Elementary Podcasts

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This funny program covers a range of topics by talking to actual kids as well as experts, providing thoughtful fun for young ones and their grown-ups. Best for: Preschoolers and little kids

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Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round is a podcast that adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 4 to 10.

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Each week, a kid faces down two grown-ups, one an honest-to-goodness true expert, the other, well, a dirty, rotten liar! Featuring real kid contestants and a hilarious sound-effects-generating robot. Ages 6-10.

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This series takes ridiculous "what if" questions submitted by young listeners and turns them into a new story every two weeks. Best for: all ages.

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The latest news in science and technology that's enjoyable for kids and informative for grown-ups. Best for: All ages

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This podcast takes kid-submitted science questions and answers them with the help of experts.

Best for: Kids and tweens

New podcast from Grace Lin. Grace and a guest author answer a kid's question, and of course, add some cool writing related fun!