Hit The Road With These Great Family Friendly Podcasts
Summer is here and for many of us that means Road Trips! Now, as a parent of three kids under the age of seven, I know that the words road trip can be terrifying, but do not worry! Your podcasting friends from kidslisten.org have you covered to make your family road trip a success. Just visit app.kidslisten.org or search for #hittheroad on social media. You’ll find a variety of shows with different takes on our sweeps theme of “Hit the Road”
Here are some of the shows participating and a brief description of their “Hit the Road” themed episode:
What if World: Trying to beat the heat, Sniff the Cat and his friends decide it would be much cooler to play their big annual baseball game in outer space. But how do you fit a stadium full of fans on a rocket ship the size of a cat?
Book Power for Kids: Treasure Hunters — Danger Down the Nile, reviewed by Leilani and Chaska ages 8 and 9.
In their second adventure, the Kidds take a road trip to search for the legendary mines of King Solomon. Chaska and Lani have a fabulous time screaming at each other while acting out a famous Bick and Beck Kidd “Twin Tirade”.
Short and Curly
April Eight Songs & Stories — “Charlie and Lucy on the road — A Sing-Along Episode”
Buttons and Figs — Crazy Cars — Crazy Cars and Poems!
Cozy Corner — A Cheerful Family — Max and Mia are on a road trip to visit their Grandpa and Grandma.
Good Stuff Kids — Corrina Allen talks Middle Grade Literature. Cars 3 Review. Road Trip Games and the answer to “Why would you go on a road trip with your family?”
Sparkle Stories — A collection of original and classic stories as well as two fun road trip games: “Rainbow in my Window” and “Hink Pink”
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian — Robot Road Trip — An Interactive Word Game
The Past and the Curious — A woman named Annie Edson Taylor traveled across the country looking for a way to support herself after her husband died in the Civil War. Regular jobs were not plentiful or consistent for a single woman of the time, so she decided to, hopefully, earn a living as the first person to conquer Niagara Falls in a pickle barrel.
Road Trip Radio — Canada Turned 150 Years Old! What better way to celebrate than by hitting the road and learning about the country!
Road Trip Radio by Road Trip Radio
Andrew & Polly — Roadtrip Soundtrack! (Two volumes)
Book Club for Kids — Bonus Episode — Favorite books from the National Archives
The whole idea of a road trip is to spend time together, right? We’re here to do our best to make your family time a fun experience. Our podcasts don’t change tires or cool overheated engines. But we do keep our hands to ourselves, never go over the line, and will certainly not ask “are we there yet”. We’ll provide opportunities for your family to laugh, learn, and put the screens down for a bit. We hope you’ll “Hit the Road” with us!
