Kids’ Podcasts Celebrating Women & Girls
Press play on these great shows & episodes from our members honoring women and girls to roll out the end of Women’s History Month 2021.
Although we think every month and every day is a great time to celebrate girls and womxn everywhere, the spotlight on this month as Women’s History Month in the United States is a great prompt to call out some fantastic kidcasts from women creators and shows about strong female characters as well as womxn & girls-centered episodes from our member shows.
The Fina Mendoza Mysteries
Meet Fina Mendoza. She spends her after-school hours in the U.S. Capitol where her father is a congressman. While hunting down a lost sweatshirt in the Capitol Crypt, Fina stumbles over a mysterious creature. Is it the ghost of George Washington? Or perhaps the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill? The Fina Mendoza Mysteries podcast is written and produced by Kitty Felde.
Girl Tales
Girl Tales is a podcast featuring reimagined fairytales. Damsels in distress? Princesses in need of protection? You won’t find those here. The girls in our stories take control of their own destinies, turning your favorite fairytales into exciting new adventures. With energetic voice actors and professional sound design, these audio plays burst to life at the touch of a button. Episodes air every Monday.
What Will She Do Next?
Broadway stars, historical women, and family-friendly showstoppers. Musical theatre writing team Bird & Mirabella present a musical podcast focused on key, decision-making moments in the lives of history’s greatest women. Through interactive storytelling and Broadway-style song, WWSDN keeps children searching for an answer, while ultimately learning a lesson in perseverance.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
A fairy tale podcast for kids about extraordinary women from all over the world. Based on the bestselling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, each episode explores the lives of women from the books, encouraging young listeners to ask questions and explore their interests. Each episode is narrated by real-life women who are pioneers, creators, champions, and leaders.
Newsy Jacuzzi
Newsy Jacuzzi, hosted by a delightful mother-daughter team of podcasters who crawl under a bed each week to record, is a weekly world news podcast for smart kids and curious adults — it’s a whirlpool of news and information! Or as the New York Times puts it, “a news variety show” for kids by kids. It’s great family entertainment and education. New podcasts out every Wednesday. After you listen to the Women’s Day episode below, be sure to like, subscribe to keep the great news coverage coming.
All Things Madison Podcast
Madison, an 8-year-old girl, hosts this show for kids to go behind the scenes of some of their favorite places, to be entertained, and to get inspired! It’s a wacky, wild, fun time. In the spirit of shedding light on black history while embracing women’s history, we often see crossover opportunities such as this episode. We have a newly elected Vice President, Kamala Harris, a graduate of Howard University and a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. But it was Activist Shirley Chisolm who paved the way nearly 50 years earlier as she became the first black and first woman to become a candidate for the President of the United States. In this episode, we explore how both equally powerful women confronted the obstacles in their paths in uniquely different ways, with a result leading to historic firsts.
The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids & Families
No one could have predicted that Sophie Blanchard would become France’s leading aeronaut, but she flew higher than any woman before her. Willa Brown was the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in America, but her accomplishments didn’t end there. In many ways, she deserves credit for the famed Tuskegee Airmen. Also features Red Moon Road’s song Sophie Blanchard 1778 (Official Aeronaut of the Empire and Restoration)
Little News Ears
From Little News Ears. It’s March 17, 2021. Cherry, Bird, and Cow teach us about a robotic dog used by the police called Digidog, a Norwegian artist who makes and plays instruments made of nice, new rules for women soldiers in the US army about their hair, a Chinese divorce court making a man pay his ex for housework, and batteries being used in Salt Lake City for a better environment. Check out the video at Little News Ears
Dorktales Storytime Podcast
We’ve got two great episodes from Dorktales. (Think Fractured Fairy Tales meets Big Bang Theory and the History Detectives!)
Mary Golda Ross
The true tale of a woman who reached for the stars! Mary Golda Ross was one of the first women to rise in the ranks of engineering and one of the first Native Americans in the field. Her work in the early days of spaceflight was very important and is still to this day. Join us for future “Hidden Heroes of History” episodes of the Dorktales Storytime Podcast where you’ll discover more hidden heroes in science, technology, engineering, arts, math, and human rights who changed the world. Join us as we uncover the stories of the STEAMers and dreamers who made history!
Wilma Rudolph
An Olympian tale with a golden outcome! Told as a child she’d never walk again to becoming the first American woman to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics — Wilma Rudolph was a champion on and off the track. She used her popularity as the “fastest woman in the world” to become a world-record-breaking voice for civil justice and women’s rights.
