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Brains On!The show most families start with, and for good reason. Each episode is built around a question a kid actually wants answered, usually introduced by a kid co-host, and then worked out with real experts, comic characters and music. The Mystery Sound segment is the car-ride secret weapon: a strange…0 - 2
Wow in the WorldThe loudest show here, and the one most likely to win over a reluctant listener. Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz take a real piece of science or technology and turn it into a goofy story, with sound effects, playful music and a fair bit of potty humor aimed squarely at seven-year-olds. Under the noise…0 - 3
But Why: A Podcast for Curious KidsEvery episode starts with real kids' recorded questions, which makes it the best fit for a car full of "but why?" Jane Lindholm and her guests answer whatever comes in, from where pumpkins come from to why we get growing pains, and the answers are patient and plain enough for six-year-olds without…0 - 4
Tumble Science Podcast for KidsWhere Brains On! is a variety show, Tumble is a story about how we know what we know. Science journalist Lindsay Patterson and teacher Marshall Escamilla tell the stories behind scientific discoveries with the help of working scientists, so kids hear not just the answer but how someone went looking…0 - 5
Ologies (podcast)Smologies, the kid-friendly edition
The one for older kids who have outgrown cartoon voices. Smologies takes episodes of Alie Ward's science interview show Ologies and cuts them into shorter, swear-free versions, so you get the real expert conversations, on everything from sewer rats to native…0 - 6
TerrestrialsA nature walk in your ears, from Radiolab's podcast for kids. Lulu Miller, who co-hosts Radiolab, picks a plant or animal that behaves in a way nobody expects, from carnivorous plants to monarch butterflies, and tells its story, with original songs by Alan Goffinski in the new episodes. It has the…0 - 7
Earth RangersThe Earth Rangers Podcast
The animal show for the youngest listeners in the car. Earth Ranger Emma hosts animal facts and nature's mysteries in episodes mostly 12 to 20 minutes long, easy to finish before school drop-off. The latest season became a serialized eco race around the world, from…0 - 8
Forever AgoHistory that starts with something already in the car. Each episode of this Brains On Universe show digs into the story of an everyday thing, like how the phone went from the wall to your pocket or who invented trick-or-treating, so the past arrives attached to objects kids handle every day. Joy…0 - 9
The Past and The CuriousOne-person history radio with a songwriter's heart. Mick Sullivan builds each episode around a theme and connects stories of people and events in unexpected ways, then stops halfway for a quiz and finishes with a song about what you just heard, which tends to get stuck in everyone's head for the…0 - 10
Who, When, Wow!History as a case file. Carly Q, a junior analyst at a time-travel bureau with an unfortunate acronym, investigates the past's real mysteries and strange stories, such as the crew that vanished from the Mary Celeste in 1872. The mystery framing gives kids a reason to stay through the facts, because…0