bird | Literary Safari | [2] |
Fierce Girls | 2018–present | Stories | Age 7 | Amy Shark, Yael Stone, Dame Quentin Bryce, Claudia Karvan, Turia Pitt, Stephanie Gilmore, and Leah Purcell | ABC Radio | [2] |
Planet Storytime | 2019–present | Stories | Thomas Mitchell & Paxton Stanley | Independent | [2] | |
Brains On | 2013–present | Science | "Slightly older kids" | Molly Bloom | American Public Media | [2] |
Warrior Kid Podcast | 2018–present | Health | Ages 8 and up | Jocko Willink | Jocko DEFCOR Network | [2] |
But Why | 2016–present | Educational | "Slightly older kids" | Jane Lindholm | Vermont Public Radio | [2] |
Live From Mount Olympus | 2021–present | Myths | Rachel Chavkin and Zhailon Levingston | Onassis Foundation and TRAX Network from PRX | [2] | |
Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl | 2020–present | Music | Dave Loftin | Independent | [2] | |
Earth Rangers | 2018–present | Educational | "Slightly older kids" | Gen-Z Media | [2] | |
Molly of Denali | 2019–present | Stories | PBS Kids | [2] | ||
Eleanor Amplified | 2016–2020 | Adventure | Terry Gross | WHYY | [2] | |
The Story Store | Stories | [3] | ||||
Tai Asks Why | Educational | [3] | ||||
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian | Stories | [3] | ||||
Wow in the World | Educational | [3] | ||||
Smash Boom Best | Educational | [3] | ||||
The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel | Stories | [4] | ||||
Two Whats and a Wow! | Educational | [4] | ||||
Radiolab for Kids | Educational | [4] | ||||
The Show About Science | Educational | [4] | ||||
Chompers | Activities | Gimlet Media | [4] | |||
Best Day Yet | Activities | [4] | ||||
Peace Out | Activities | [4] | ||||
The Music Box | Music | [4] | ||||
Story Pirates | Stories | [5] | ||||
Dream Big | Educational | [5] | ||||
Sesame Street Podcast | Educational | [5] | ||||
Pickle | Educational | [5] | ||||
ExtraBLURT | Interactive | [5] | ||||
Bedtime Explorers | Stories | [5] | ||||
Noodleloaf | Music | [6] | ||||
Spare the Rock Spoil the Child | Music | [6] | ||||
The Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl | Music | [6] | ||||
Ear Snacks | Educational | [6] | ||||
The Past & the Curious | Educational | [6] | ||||
Book Club for Kids | Educational | [6] | ||||
Five Minutes With Dad | Educational | [6] | ||||
Tumble | Science | [6] | ||||
Short & Curly | Science | [6] | ||||
The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd | Stories | [6] | ||||
Julie’s Library: Story Time with Julie Andrews | Stories | [6] | ||||
Mystery Recipe Podcast | Interactive | [6] | ||||
The Big Fib | Interactive | [6] | ||||
The Two Princes | Stories | Tweens | [7] | |||
This American Life | Educational | Teens | [7] | |||
KidNuz | Educational | [7] | ||||
Story Time | Stories | Preschoolers and little kids | [7] | |||
Be Calm on Ahway Island | 2017–present | Stories, Meditation | 3 to 10 | Sheep Jam Productions | [7] | |
Flyest Fables | Big kids and tweens | [7] | ||||
Welcome to Night Vale | Teens | [7] | ||||
Stuff You Should Know | Teens | [7] | ||||
All Songs Considered | Teens | [7] | ||||
Unspookable | 2018 - present | Educational | Ages 8 and up | Elise Parisian, Nate DuFort, Ellenor Riley-Condit | Soundsington Media | [8] [9] |
Storynory | [10] | |||||
Curlee Girlee's Crackin' the Kid Code | [11] | |||||
Everything Under The Sun | [12] | |||||
Super Great Kids' Stories | Stories | [12] | ||||
Home School Hub | Educational | [12] | ||||
Brains On! | Science | [12] | ||||
The Week Junior Show | [12] | |||||
This Podcast Has Fleas | 2017 | Stories | Jay Pharoah, Emily Lynne, Eugene Mirman, Alec Baldwin | WNYC Studios | [13] | |
Little Stories for Tiny People | 2015–present | Stories | Toddlers and little kids | Rhea Pechter | Independent | [13] |
The Past and the Curious | [14] | |||||
Six Minutes | 2018–present | Gen-Z Media, Wondery, and PRX | [15] | |||
Reach: A Space Podcast for Kids | 2020–present | Educational | Brian Holden, Meredith Stepien | Soundsington Media | [16] | |
David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast | 2019 | Music | 7 to 12 | David Walliams | Classic FM | [17] |
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