11: "Best Podcasts for Kids" Week

Welcome to episode 11! It covers the week of December 16 - 20, 2019.

Each week on this podcast, we’ll share the information that's within the newsletter put out by EarBuds Podcast Collective. EBPC is a listening movement. We send a weekly email with a theme and 5 podcast episodes on that theme, and each week is curated by a different person. Anyone can curate a list -- just reach out!

We partner with Inside Podcasting to bring you the week’s top podcast news stories. Written by Skye Pillsbury, Inside Podcasting is a thrice weekly email newsletter that covers the podcast world. We’ll be reading 3-5 news stories each week.

This week's theme comes to us from Maggie McGuire (CEO and founder of Pinna Audio) and is called *Best Podcasts for Kids.* Maggie chose 5 podcast episodes that fit within that theme. Listen in to learn about why Maggie chose this theme, the episodes, and more.


Podcasts explored this week:

MONDAY: Story Pirates - Glowy and the Friend Adventure/The Big Chance (feat. Jeremy Sisto) - 37 minutes

This podcast is pure fun. If you are a fan of sketch comedy and musicals, then this podcast brings both together in half-hour episodes that are silly, wacky, filled with music and always surprising. A BIG bonus is that the ideas for each episode are written by kids who submit them to the Story Pirates in the hopes of seeing their stories brought to life by a troupe of professional actors, storytellers and comedians.


TUESDAY: Brains On! - The Secrets of the Spectacular Spacesuit - 37 minutes

This is a must-listen podcast for curious kids. Every episode delves into why and how things work, where
things come from and so much more. The topics are wide-ranging which makes it great for any kid!
They can learn how elevators work to the design ideas behind roller coasters and why some of us feel
sick when we're riding them and on and on and Brains, On!


WEDNESDAY: Mother Tongue with Sirine - Italian - 7 minutes

This podcast takes listeners around the world to learn new words in new languages in every episode.
Listeners will learn about culture, music, food and language and are encouraged to respond to host
Sirine's calls to sing, speak and repeat throughout each episode. Languages learned include Italian, Koori, Hindi, Arabic, Samoan and many more. Storytelling, song and music help reinforce the new words learned and expand listeners understanding of global cultures.


THURSDAY: Hero Hotel - The Side King - 24 minutes

In this fiction, comedy adventure podcast, listeners meet Chet Zebrowski who works at his Grandma
Zee's hotel for superheroes. When trash monsters, glam-rock singers and static-electric villains invade the hotel - all while the heroes are on vacation and unwilling to lift a finger - it's up to Chet and his super-power cat Boomer to save the day. This podcast is packed with everything kids love - superheroes, villians who need to be stopped, big laughs, cliffhangers, talking cats and more. This is laugh out loud
funny and a perfect co-listening pick for both kids and adults.

FRIDAY: Animal Sound Safari - The Luckiest Cat in the World - 18 minutes

Kids love animals and this podcast is delightful and chock-full of animal facts - along with some weird,
wacky and slightly gross facts (they very kind kids will love!). Listeners find out all about the luckiest cat
in the world, how sloths go from slackers to superstars and what odd noises cute, fluffy koalas make.
This podcast also takes listeners around the globe and slips in cool facts about habitats and the
geographical locations where each animal lives. Get your imagination binoculars out for this listening
expedition!


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