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For Tweens Cooped Up at Home

Attribution: Jenny Anderson (Senior Reporter, Quartz), Ali Wilkinson (Medium.com), and Natasha Goldberg, Middle School Librarian, Chapin School (NYC)

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Each episode of this podcast features a real-life rebel girl who broke barriers to achieve her dreams.

 

Unspookable

"Unspookablebest for kids ages 8–12, is a spooky look at the histories and mysteries behind your favorite scary stories. In these two hand-picked episodes, Momo and Media Literacy, and Friday the 13th, you’ll get hooked on Unspookable’s unique approach to storytelling, blending modern context to history- and science-based storytelling." -Ali Wilkinson, Medium.com

 

Smash Boom Best

A debate show for kids and families that takes 2 ideas and smashes them together them together and lets you decide which one is best. It teaches critical thinking, and how to take oppositional viewpoints It also is a lot of fun. Past topics include Aliens vs. Robots, Pizza vs Tacos and Invisibility vs. Flying.

 

 

Circle Round

Brains on

Brains On! - a different expert for each episode addresses your kid's curiosity. Anything from animal farts (yuck) to narwhals.
 

Story Pirates

Kids supply the ideas and characters, then comedians bring the tales to life.

 

What if world

Storyteller Eric James O'Keefe turns kids' questions into wacky scenarios

 

But why

But Why tackles questions from the mundane, such as "Why do leaves change color?" to the kind of  complicated: "Who invented words?" The topics are crowd sources from actual kids who can submit questions using the voice note feature on your phone.

 

Short & Curly

With a touch of humor and a helping of curiosity, Short & Curly focuses on ethics while exploring topics in pop culture, tech, and everyday life.  Some previous episodes include, "Was Robin Hood right? Should you rob the rich to help the poor?" and "What's the point of a school uniform?"

 

Five Minutes with Dad

Tackles everyday issues, from staying positive in school, to losing a tooth, to showing appreciation for your relatives.