List of children's podcasts

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The following is a list of children's podcasts.

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PodcastYearSubgenreRecommended AgeStarring, Narrator(s), or Host(s)Produced byRef
What If World2016–presentStoriesEric O'KeeffeIndependent [1]
Girl Tales2017–presentStoriesIndependent [1]
Calm Kids Podcast2017–2020Stories8 to 11Lucie and CharlotteKids Listen [1]
Aaron’s World2016–2018StoriesMike MerazIndependent [1]
Wow in the World 2017–presentEducationalMindy Thomas and Guy RazTinkercast [1]
Smash Boom Best2018–presentEducational American Public Media [1]
Animal Sound Safari2018–2019EducationalLawrence Gunatilaka and Laura Jean McKay ABC Radio [1]
Pants on FireEducationalGen Z Media [1]
Soundwalks2020–presentMeditationTimepoint Ensemble [1]
Bedtime Explorers2017–2020Meditation Kinderling Kids Radio [1]
Peace Out2020–presentMeditationChanel TsangIndependent [1]
Ear Snacks2015–presentMusicAndrew & PollyIndependent [1]
Noodle Loaf2018–presentMusicDan SaksIndependent [1]
The Music BoxMusic [1]
Classical Kids Storytime2018–presentMusic American Public Media [1]
Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child2005–presentMusic PRX [1]
Stories Podcast2014–presentStoriesAll agesAmanda Weldin and Dan Hinds Wondery [2]
Purple Rocket Podcast2017–presentStoriesGreg WebbIndependent [2]
Circle Round2018–presentStoriesAges 4 to 10Various voice actors WBUR [2]
Story Pirates 2013–presentStoriesMiddle-grade kidsBilly Eichner, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dax Shepard, Bowen Yang, Claire Danes, John Oliver, and Lake BellStory Pirates Studios [2]
Story Seeds2020–presentStoriesAges 6 to 12Betsy BirdLiterary Safari [2]
Fierce Girls2018–presentStoriesAge 7Amy Shark, Yael Stone, Dame Quentin Bryce, Claudia Karvan, Turia Pitt, Stephanie Gilmore, and Leah Purcell ABC Radio [2]
Planet Storytime2019–presentStoriesThomas Mitchell & Paxton StanleyIndependent [2]
Brains On2013–presentScience"Slightly older kids"Molly Bloom American Public Media [2]
Warrior Kid Podcast2018–presentHealthAges 8 and upJocko WillinkJocko DEFCOR Network [2]
But Why2016–presentEducational"Slightly older kids"Jane Lindholm Vermont Public Radio [2]
Live From Mount Olympus 2021–presentMythsRachel Chavkin and Zhailon Levingston Onassis Foundation and TRAX Network from PRX [2]
Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl2020–presentMusicDave LoftinIndependent [2]
Earth Rangers2018–presentEducational"Slightly older kids"Gen-Z Media [2]
Molly of Denali2019–presentStories PBS Kids [2]
Eleanor Amplified 2016–2020AdventureTerry Gross WHYY [2]
The Story StoreStories [3]
Tai Asks WhyEducational [3]
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian Stories [3]
Wow in the WorldEducational [3]
Smash Boom BestEducational [3]
The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel Stories [4]
Two Whats and a Wow!Educational [4]
Radiolab for KidsEducational [4]
The Show About ScienceEducational [4]
ChompersActivitiesGimlet Media [4]
Best Day YetActivities [4]
Peace OutActivities [4]
The Music BoxMusic [4]
Story PiratesStories [5]
Dream BigEducational [5]
Sesame Street PodcastEducational [5]
PickleEducational [5]
ExtraBLURTInteractive [5]
Bedtime ExplorersStories [5]
NoodleloafMusic [6]
Spare the Rock Spoil the ChildMusic [6]
The Saturday Morning Cereal BowlMusic [6]
Ear SnacksEducational [6]
The Past & the CuriousEducational [6]
Book Club for KidsEducational [6]
Five Minutes With Dad2014–presentEducational2-12Pavlos Pavlidis, Angela Pavlidis, and Nick PavlidisIndependent [6]
TumbleScience [6]
Short & CurlyScience [6]
The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd Stories [6]
Julie’s Library: Story Time with Julie AndrewsStories [6]
Mystery Recipe PodcastInteractive [6]
The Big FibInteractive [6]
The Two Princes StoriesTweens [7]
This American Life EducationalTeens [7]
KidNuzEducational [7]
Story TimeStoriesPreschoolers and little kids [7]
Be Calm on Ahway Island2017–presentStories, Meditation3 to 10Sheep 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]
Unspookable2018–presentEducationalAges 8 and upElise Parisian, Nate DuFort, Ellenor Riley-ConditSoundsington Media [8] [9]
Storynory [10]
Curlee Girlee's Crackin' the Kid Code [11]
Everything Under The Sun [12]
Super Great Kids' StoriesStories [12]
Home School HubEducational [12]
Brains On!Science [12]
The Week Junior Show [12]
This Podcast Has Fleas2017StoriesJay Pharoah, Emily Lynne, Eugene Mirman, Alec BaldwinWNYC Studios [13]
Little Stories for Tiny People2015–presentStoriesToddlers and little kidsRhea PechterIndependent [13]
The Past and the Curious [14]
Six Minutes 2018–presentGen-Z Media, Wondery, and PRX [15]
Reach: A Space Podcast for Kids 2020–presentEducationalBrian Holden, Meredith StepienSoundsington Media [16]
David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast 2019Music7 to 12 David Walliams Classic FM [17]
Once Upon A Crescent: Muslim Kid's Podcast [18] 2020Stories4 + Mrs. Hashimi Mrs. Hashimi [19]

See also

References

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