MASHUPS - by Kids Listen

This season finale has a few games for you to play along with, and they are all about ears. That’s because our Kids Listen friends are none other than Ear Snack’s Andrew & Polly mashed up with Little News Ears’ Dan Buck, Genesis and little Addie. Ears - a perfectly sound season finale topic with lots of fun gunk to explore. We start off with a highlight they each share showcasing their mash-up partner’s pod, and end with a personal contribution created just for your listening ears. 

Mashups is a podcast that introduces you to some of our talented Kids Listen friends:

Ear Snacks

Little News Ears

Music: Melly & Miss Lynn

Produced & hosted by Tal Kelly 

These two storytellers turned this episode of Mashups into a spontaneous spectacle. Dorktales Storytime voice actor Jonathan Cormur joins forces with Stories for Wonderful Children’s Dan Wendelin. Together they improv their way to a wonderfully dorky story made just for you. We start off with a highlight they each share showcasing their mash-up partner’s pod, and end with a personal contribution created just for you listeners. 

Mashups is a podcast that introduces you to some of our talented Kids Listen friends:

Dorktales Storytime

Stories for Wonderful Children

Music: Melly & Miss Lynn

Produced & hosted by Tal Kelly 

On this episode of Mashups you will meet two podcasts that are passionate about our kids’ future. Join Kids Pod’s Aimee Chan and Jack to the future’s Jack as we play a game of scattergories. We start off with a highlight they each share showcasing their mash-up partner’s pod, and end with a personal contribution created just for you listeners.

Mashups is a podcast that introduces you to some of our talented Kids Listen friends:

Kids Pod

Jack To The Future

Music: Melly & Miss Lynn

Produced & hosted by Tal Kelly 

Meet two engaging podcasts that invite you to be on their shows. Join us for a sound guessing game with Mystery Recipe’s Molly Birnbaum and Chad Chenail and At Your Level’s Ari Kelly, Chloe Wesson, Swara Viswanath and our Mashups host (and Ari's mom), Tal Kelly. We start off with a highlight they each share showcasing their mash-up partner’s pod, and end with a personal contribution created just for you listeners. 

Mashups is a podcast that introduces you to some of our talented Kids Listen friends:

Mystery Recipe

At Your Level

Music: Melly & Miss Lynn

Produced & hosted by Tal Kelly 

These two podcasts teach us a lot about ourselves, through our past and through the foods we eat. The Past and the Curious’ Mick Sullivan joins us for a mashup game of ‘fun facts’ along with Hannah Fordin and Harry Rosenblum of Time for Lunch. Harry’s kids Moxie and Frank join in the fun; we hope you will too. We start off with a highlight they each share showcasing their mash-up partner’s pod, and end with a personal contribution created just for you listeners.  Mashups is a podcast that introduces you to some of our talented Kids Listen friends:

The Past and The Curious

Time For Lunch

Mick's new book I See Lincoln's Underpants

& of course The Meatshower book

Fun episode with Mick & WIW's Mr. Eric

The Heritage Network

Music: Melly & Miss Lynn

Produced & hosted by Tal Kelly

Meet two mindfulness podcasts. Our friends Noah of Like You and Marjorie of Best Day Yet, along with her kids North and Amelie join us. What kind of game do you think we could play with two mindfulness podcasts? We start off with a highlight they each share showcasing their mash-up partner’s pod, and end with a personal contribution created just for you listeners.  Mashups is a podcast that introduces you to some of our talented Kids Listen friends:

Like You

Best Day Yet

Music: Melly & Miss Lynn

Produced & hosted by Tal Kelly 

It’s time to have more kids on our show! Katie Stone, Executive Producer of The Children’s Hour brings some of her crew to join Emma and Xavier of Curious Conversations. We had a lot of fun playing together, we hope you’ll join us and play along. We start off with a highlight they each share showcasing their mash-up partner’s pod, and end with a personal contribution created just for you listeners. 

Mashups is a podcast that introduces you to some of our talented Kids Listen friends:

The Children's Hour

Curious Conversations

Music: Melly & Miss Lynn

Produced & hosted by Tal Kelly 

Do you love stories? In this episode you meet two inspiring tale tellers. Our friends Rebecca Cunnigham Executive Producer and Host of Girl Tales and Kathleen Pelley - Author, Scottish Storyteller and Speaker are challenged in a storytelling game of idioms. Would you like to take a turn of phrase yourself? See if you can try out this challenging mashup game with your family.

Here's a list of idioms in case you'd like to play too.

Mashups is a podcast that introduces you to some of our talented Kids Listen friends:

Girl Tales

Journey with Story

Music: Melly & Miss Lynn

Produced & hosted by Tal Kelly 

Meet two news podcasts. Would you rather play reporter and ask the questions or be in the spotlight? We thought it might be fun for you to play along with how news is made. Our friends Leela and Lyndee of Newsy Pooloozi have news of their own - they had to change their name! Join us as The Ten News’ curator and producer Tracy Leads Kaplan asks the hard-hitting questions. We also invited The Ten News’ Bethany Van Delft to represent! We start off with a highlight they each share showcasing their mash-up partner’s pod, and end with a personal contribution created just for you listeners. Mashups is a podcast that introduces you to some of our talented Kids Listen friends: The Ten News

Newsy Pooloozi

Music: Melly & Miss Lynn

Produced & hosted by Tal Kelly 

Meet two smart podcasts that make learning fun! The Good Words Podcast’s Lynn and Cool Facts About Animals’ Ali and her kids Grady, Clara & Teddy bring their collective wit, acumen and phat lexicon to the table. See if you can play along and test your knowledge of words used to describe groups of different animals. We start off with a highlight they each share showcasing their mash-up partner’s pod, and end with a personal contribution created just for you listeners. 

Mashups is a podcast that introduces you to some of our talented Kids Listen friends:

Cool Facts About Animals

The Good Words Podcast

Music: Melly & Miss Lynn

Produced & hosted by Tal Kelly 

In this episode, we hear from Jonathan Cormur, host and storyteller of the Dorktales Storytime Podcast. Travel back in time to listen to “The Dorktales Broadcasting System” radio broadcast about the life of Hedy Lamarr! Who knew that Hollywood’s famous film star from the 1930s and 40s was one of the most brilliant minds of her time? Adored by the public as “the most beautiful woman in the world,” Hedy Lamarr’s real talent was technological innovation and invention—from light up dog collars and updated stop lights to aircraft wing design. Her crowning achievement—frequency-hopping—is what makes cell phones, GPS, Bluetooth and wi-fi networks possible. 

After you listen, we’ll challenge you to use your imagination in an activity inspired by Hedy Lamarr’s curiosity  and passion for invention.

Now let’s listen to the story and learn more about this amazing hero of history!

Do you like to say the words, Activity Books? Do you like all the puzzles and games found in Activity Books? Then you'll love comedy musician Mike Phirman's new album titled, "Activity Books".  In this episode you'll get to hear one of the songs from his new EP, "Word Search/Vacuum", featuring the voice of Weird Al Yankovich, and you'll get to hear our funny and fabulous interview with Mike about how he became famous and about his unfortunate experience with a vacuum. Buttons & Figs kids will also share ways to wordplay, inspired by this fabulous album. https://buttonsandfigs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/buttons_figs_activity_ep_7_111516.pdf

What’s more fun than playing video games?  Listening to this video games episode of course!  Ari interviews [minecraft.net]Minecraft’s Rebecca Gordius, plays out some “would you rather” scenarios in the Virtual Beastro and nerds out about how video games affect us.  We packed lots of fun segments for you to play along! Kid guests: Interview: Eli, Ben, Mason & Oliver Virtual BeastRo: Dominic & Roland biZaRrE ASMR: Madrona, Audrey, Zea, Claudia & Isla

[minecraft.net]Minecraft interview: Rebecca Gordius, Global Communications Manager, Minecraft at Microsoft

Cover Art: Thomas R.

Nerd Out references: This is Your Child's Brain on Video Games How Addiction Hijacks The Brain

Kids Listen Activity Podcast: Download the PDF for the 'Riddle Me This' activity

Kids Listen recommendations: The Past & The Curious April Eight All Things Madison

Fina Mendoza, the ten-year-old daughter of a congressman from California, solves mysteries on Capitol Hill. Fina has a new mystery on her hands. Her entire fourth grade is competing with fifth graders in a reading competition to see who can read the most pages. The prize: free pizza. Unfortunately, her class loses the contest. But pizza mysteriously appears anyway at the front door of all the fourth graders. How did that happen?

Meanwhile, Fina’s father and the parents of nearly everybody else in her class is working in the U.S. Capitol on January 6th to certify the election results. News of the insurrection reaches Fina and her classmates in the middle of a geography lesson. Fina’s father, Congressman Arturo Mendoza, arrives home safe and sound and tries to explain why people were angry, comparing it to the anger Fina herself felt when her beloved Dodgers discovered that the Houston Astros were cheating by stealing pitching signs.

In class the next day, students discuss the events of January 6th and also the mysterious pizza delivery. They talk about the role of losing in a democracy, how John Adams was angry that he lost his election, and how he stayed angry for many years with the man who won, Thomas Jefferson.

Fina solves the pizza mystery with the help of her clarinet-playing sister Gabby and the congressional dog she walks named Senator Something. Fina also suggests that 4th graders can be gracious losers by writing letters to the 5th grade, the way Adams and Jefferson did, becoming perhaps not friends, but at least opening a door to reconciliation.

What How World: Tell Your Own Story!

Mr. Eric gets a little help from Alabaster, Abacus, and Cleocatra as he runs you through a story activity. This is a great activity to try with friends and even grownups!

Lessons include: Learn how to start your own make believe scenes from a simple suggestion; you’ll have more fun imagining with friends when you work to accept each other’s ideas  

Join our Patreon for Ad-Free stories, a Shout-Out on the show, bonus audio, a better chance of having your question answered, and more! patreon.com/whatifworld

Subscribe to What If World wherever you listen: link.chtbl.com/whatifworld.

In this episode, we hear a story from the Purple Rocket Podcast - Lilly and the Bye Bye Bad Glove. Lilly, a girl who's sick of dealing with all the challenges in her day. But when she finds a magical glove that allows her to snap past all the hard stuff, she learns why it's important to work through life's obstacles. After you listen, say bye-bye to the year 2020 by making your very own Bye-Bye Glove! Your Bye Bye Glove will help you look forward to the future.

Would you like to be a legend? To have people tell stories about you long after you’re gone? Would you like to be “Maniac Magee” by Jerry Spinelli? This Newbery Award-winning classic is our Book Club for Kids pick this week. Our readers are from Anne Beers Elementary School in Washington, D.C. and John Michael Higgins (“Pitch Perfect” and “A Mighty Wind”) is our celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

SG Wilson, host of This Week in the Multiverse, interviews everybody's favorite anti-Santa, Krampus. Afterwards, learn some of SG's tips and tricks so you can start interviewing people (and monsters like Krampus) too!

As we near the holiday season, we are excited to share with you one of our favorite episodes of the year...the episode all about family! So far this is one of our favorite songs we've made for this podcast, and we are so excited for you to sing it with us! PLUS Mrs. Elephant introduces Mr. Mouse to her family for the VERY FIRST TIME! Let's hope her Grandpa doesn't get too sassy ;-)

In this episode, we hear from Buttons & Figs, a podcast for kids about playing with words.  

This episode is from their way-back files, Episode #7, Dreams. The episode was inspired by the book, "Stories 1, 2, 3, 4 by Eugene Ionesco. You see, Ionesco likes to talk, he talks a lot, too much, repeating and saying the same things over and over again, dislocating language in order to create absurd silly stories. The Buttons & Figs kids on this episode wrote some really crazy, absurd stories after they heard about the way Ionesco liked to write. We hope, after listening, you'll want to write some crazy, absurd stories too.

Today we will celebrate Thanksgiving by revisiting a funny and festive turkey story. We will join all the other fancy turkeys at the annual Gobble Gala. Things at the gala are going quite smoothly until a bizarre bird arrives. Let's find out who this mysterious party crasher could be...

This episode is about places that used to be and which are now covered up by something new.

Yarrow Mamout was an unusual man in early America, but the black business leader's story was literally buried by buildings near Washington DC. In the 2000s, his story came to light.

Also, the Los Angeles communities of La Loma, Palo Verde, and Bishop were often grouped together under the name Chavez Ravine. The people of these communities were uprooted, and now Dodger stadium stands where they once lived.

Macho Supreme is the toughest Space Marine in the whole Imagine Neighborhood. In this episode, he’s getting ready for the Space Marines Annual Smelling Bee! But there's just one problem: Macho is full of worries. And when Macho's worries get out of control, they become worrywarts that get bigger and bigger! Macho needs Scotty's help to calm down, talk about his worries, and prepare for the things he's worried about—before the worrywarts turn into a worrycane that blows away his chance to win the Smelling Bee!

Sometimes we worry about everything at once—even the things we can't change. But it's important to calm down and talk about our worries. Otherwise, our worries might turn us into a worrycane! And then we won't even be able to help fix the things we can change. 

Looking for a way to talk about the election without getting mired in politics? Today's episode is the perfect solution.

Fina Mendoza, the daughter of a congressman, is assigned a Genius Project that lets students pick the topic they’d like to research and present to the class. Since it's an election year and Fina’s father is back in California campaigning for re-election, Fina decides to research voting. Specifically, letting kids younger than 18 cast a ballot.

Real-life Congressman Mark Takano of Riverside, California zooms  with the class to answer questions about youth voting. 

There is also a mystery to be solved: who broke into their classroom, ransacking the backpacks and rifling the teacher’s desk. Fina consults with her detecting partner, a giant orange dog named Senator Something, and talks her sister into accompanying her on a field trip to see if her hunch about the culprit is correct.

There is FREE curriculum for this episode at the website: finamendozamysteries.com.

The Fina Mendoza Mysteries are  written and produced by Kitty Felde

In this episode, you will hear from Stoopkid Stories, a new kid's podcast of original stories written and narrated by Melly told through the eyes of 7 young and amazing characters. This episode is about the dancing duo, The BB Twins, who became a viral sensation from posting one of their dances on the internet. Keep listening to see what happens!

This episode features 13 year old creative rockstar Jasper’s story seed about a 74 foot tall detective. His author match: Chris Grabenstein, author of the NYTimes bestselling Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series! Join our host Betsy Bird and listen in as Jasper visits Chris Grabenstein’s NYC apartment where they collaborate on this tall tale story idea. Then sit back as Chris unveils the original story he grew from Jasper’s story seed: “The World’s Biggest Detective.”

Today, Lindz talks to Lily and Kaia, the masterminds behind The Butterfly Effect, a national art project bringing awareness to child detention. They talk about how to use art as a tool for activism, how they started The Butterfly Effect, and, of course, their favorite animals! After Lindz talks to Lily and Kaia, we'll make our very own butterflies!

Cool Facts About Animals presents Thorny Devils. Discover cool facts about the thorny devil, including what it eats, what it poops, its unique way of drinking water, and its many, many defense mechanisms. You'll also learn about something called capillary action. Even if you don’t think you know what that is, you’ve seen it in real life, every day.

This week in the multiverse, we're making song parodies, and you can too. It's easier than you think. Head over to KidsListen.org for a full lesson/instruction for making your own. You'll probably want to do a bunch! 

This Week in the Multiverse is a podcast of skits and stories about alternate Earths. Recommended for the middle-grade set, ages 8+. More info at multiversethisweek.com. This special Kids Listen Activity edition of the show springboards from a live interview we did with SpiderMan (not the one you're thinking about). Afterwards, a final lesson on world building writing exercises for kids. Please give it a listen, then head to http://www.kidslisten.org/activity-podcast for more details. Also check out sgwilson.net for printable worksheets!

Cat and dog, fish and hamster,

Four animals I love to look after,

That's the truth, now let's sing along,

To the animals we name in this song!

(This episode is a fun one amigos!)

Did you know that scientists need our help tracking Bumblebees?  In this episode, we talk to Rich Hatfield from the Xerces Society about why tracking Bumblebees is important, why scientists need help doing it, and what WE can do to help them. And yes, there’s an app for that!

Also, in this episode, Chuck Darwin gives us the definition of the word Pollinator and tells us who they are, Jack answers a listener’s question about whether bumblebees can sting, and Tito gives us some weird facts about bumblebees that even I didn’t know This is a buzzing good episode you won't want to miss!

Today we're with Marjorie from Best Day Yet and taking the kayaks out for a turtle hunt.

Want to come along?

Here are today's affirmations:

I respect everyone around me, but most of all I respect me.

I love my friends and family, but most of all I love MYSELF.

And if someone doesn't like me, it's totally okay because what matters most is that I like MYSELF.

Hola Amigos!  Today we'll be venturing out into the wonderful world of feelings and emotions!  We'll have a fun lesson together, followed by a very special song song, and last but not least we'll join our friends Mrs. Elephant and Mr. Mouse as they look at pictures from when Mr. Mouse was just a baby!

A song from April Eight that you can make your own! Add as many instruments as you want, or as you can remember! Is it a song or a game? You decide! 

This episode features the story of Annie Edson Taylor, who was the first person to successfully survive Niagara Falls in a barrel. Also, how’d they even start building the first suspension bridge over Niagara? You might be surprised. Also featuring Mick's version of Cole Porter’s song “Don’t Fence Me In”

Learn more about the Annie "Eggson" Taylor activity at www.kidslisten.org/activity-podcast

This Week in the Multiverse is a podcast of skits and stories about alternate Earths. Recommended for the middle-grade set, ages 8+. More info at multiversethisweek.com. This special Kids Listen Activity edition of the show springboards from a story, "Scary Monkeys with Clown Faces," into a lesson on world building writing exercises for kids. After you give it a listen, head to http://www.kidslisten.org/activity-podcast for more detail. Also check out sgwilson.net for printable worksheets!

This episode centers around the fear of the number 13, "triskaidekaphobia."  Host Lynn Hickernell discusses this phenomenon, and other superstitions and phobias, with an excerpt from the Kids Listen podcast, "Unspookable," a "Say What?!?" segment about the expression, "Break a leg," a "Do Over" with family therapist Emily King about "The Dress Shoes," and regular segment, "GET IT?!?!?"  The episode concludes with the poem, "The Supper Superstition" by Thomas Hood, read by "Just Us Weirdos" creator and host, Charlie White.

Have you ever thought you'd like to do more for birds than just fill up the bird feeder? Today, we are making a Bird Home Improvement Center. It's a little like a store where birds can come and get some building materials to assist with their nest building. I call it the Bird Home Depot. Or, maybe I should call it the Bird Nest Depot. Build one for your back yard and hang it where you can watch your customers come in and help themselves to home improvement essentials! Also, in this episode, Chuck Darwin gives us the definition of the word AVES, Jack tells us what REALLY goes into Bird Nest Soup (hint: I will not ever be ordering this), and Tito introduces us to a bird with a discriminating eye for decor. I could use that bird's services if he ever decides to go into business!

It’s one of those moments in history when we’d just rather escape in a giant peach. It’s a discussion of Roald Dahl's first book for kids "James and the Giant Peach." Public radio’s Cash Peters is celebrity reader. Students from Equitas Academy Charter Middle School discuss the book with host Kitty Felde.

Episode Description: Join us in the Recipe Lab to melt some stretchy science. After we answer this age old question it's time for the cheesiest stand up set in town! 

Tell me: what do you know about seeds? 

Andrew & Polly's friends from Austria, Australia, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts invite you into their homes and gardens to discover what kinds of seeds there are where they live. 

We also welcome Chanel Tsang from Toronto, Canada who shares a lovely meditation from her podcast Peace Out called "Ready, Set, Grow!" inviting listeners to move their bodies and imagine what it might be like to be a seed.

We also made a special Earth Day version of this episode for the Kids Listen Activity Podcast, which includes activities ideas you can do at home!

This Week in the Multiverse is a podcast of skits and stories about alternate Earths. Recommended for the middle-grade set, ages 8+. More info at multiversethisweek.com. This special Kids Listen Activity edition of the show springboards from a play, "The Perfect Al Capone," into a lesson on world building writing exercises for kids. After you give it a listen, head to http://www.kidslisten.org/activity-podcast for more detail. Also check out sgwilson.net for printable worksheets!

Stories of the walking dead permeate many cultures, but have you ever wondered if zombies could actually exist? On this episode of Unspookable, we'll ask what exactly is a zombie? Where did the word come from? And why are they so popular today? Recommended for middle graders ages 8+.

Aaron’s World is a fun and imaginative science-themed audio adventure for kids. It’s a 50-episode story that follows the time-traveling adventures of a little boy and his trusty computer companion, as they explore the prehistoric world. In this sample episode, Aaron takes to the treetops to introduce his listeners to a prehistoric Microraptor.

To learn more about the Aaron’s World podcast visit www.MyDogRocket.com

You can find the Audio Adventure activity mentioned in this podcast at the link below.

https://www.kidslisten.org/activity-podcast

"Aaron’s World - How We Make the Podcast” can be found at the link below.

https://youtu.be/kFqmHZBURiM

In episode 83, we learn about snakes, thanks to a fantastic listener suggestion from Stowe of North Bend, Washington.  Stowe wants to know what snakes eat, can snakes climb, and do snakes bite?  We are going to answer all his questions with the help of Dr. Ben, who treats people with snake bites. 

In this episode, listen to the first part of the story Ginormous, a tall tale about a boy who discovers that he has inherited the powers of the American tall-tale legend Paul Bunyan, the famed lumberjack. Listen to the episode here.

After the episode, do the activity - a guided lesson in creating Story Scavenger signs, a way to make Choose Your Own Adventure-type stories you can post around your neighborhood! Details below.

Fina Mendoza, our 10-year-old detective, is stuck at home. Her teacher has assigned a living history project: keep a coronavirus journal for future historians to use a primary source. Listening to this first day’s entry, we learn that her congressman father is working on a Rules Committee report about allowing Congress to vote remotely, investigating whether Fina will get an unemployment check since she can’t do her dog-walking job, and following Fina as she solves the mystery of the missing TV remote control.

There once was a little girl who loved to play outside. Each day the weather would change and the little girl would find an exciting new way to play outside. But what happens when the weather is thunder and lightning?

Two SPECTACULAR activities for you. Go online to http://storyspectacular.com/story-squad Check out "Weather Girl Match Up" for a printable activity coloring page. Click on "Outdoor Activity Bucket List!" for the full checklist. Or make up your own bucket list. What are 5 activities you could do on a Sunny Day Outside? What about on a Windy Day? Or a Cloudy Day? Or even a Rainy Day? Write down, or draw a picture of all the activities you can think of, then go outside and start checking outdoor activities off your bucket list!!!

Today's episode is all about fruits, and how to say them in Spanish!  Join Evan and Vanessa for a fun lesson and a fruit filled sing along!  Then at the end of the episode we'll join our friends Mrs. Elephant and Mr. Mouse on an exciting trip to visit a fruit farm!

Willowwood and her brother Scritch are all stuck inside. But they are not just kids, they are also  gnomes! So what do gnomes do for fun? You’ll find out!  

After you listen to the story, there’s an activity for you to do that’s just like the gnomes in today's tale. There is a link in the show notes to download the materials to get you started. If you like today’s activity, you can find all sorts of fun projects and stories for your little gnomes at https://aprileight.com/ 

In this episode we talk about if your family would like to have super hearing or super sight and give you a Superhero Creation worksheet to do together!

In this episode, specially updated for the Covid-19 pandemic, Miss Lynn talks about, "edifying." Includes recurring segments, "Ads that Subtract," "Say What?!?" about the expression, "A rising tide lifts all boats," and a "Do Over" discussion with family therapist Emily King about, "The Special School."

"What if you had the power to bake your feelings into a cookie? It would be wonderful! Unless you were having a bad day... Leilani reviews Bakers Magic by Diane Zahler

Plus, our foolish pancake episode and instructions for making your own pancake masterpieces!"

Join Cool Facts About Animals for this special Earth Day episode about extinct animals! Learn about two animals that have gone extinct, one that is close to extinction, and one that scientists thought was extinct, but isn't! The CFAA Crew also give you lots of great ideas for how kids can help protect animas and the earth. After the episode, head to KidsListen.org for activities you can do at home, including measuring your yawn gape and making a maze out of straws. 

Today, we join Lindz Amer, Host of Activist, You! and 10 year-old environmental activist Ryan Hickman of Ryan's Recycling! They talk about proper recycling technique, Ryan's favorite kind of donut, and how we can get rid of the big trash island in the ocean! After Lindz talks to Ryan, we're going to collect all of the recyclables we have at home, sort them, and make them into a robot!

The Moon's Side of the Story is an original story that tells the long history of human technology, up to and including the moon landing. All of this is told from the MOON'S perspective. How will the moon react when the creatures that have been doing all the weird stuff down on the blue planet finally make their way to his surface? Listen and find out. After the story, engage your own imaginations with related activities!

Myrtle is a houseplant. She lives on a shelf and spends her days looking out the window, longing to go outside. One day Myrtle’s wish comes true! Let’s tag along with our foliage friend on this tree-mendous adventure. Then afterward we have an EPIC Nature Scavenger Hunt!!! Get the printable activity page from today's episode and more fun activities for kids here: http://storyspectacular.com/story-squad

In this Girl Tales episode, kid scientist, Nova turns into a moon rock and meets the real life NASA mathematician, Katherine Johnson! Learn about how the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission were able to enter the moon’s orbit and how Katherine Johnson helped successfully land their rocket ship on the moon. Plus! There's an activity to learn more about orbital mechanics.

On this episode we sail in a sieve to the land of Edward Gorey, with author Lori Mortensen to show us the way. Ms. Mortensen just released a biography of Gorey titled, "Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey." On this episode you'll get to hear about Gorey's life, his unique style and his love of anagrams! Join Buttons & Figs listeners as they come up with silly names using the letters of their names, just like Edward Gorey did. You'll also get to hear how Lori Mortensen does research for her biographies, along with some great advice for how YOU can write a biography too. Now go write!

After moving to a new home, Winfield the wheel chair decides to help Brian find new friends. Will the magical chair find them at a colorful park?

Find the activity for this episode at Kidslisten.org/activity-podcast

A series of interactive music themed games to get you singing, moving, drawing and laughing.

In this episode, kid scientist, Nova travels to Norway in 2014 to become Malala Yousafzai’s microphone as she accepts the Nobel Peace Prize. Learn all about how microphones work and Malala’s fight for girls’ education. Plus! Make your own megaphone with just paper and tape!

This Week in the Multiverse is a podcast of skits and stories that aim to find laughs and thrills in the idea of alternate Earths. Recommended for the middle-grade set, ages 8+. More info at multiversethisweek.com. This special Kids Listen Activity edition of the show takes clips from past episodes to help set up a guided lesson in creating your very own parallel Earth! After you give it a listen, head to http://www.kidslisten.org/activity-podcast for the step-by-step instructions laid out in the podcast. Also check out sgwilson.net for printable alternate Earth worksheets!

On this episode of Unspookable we look back at The Black Plague and other historical pandemics to see how working together and trusting science can help in times of confusion. Recommended for middle graders ages 8+.

Today we will celebrate April Fools Day by telling jokes, playing pranks, singing a song and even hearing some foolish "fake" facts. There will be lots of fun friends stopping by, including real-life listeners just like you. It's sure to be the best April Fools Day ever!!! NO FOOLIN'

In this episode, we learn about lightning and thunder.  What causes lightning?  How hot is lightning?  Can you have lightning without rain?  Can you have thunder without lightning?  Olivia interviews Greg, a meteorologist, to ask him some questions about lightning and thunder and see if some of the things we've heard about lightning and thunder are true.  

Find supplemental activities at KidsListen.org/Activity-Podcast

Today we're teaching you a 20 second hand washing song that you can sing every time you wash your hands. This song was inspired by the ancient practice of loving kindness, and it reminds us to take a moment to wish ourselves and our worlds kind thoughts.

Aaron’s World is a fun and imaginative science-themed audio adventure for kids. It’s a 50-episode story that follows the time-traveling adventures of a little boy and his trusty computer companion, as they explore the prehistoric world. In this sample episode, Aaron and FLASH must figure out why they have been teleported to a Mesozoic jungle where dinosaurs are just beginning to evolve.

To learn more about the Aaron’s World podcast visit www.MyDogRocket.com

You can find the Dino Doodle activity mentioned in this podcast at the link below.

https://www.kidslisten.org/activity-podcast

The episode is a fun story-telling activity, and there’s even a What If Story tossed in as a demonstration.

Lessons include: we are all capable of telling each other fun stories; even the greatest treasure in the world can’t replace all of life’s simple joys.

If you want some questions to use as story prompts, try our What If Question Generator!

Timestorm is a serialized audio fiction podcast about time-traveling twins from Newark, New Jersey. In this episode, Alexa and Beni Ventura are yanked into another dimension where they meet a distant cousin who gives them an extraordinary mission: travel through time to preserve their culture’s true history.This episode was originally released on 8/1/19. Credits and show notes are available at: timestormseries.com/episodes/episode-1-the-storm-s1!86963

 For accompanying activity, visit: https://www.kidslisten.org/activity-podcast

Today, Tumble is sharing their episode, The Case of the Sparkly Minerals.

In this episode, we take a trip to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, where we get special behind-the-scenes tour of their mineral collection. Plus, we learn what makes rocks sparkly.

This episode comes with an activity to make your own classification system. We have a step-by-step description and printable guides available on kidslisten.org/kids-activity.

A special Kids Listen Activity Podcast Episode of Little Bedtime Stories! Check KidsListen.org for more, and accompanying activities!

Khalil, Novaun, Kyle, Kofi, and Joseph from Watkins Elementary on Capitol Hill discuss Kwame Alexander's Newbery Award winning novel about brothers and basketball "The Crossover" with host Kitty Felde.

The fifth graders speak frankly about their own relationship with siblings and even admit to a tear or two when an older sister went away to college.

Our celebrity reader is LA Laker Tarik Black. Kwame Alexander joins us as well. 

In this episode, host Lynn Hickernell explains the word, "fungible" with excerpts from the book Henry Ford's Own Story by Rose Wilder Lane, a "Do Over" about "The Popular Girls," and concluding song, "Black Socks."  As always, it also includes, "GET IT?!?!?"

We are coming up on our 100th episode, and this one is one of our most popular of all time, and for good reason. We get to speak with Dr. Schmidt, who invented the Schmidt Sting Pain Index. Do you kow how he invented that index? He got stung. A lot. And then told people about how much each one hurt on a scale from 1 to 4. It’s a really fun episode, filled with lots of animal facts from a super cool scientist. After the podcast ends, it’s time to get started on the activity! Head to http://www.kidslisten.org/activity-podcast to find activities relating to this podcast, including inventing your own index, drawing your defensive superpowers, doing in-depth bug observation, and lots more. Share your activities with us with help from your adult! Use the hashtag #kidslistenactivitypod to post a photo on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook .

Two tales connected by bridges. First, Emily Roebling winds up as a lead engineer in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the first American woman to find herself in such a position. Second, Sonny Rollins, one fo the greatest saxophonists in history isn’t happy with his playing, despite the fame he receives. His days on a bridge change his life.

Also quiz time, and a visit from Dr. Awkward, the Palindrome Professor. Featuring Mick Sullivan, Meg Samples, Graeme Gardiner, and Lani Powers.

Originally released April 2018

Activity recommendations at www.KidsListen.org