Love is weird. How can this thing take over your body and bend it to its will? Tai looks to science, philosophy and his mom for answers.
Tai is freaking out about climate change. He's worried we're doomed. Tides are rising, species are dying from all of the heat. He's finding it hard to have hope...until he meets a man from NASA.
Before he fully spoke English, Tai's first language was math. He loves numbers! Now he's talking to mathematicians about the ultimate coolness of two very special numbers: zero and infinity.
Happy President's Day! School's out and our friend Lucy came by the studio to talk about stuff she knows - mostly Hamilton.
How many teeth do you have? Will you always have that number of teeth? Andrew & Polly ask Izzy, Ainsley, Desmond, Frankie, Jad & Kai about the teeth in their mouths and Frankie shares a song she wrote...Show More
Everybody poops. But why? To find out, science writer Mary Roach takes us on a journey into the alimentary canal - that's the tube that runs from our mouth to our rectum. Along the way, we learn about...Show More
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a vast, swirling soup of trash, twice the size of Texas. Can we ever clean it up? That’s what 8 year old Ila wants to know. She lives in Hawaii and likes to pick up ...Show More
Is there a hard edge to the solar system? This question led to a big, breakthrough discovery that changed the way we picture the solar system - and every other solar system in the universe. The Kuiper...Show More
It’s a scientific controversy of planetary proportions! Is Pluto a planet, or not? You decide, after we present two sides of an epic astronomy argument. Back in 2006, the International Astronomer’s Un...Show More
In part one of our season finale, the Story Pirates discover an intruder on the ship. Featuring two new stories: “Banana Clown,” a hip hop track featuring Grammy Award-winning rapper Secret Agent 23 S...Show More
Rolo builds an escape room on the ship to teach the other Story Pirates to work together. Featuring two new stories: “The Disgusting Water Bottle (feat. Colin Meloy),” a song about finding a place whe...Show More
Rolo’s old parrot Poochie (David Schwimmer) shows up with a shady business proposition. Featuring two new stories: “Cheese Quest,” a song about the lengths one will go to for their food obsessions, by...Show More
When a 40 foot tall squirrel (John Oliver) threatens to break delicate tchotchkes and handcrafted chairs on the ship, the Story Pirates must convince him to let them help him...help them. Featuring tw...Show More
The Story Pirates' dream of opening a restaurant/bistro/cafe onboard the ship is put in jeopardy when Russ T. Walrus (Wyatt Cenac), a famously harsh food critic, comes to review the menu. This week’s ...Show More
More stories from our live show in Los Angeles featuring Patton Oswalt! Our featured stories today include Computer Boy by Julian, No Veggie Machine by Zadie, and Allie and Noah by Alice! Learn more a...Show More
The Story Pirates are live in LA with special guest PATTON OSWALT! This week’s episode features two new stories: “To Do,” a hip hop to-do list about a boy and his handy piece of paper, written by a bo...Show More
Kids are going missing at H.G. Wells Middle School, and adults don’t seem particularly concerned. So it’s up to an intrepid band of students–Mars Patel and his pals Caddie, JP, and Toothpick–to recove...Show More
How do we make friends and have good relationships with our friends and family? Today we are going to talk about the three things that help us do this: Reflect, Respect, and Connect. We have two more ...Show More
In a new bonus episode, LISA, Deborah, and Deborah’s son Levi learn more about libraries from the truth-telling expert on last week’s show. Pants On Fire is produced by Gen-Z Media. For more great Gen...Show More
Who’s the real expert, and who the liar, liar Pants on Fire? Pants On Fire is produced by Gen-Z Media. For more great Gen-Z shows visit http://bestrobotever.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook an...Show More
Who’s the real expert, and who the liar, liar Pants on Fire? Pants On Fire is produced by Gen-Z Media. For more great Gen-Z shows visit http://bestrobotever.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook an...Show More
Why do we need to eat and how does food give us energy? Why do you have to eat vegetables? Why does junk food taste so good? So many questions about food and nutrition. We get answers from Wesley Delb...Show More
Who makes the laws? That's what 5-year-old Paxton from Kelowna, British Columbia wants to know! We learn about laws with Mike Doyle of the Canadian organization Civix, and Syl Sobel, author of How the...Show More
Why do we laugh? Why do you feel ticklish when someone tickles you? Why can't you tickle yourself? In this episode, originally from 2018, we learn about how humor develops with Gina Mireault of the In...Show More
New scientific research suggests that kids these days are better than grownups when it comes to waiting. WHAT?! Join Mindy and Guy Raz in the waiting room of the dentist's office, as they explore how ...Show More
What in the world is Brain Freeze? Why in the world does it happen when we're enjoying a cold, tasty treat? And how in the world do we get rid of it?! Grab an ice-cold refreshing drink, and get ready ...Show More
It's time for another spicy smack down in the world of Wow, and this time Gramma G-Force and a Naked Mole Rat go head to head in a battle of...Wasabi?! How will our fearless competitors handle the hea...Show More
Welcome to Union City! Our first episode finds Eleanor in a secret underground laboratory, and already in peril …
Very special Kids Listen Sweeps "April Fool's" episode! Host Lynn Hickernell introduces the theme word, "verisimilitude." Features an excerpt from the podcast, "How Do We Fix It?" on the topic of co...Show More
This episode explores the word and concept of DICHOTOMY, with an excerpt from the audiobook War Horse, a musical arrangement of the fairy tale "Jack Sprat," and of course, the recurring segment, "GET ...Show More
Welcome to the Tiny Potters podcast. On this episode, Addison and Anderson discuss Chapter 1 in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, The Boy Who Lived. Here are some topics to think about as you rea...Show More
Twelve-year-old twins Alexa and Beni Ventura are yanked into a timestorm where they meet their distant cousin, Horacio Méndez, who gives them an extraordinary mission: travel through time to preserve ...Show More
A half-boy, half-hedgehog sets out into the world in search of a best friend. Along the way he runs into some trouble, but it’s nothing Hans, his pet rooster, his bagpipes, and an army of pigs can’t o...Show More
Mick Sullivan tells a story of the Prairie Dog who wound up on the Lewis and Clark Journey and had one of the most eventful lives imaginable. Heather Funk tells her story about the popular cartoon "...Show More
Here's a question from Short & Curly listener Harvey: "Is it OK to hang out with your friends if they're being mean to other people?" Difficult, right? Have you been in a tricky situation like this? W...Show More
Severus Snape is one of the trickier characters in the Harry Potter series. As a teacher he can be mean and impatient and unfriendly and sarcastic. But Snape might also be able to teach us a lot about...Show More
Robin Hood and his band of merry men of Sherwood forest reckoned rich people had it too good. So, they roamed around the countryside robbing the rich to give to the poor. Do you agree?
While Molly stays at home to fight crime and breed endangered lizards, Carl packs his toothbrush and some clean underwear for Short & Curly’s big adventure to New York City.
We discuss a fictionalized story about one of the Navajo Code Talkers - the Marines who were recruited to use their native language to help the Allies win World War II. Students from Chesterbrook Elem...Show More
Can a book be funny and deal with one of the toughest topics around? "Milo: Sticky Notes & Brain Freeze" is writer and illustrator Alan Silberberg's tale of 7th grade angst and dealing with the loss o...Show More
Meet the Vanderbeeker family - large, loud, unpredictable. They'll try almost anything to stay in their beloved Harlem neighborhood. The 2017 New York Times' Notable Children's Book by Karina Yan Gla...Show More
In this episode, we travel back to a world at war – to England at the beginning of the London Blitz. The book is "The War That Saved My Life." Writer Kimberley Brubaker Bradley tells the tale of the m...Show More
Malu is moving to Chicago and she's not very happy about it. She's also not very happy with the way her mother would like her to be. Two things do make her happy: punk music and creating zines. The bo...Show More
Love the movie? Want more "Wonder?" Listen to the podcast. How do we treat those who are different? What does it take to be kind? Kids from DC's Jefferson Academy discuss R.J. Palacio's novel "Wonde...Show More
A story about a boy and his fox, about war and peace, about strangers and family. Students from Hanover Middle School in Pennsylvania - located not far from the Gettysburg battlefield - discuss Sara P...Show More
Suppose you discovered a tiger in a cage. Would you set him free? That's the dilemna for the heros of THE TIGER RISING by Kate DiCamillo. Readers from Maury Elementary in Washington, DC tackle the boo...Show More
Issue 1: The Making of a Hero Listen Now! SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS DRESS LIKE A WEIRDO Listen in Spotify Subscribe in Google Play Subscribe in P...Show More
On the night of the annual Winter Solstice Neighborhood Extravaganza, Reggie Walker and her friends—Lisa, Maya, and Henry—take a shortcut through Taylor park, and when they stumble upon a large bone o...Show More
Rupert wants answers. Lavinia wants a wedding. The Forest wants... something. The Two Princes was created and written by Kevin Christopher Snipes and directed by Mimi O'Donnell. Kelly AuCoin- Knight, ...Show More
The Anders family goes on a whale watching trip and finds something miraculous floating in the water. Follow the mystery all year long..six minutes at a time. Become a Six Minutes Superfan today! Get ...Show More
Slumber party! Waffles and Jones scheme to get the other dressed up in the ugly sweater, while Benny tries not to get caught in the middle. Will some wise words from Mr. Glub help? Featuring Jones's s...Show More
The first skateboards didn’t come from a store. Kids had to make them from scratch! And they made for a bumpy ride… Joy Dolo and twelve-year-old pro skater Minna kickflip their way through history wit...Show More
Video games are a lot older than you probably realize, but it took a long time for them to catch on. Join host Joy Dolo and kid co-host Kai on an epic quest through history to figure out how video gam...Show More
Tiny Titans Vol 3 Sidekickin’ It by Art Baltazar and Franco, Aw Yeah Comics, Kickstarter, and Silly Dinner Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS Bibliography Tiny Titans Vol 3 Sidekickin' I...Show More
Zita the Spacegirl Volume 1 by Ben Hatke - published by First Second Books Podcast: DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Miro | RSS Bibliography Zita the Space Girl is published by First Second Books Writt...Show More
A new summer bonus episode from the Story Pirates coming atcha! Today’s episode features a new story called I Want To Be Rich by a 3rd grader from Massachusetts named Sammy, as well as two of our favo...Show More
Right now, one million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction. Conservation scientists are doing whatever they can to save them, or at least of piece of them. For the last 45 years, a...Show More
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