40 Best Educational Podcasts for Kids (and Teachers) – 2025

June 8, 2025

Looking for a way to foster your child’s imagination, spend time together, and spur new conversations? It’s time to dive into the world of podcasts with your kiddos! The best podcasts for kids—and for your kid, specifically—will have to do with their interests, likes, age group, and attention span. What do they want to learn about? What excites them? And what kinds of topics get you talking together?

To help you find the best educational podcasts, best storytelling podcasts, and best science podcasts for kids, we’ve collected 40 of the most-loved shows for young listeners. From science to history to stories and more, these 40 podcasts for kids will have you listening together in the car, on the couch, and beyond. Here’s to finding your kid’s new favorite podcast!

40 Best Educational Podcasts for Kids (and Teachers)

1) Molly from Denali

Complete with games, videos, and activities, this original PBS production about a young girl in Denali, Alaska, is one of the most popular podcasts for kids. There are three seasons of episodes that will have your kiddo exploring a (potentially) new world through Molly’s home, school, and friends.

2) Pinkalicious & Peteriffic

Another fantastic PBS standout, Pinkalicious & Peteriffic is a podcast in which two young kids play, sing along, and invite you to dance with them to their favorite songs. They do imaginative, creative play, and the podcast comes with the same suite of games, videos, and accompanying activities.

3) Odd Squadcast

The Odd Squadcast follows from the PBS television show The Odd Squad, and it’s the place for all “Odd Squad agents” to get “the latest news.” If your kids are fans of the show, they’ll love tuning into the podcast, too.

4) Girls Tale

A podcast that promises a “feminist take on classic fairytales,” Girls Tale features stories where the damsels are definitively not in distress. Each show is a radio play that takes listeners into a fully realized world. New shows are released every Monday.

5) What If World

Has your kiddo ever asked you an endless stream of “what if” questions? What if the world ends? What if I never eat again? Or what if grandma comes back from the dead? Well, you’re in luck. In What If World, host Mr. Eric takes on a kid-listener’s “What if?” question each week—and delivers an in-depth answer.

6) Six Minutes

In short, six-minute episodes, the mystery of Holiday unfolds when she’s found floating in the waters around Alaska with no memory. This is an award-winning podcast that has captured listeners who love to unravel a good secret.

7) Remy’s Life… Interrupted

Remy’s Life… Interrupted was born during the pandemic. Remy, an 11-year-old, documents her life in quarantine while talking about mysteries, her family, and what it’s like to experience the major interruption of quarantine as a young person. If your kids are looking to process what happened in quarantine, this might be the podcast for you.

8) Discovering Dad

Jess and Corey thought their dad was just anxious and overprotective. But when they get thrown into a grand adventure, they discover that their father used to be a daring archaeologist with an exciting past. Together, they overcome obstacles, find hidden treasures, and create a new way forward for their family.

9) The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian

For the space-loving kid in your life, check out Finn Caspian. He’s just 8 years old, but he lives on an international space station. With his friends, he helps aliens, explores new planets, and protects the space station. Time to blast off into a new episode!

10) The Big Fib

The Big Fib used to be called “Pants on Fire,” and it deals in liars and the lying lies they tell. Now a show on Disney+, The Big Fib teaches kids how to discern fact from fake. It pits child judges against a real expert on a subject and a “liar” there to throw them off the scent. The kids have to figure out who is telling the truth—all in the name of helping children sharpen their critical thinking skills. Now, we just need one for adults!

11) Nice to Meet You

This super silly show will have you and your young one giggling. The premise is this: Professor Burkhead lives on a space station high above Earth. Each week, he uses a special machine to pair up two unlikely creatures for conversation, debate, and to learn about one another. What do a porcupine and a ballerina have in common? You’ll have to listen to find out!

12) The Rez

At its heart, The Rez is a show about kindness. Underneath, there’s an action-packed story about two strange friends trying to stop an evil A.I. They learn that their “utopic-seeming” futuristic world is actually very hollow when they find a special phone that lets them communicate with kids of today who teach them about “actual friends” and “just hanging out not doing much.” Perfect for understanding how to be grateful for what’s great and what’s right in front of us.

13) Earth Rangers

Calling all nature lovers! Earth Rangers follows Earth Ranger Emma as she finds out fascinating new animal facts while traveling the world. Emma also confronts misconceptions about the climate and Earth in general and debunks them with science.

14) But Why

If, on the list of inexhaustible questions that your kids ask you, also exists a persistent, “But why?” then you’ve got to stream this podcast. The show is led by kids’ questions and curiosities, and our hosts tackle the responses. Recent episodes include, “Who invented emoji?” “Why do walruses look so weird?” and “Do atoms never touch?” Submit your kids’ questions on the site, too!

15) Peace Out

When it’s time to chill out and find some peace, turn on Peace Out. This podcast features short stories and guided meditations to help your listeners tune into the here and now.

16) Soundwalks

Who doesn’t love a rich audio landscape that ports them to another space and time? Surely your young ones are on board with a little bit of deep imagination time. And Soundwalks makes difficult concepts come alive for kids through these sound explorations of place. Frustration takes us to the Rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Happy Alone to the Alaskan Mountains. Where will your kid’s discovery take you?

17) Calm Kids

Calm Kids is a podcast of stories by kids, for kids. It features calming, relatable narratives that will soothe your youngster, whether it’s bedtime or just time to chill out and divert their attention to something more tranquil.

18) Quentin and Alfie’s ABC Adventures

What better way to up your kid’s literacy than with a podcast? Early learners will benefit from Quentin and Alfie’s adventures into the alphabet, exploring letter sounds, singing songs, and meeting new friends along the way.

19) Smologies

Daytime Emmy Award-winning science correspondent Alie Ward takes young learners inside her enthusiastic searches for in-depth information on fascinating topics. Episodes like SOIL, POOP, MARS, and EGGS will have your kiddos asking to listen to “one more episode” while they learn.

20) Stuff You Should Know

Stuff You Should Know has been around for a remarkable 17 years. Your kids are probably younger than the show itself! While not directly made for children, Stuff You Should Know is a family-friendly podcast that dives into, well, all the stuff you should know about! If you’re ever worried about a topic (let’s say, fentanyl, for example), take a listen on your own first. Or, just skip to something lighter, like the “We Got to Sesame Street” episode.

21) Home School History

Home School History isn’t just for the homeschooled. The lessons bring a range of pertinent historical topics to life. Check out the episodes on Cleopatra, Pocahontas, and the Battle of Hastings, among many others.

22) Wow in the World

Celebrated podcasters Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas explore exciting topics alongside new friends in this “cartoon for the ears.”

23) Dear Hank and John

Author of beloved young adult books The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down John Green and his brother Hank produce this weekly humor podcast about death. Better for slightly older kids, fans of Green’s books or the brothers’ other YouTube videos will find themselves at home here.

24) What the Duck?!

A radio show created by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, this podcast follows Dr. Ann Jones as she explores “unusual elements” of the world around us—particularly the world down under!

25) Tai Asks Why

Tai Poole is a curious young podcast host who takes his peer-aged listeners along for the ride as he explores fascinating topics about the world. He might interview a NASA expert or just his little brother—either way, the episodes will have your kiddos feeling like they, too, can ask big questions.

26) Radio Rookies

Radio Rookies gives the microphone to young podcasters who create podcast stories about their lives and their communities. The show is produced by WNYC, so the episodes are NYC-based, but the podcast website contains a helpful page to help instructors teach students to tell stories about their own communities.

27) Chemistry for Your Life

Chemist Melissa and non-chemist Jam explore topics that your kid might be curious about from the world around them. Likely for more advanced listeners, this show tackles topics like, “What is the ozone layer?” “What is rust?” and “Why do airplanes make you gassy?”

28) Brains On!

American Public Media presents this science podcast for kids, featuring recent episodes about how weather stations work, all about trees, and how bruises and scars work.

29) Smash Boom Best

This debate show, also presented by American Public Media, is a sibling to Brains On! The podcast takes two divergent topics, smashes them together, and lets listeners decide who wins. The show is one way to teach kids how to defend their arguments.

30) The Past and the Curious

The Past and the Curious is a passion project from Kentucky-based museum curator and educator Mick Sullivan. Through monthly episodes, Mick unearths amazing and seldom-heard stories from history, in a fun, contextual way.

31) Ooh, You’re in Trouble

Tweens, parents, and educators will love this podcast, which details what has happened when people have broken the rules. The podcast teaches growing kids about how to deal with consequences in a healthy way.

32) Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Science is like a kid-friendly Radio Lab. It explores topics like “Was There Ever Nothing?” and “What If Trees Didn’t Exist?” Kids record and submit their questions and the hosts contact real-world scientists to explain the answers in kid-friendly ways. I gave it a listen myself, and learned a lot, even as a full-grown adult!

33) Twenty Thousand Hertz

This family-friendly podcast isn’t necessarily directed at kids, but its contents will have your young listeners captivated. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes deep dive into some of the most famous sounds in our lives today, like the Netflix “tuh-tum,” the sounds that dogs and cats make, and even the sounds and voices inside of the popular kids’ show Bluey.

34) Circle Round

Get ready to go to sleep or find a peaceful moment in your kiddo’s day with Circle Round. This WBUR show tells classic folk and fairy tales in new ways, for kids from “3–103,” the podcast says.

35) Story Pirates

Story Pirates is a really cool podcast to teach your kids about storytelling. They take stories written by kids and discuss them in the same way they would in a writers’ room before turning the stories into sketch comedy and fun songs.

36) Eleanor Amplified

Eleanor Amplified is a world-famous radio reporter who takes kids of all ages on with her as she outwits villains and faces adventures as she looks for her next big scoop. Produced by WHYY in Philadelphia, the show is recommended for kids ages 8–12, but able to be enjoyed by anyone.

37) The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd

This radio drama has been around since 2004. It’s definitely the oldest podcast on our list! So, if your kids fall in love with these feature stories that offer a fun twist on “old-time radio” stories, you’ll have no shortage of new episodes to listen to!

38) Noodle Loaf

Noodle Loaf is a music education podcast that teaches kids in an interactive way. Learn fun new music, engage with different movement activities, and play the day away with rhythm games.

39) Jamming on the Job

Jamming on the Job is a podcast for kids ages 4–8. The show is hosted by Christina Sanabria and Andrés Salguero, the Latin Grammy Award-winning kids’ music duo known as 123 Andrés, and Grammy-nominated musician Pierce Freelon, known as BoomBox. The podcast has a cool concept: tour the country with these musicians and meet someone with a different job in every episode. As the musicians learn about that person and their job, they make up a new song about it.

40) Mystery Recipe

America’s Test Kitchen isn’t just for adults anymore. Now your children can learn to cook with some of the basic rules of science at their disposal. Plus, get kid-friendly recipes right to your inbox with their newsletter. Let’s get cookin’!

Looking for Other Great Ways to Educate and Entertain Kids?

If you’re looking for other great ways to entertain kids while they learn, build their curiosities, and pass the time together in a constructive way, check out College Transitions’ other helpful lists:

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Brittany Borghi

After earning a BA in Journalism and an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from the University of Iowa, Brittany spent five years as a full-time lecturer in the Rhetoric Department at the University of Iowa. Additionally, she’s held previous roles as a researcher, full-time daily journalist, and book editor. Brittany’s work has been featured in The Iowa Review, The Hopkins Review, and the Pittsburgh City Paper, among others, and she was also a 2021 Pushcart Prize nominee.