6 Best Family-Friendly Podcasts For Road Trips

1. Wow in the World

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Wow in the World is the #1 science podcast for kids and families, sharing the most amazing stories in science, technology, and new discoveries happening in the world around us. Each week, join hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz as they take curious kids and their grown-ups on a cartoon for the ear journey filled with laughter, adventure, and wow-worthy stories. From the tiniest microbes to the farthest reaches of space, every episode of Wow in the World inspires wonder, fuels imagination, and makes science fun for the whole family...MORE Hosts Mindy Thomas, Guy Raz
Producer/Network Wondery Kids
Email ****@tinkercast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 33.4KFacebook 18.6KTwitter 5.9KInstagram 20.4K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Story Pirates

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The award-winning Story Pirates Podcast takes stories written by kids and turns them into sketch comedy and songs. Made up of talented comedians, songwriters, and frequent celebrity guests, the Story Pirates inspire kids to create, bringing laughter to kids and grownups of all ages with hilarious sketches, catchy original songs from all genres, and interviews with the creative geniuses behind the stories… kids! MORE Host Lee Overtree
Producer/Network Story Pirates
Email ****@storypirates.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 20KFacebook 13.2KTwitter 7.9KInstagram 19.7K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Circle Round

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Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 3-103. Each 15 to 25-minute episode explores important issues like kindness, persistence and generosity. And each episode ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.MORE Host Rebecca Sheir
Producer/Network WBUR
Email ****@eensies.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Peter Sagal, Omar Offendum
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 16.4KFacebook 4.5KTwitter 1.6KInstagram 61.6K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact

4. Smash Boom Best: A funny, smart debate show for kids and family

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Smash Boom Best is a funny, smart debate show for kids and families from the Brains On Universe. Every episode takes two cool things, smashes them together and lets you decide which is best: Pikachu vs. Mario, Lollipops vs. Popcorn, Flamingos vs. Axolotls, Mermaids vs. Bigfoot, Cats vs. Dogs, Spiderman vs. Batman, Refrigerators vs. Toilets, Minecraft vs. Lego… the list goes on...MORE Hosts Molly Bloom, Sanden Totten
Producer/Network Brains On! Universe
Email ****@americanpublicmedia.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Sophie Scott, Comrade Tripp +5 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 16.3KFacebook 2.9KTwitter 946Instagram 3.1K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Short & Curly

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Short & Curly is the fun and educational ABC Kids and Family podcast that makes philosophy and ethics easy, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Hosted by Molly Daniels, Carl Smith, and philosopher Eleanor Gordon-Smith, the show explores big questions for kids about right and wrong, fairness, truth, knowledge, logic, beauty, and art. Perfect for kids aged 8 12, Short & Curly is loved by families, parents, and teachers worldwide. One of the best kids shows for curious minds, it inspires learning, laughter, and big ideas that help children learn how to think, not what to think...MORE Hosts Carl Smith, Molly Daniels, Dr Matthew Beard
Producer/Network ABC listen
Email ****@your.abc.net.au
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 7.8KTwitter 133.4KInstagram 527.7K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. Brains On! Science podcast for kids

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Brains On!® is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world sent in by listeners. Like, do dogs know they're dogs? Or, why do feet stink? Plus, we have mystery sounds for you to guess, songs for you to dance to, and lots of facts -- all checked by experts.MORE Host Molly Bloom
Producer/Network Brains On! Universe
Email ****@mpr.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Lucy Cooke, Jonathan Pauli +2 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 18.1KFacebook 24.8KTwitter 5.5KInstagram 12.6K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact