10 Science Podcast Episodes for Curious Kids
Podcasts are one of the most exciting (and screen-free) ways for kids to explore the world around them. From mind-blowing science experiments to fascinating historical mysteries, science podcasts for kids help young learners dive deeper into the topics they love most.
Below, we rounded up 10 must-listen episodes from Wow in the World, Two Whats?! and a Wow! and Flip and Mozi—perfect for car rides, classroom breaks, or curiosity-filled afternoons at home.
Why Educational & Science Podcasts Work for Kids
Not all learning should happen in front of a screen, and that’s where educational podcasts for kids shine. Podcasts can help kids:
1. Build Comprehension & Listening Skills
Hearing stories and explanations read aloud strengthens focus, vocabulary, and auditory processing.
2. Spark Curiosity & Wonder
Science podcasts expose kids to new ideas—physics, biology, ecosystems, outer space—and encourage them to ask “why?” and “how?”
3. Inspire Independent Learning & Co-Learning
Podcasts give kids the freedom to learn at their own pace, and the joy of discovering new ideas with the grown-ups in their lives.
4. Provide Engaging, Screen-Free Time
Perfect for long car rides, quiet playtime, or after-school downtime.
10 Must-Listen Science Podcast Episodes for Kids
1. How To Talk To A Cat
Why aren’t these sleigh cats listening to Mindy and Guy Raz? Well… science suggests a different tone may help your cat understand you better!
2. What Happened to the Dinosaurs?!
Let’s go back 66 million years to learn about the meteoric event that altered life on this planet forever!
3. It’s All Bonobo to Me: How to Talk Like an Ape!
French, Spanish, Mandarin … Bonobo? Mindy is using a new language learning app to try and help her communicate better with her pen-pal. Only issue is, her pen pal is an ape!
4. The Trouble With Tickling…Yourself
There’s a tickler on the loose, and it’s up to the Wow Crew to unmask the tiny bandit who is tickling their way through town while also uncovering the surprising science of why you can’t tickle yourself, and how (and how not!) to tickle others.
5. Flip & Mozi: Penguin
Flip and Mozi visit Antarctica to meet emperor penguins and learn about teamwork, survival, and why you should always carry a comb…
6. Flip & Mozi: Hermit Crab
Flip and Mozi meet an Earthling that makes their own home… HERMIT CRABS!
7. Flip & Mozi: Giant Anteater
Flip and Mozi find their way to Central America and meet the ANTEATER, an Earthling with a 2 foot long tongue.
8. Choco Challenge
With this sweet episode of Two Whats?! And a Wow!, you get to sort through the facts, the fiction AND the fudge — because it’s all about CHOCOLATE!
9. A Moment of Tooth
Sink your teeth into this chattering round of Two What’s?! And A Wow! Find the facts from the fiction about TEETH!
10. Give Me Some Space!
We’re challenging you to find the facts from the fiction about SPACE in this out of this world round of Two Whats?! And a Wow!