Head Back to School with Gen-Z
Summer is sadly coming to a close and it’s time for kids to head back to school. To help you ease into the new year, check out our back-to-school playlist, featuring episodes from your favorite Gen-Z podcasts. Hear everything from stories that supplement lesson plans at school, to adventures for escaping after school. With your kids in tow, travel to outer space, go on adventures with Ben Franklin, learn all about the science of poop and much more.
For Extra Learning
Tumble: A Science Podcast for Kids
Listen to Tumble to explore stories of science discovery not necessarily taught in the classroom.
The Science of Poop
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 pooping in space, and how someone else’s poop might one day save your life!
The Magic Memory Molecule
How does our brain remember things? Neuroscientist Andre Fenton found that question has no easy answers. Andre has spent years experimenting with PKMZeta, a tiny molecule he believes is the key to forming memories. But what if he’s wrong?
What Would Happen If There Was No Moon?
What would happen if our Moon suddenly disappeared? Would we still have tides? It turns out that the Moon has a much bigger influence on Earth than you might think. Without the Moon, life as we know it would not exist! Rocket scientist Miquel Sureda explains what happened before the Moon existed, and how we know that the Moon is slowly moving away from us.
Earth Rangers
Animal lovers, this is the podcast for you! Join host Earth Ranger Emma as she travels the world to discover the wildest animal facts out there and solve nature’s biggest mysteries.
Polar Bear Fur, and Birds With Flippers
Brrrr…. It’s cold out there! Join Emma as she travels to Antarctica to meet everyone’s favorite flightless birds, penguins. Then it’s up to the Arctic to talk to a polar bear scientist and learn why polar bears look white, despite having black skin.
Eagles vs. Falcons, and Powerful Pollinators
Emma takes to the sky to for a winged showdown between two of this planet’s coolest birds of prey. Find out who’s the top talon! Plus, investigating what the buzz is all about takes Emma straight to the queen bee — and then into the heart of plant-powering pollination.
For After-School Adventures
Young Ben Franklin
Join Ben Franklin before he was an inventor and statesman when he was just a boy in Colonial Boston with an adventurous spirit, a curious mind and a penchant for getting into trouble. Meet our most endearing founding father at age 14; a charming rebel, years away from discovering the ageless sayings and brilliant inventions that made him famous.
The Peculiar Case of Veracity Quince
Ben Franklin and his band of wharf rats run afoul of the law, but when a young fugitive named Eliza Boyd hires his puzzle-solving services, Ben stumbles into the adventure of a lifetime.
Pants on Fire
Take a break from math and English and see if you can spot the liar, liar, pants on fire! Play this weekly game show in which a kid interviews two experts on a particular topic, one of which is a genuine, credentialed expert, the other a liar. Hilarious and fast-paced, the show teaches kids to ask insightful questions, weigh the evidence before them and trust their guts. Play along with these episodes:
Robots
Bears
Primates
Six Minutes
Perfect for even the shortest school commutes, Six Minutes is a twice-weekly podcast with six-minute-long episodes. The show follows 11-year-old Holiday as she is pulled from the icy waters of Alaska with no memory of who she is or where she came from. And when she begins to develop incredible abilities, she’ll soon discover she’s not alone in the world.
Six Minutes Begins
The Anders family goes on a whale watching trip and finds something miraculous floating in the water.
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian
Escape from school into outer space with Finn Caspian! The show centers on Finn, an 8-year-old boy aboard The Famous Marlowe 280 Interplanetary Exploratory Space Station. Finn and his friends Abigail, Elias and Vale are exploring uncharted planets, helping the occasional alien, and solving a mystery that threatens to destroy the Marlowe.
The Room Behind the Room (Behind the Room)
The Alien Adventures begin! Meet Finn and his friends, the Explorers Troop 301. The Troop is getting ready for Finn’s birthday party by sneaking in somewhere they don’t belong. And there’s a sign of danger to come.
Becoming Mother Nature
Get the entire family excited for a new podcast coming September 14, Becoming Mother Nature. The show starts when Chloe is sent off to live with her mysterious and eccentric grandmother, and learns an unbelievable secret. Grandma Ivy is none other than Mother Nature herself; and Chloe is next in line to assume to the power and responsibility of the job. Can a 12-year-old learn to balance the entire world’s ecosystem while just trying to fit in at her new school? Only Mother Nature knows. Listen to the trailer, and subscribe in Apple Podcasts to get the first episdoe as soon as it drops.
