History & culture podcasts
for kids
Explore 13 trusted history & culture podcasts selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.
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Getty If Objects Could Talk
Getty’s If Objects Could Talk is a family podcast in which art and artifacts from the Getty collection tell imaginative stories about their histories, materials, makers, and uses. Episodes include transcripts and related activities.
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Jobtastic
Jobtastic is a children’s podcast that answers “who does that?” by introducing the people and work behind everyday things, from astronaut snacks and candy flavours to video games and rides.
Circle Round
A storytelling podcast for kids that adapts folktales from around the world into sound-rich stories about kindness, persistence, generosity, inclusion, and creativity.
Dexplorers
Dexplorers is a screen-free history adventure podcast for children and families, using mystery stories, real historical settings, short episodes, and free colouring pages.
Stories From Now And Then
A family story podcast that retells classic tales as gentle adventures for bedtime, car rides, and shared listening.
The Brain Bus
A free, ad-free road-trip podcast for ages 2–13 with age-banded shows designed for screen-free science, history, and curiosity listening.
Kids Learning Lab
A free educational podcast created by 13-year-old Eshaan, with frequent short episodes about science, technology, history, and other curiosity topics.
History Snacks Podcast
A bite-sized history podcast for curious kids covering ancient worlds, medieval events, explorers, inventions, and the stories that shaped the world.
SERP Stories Podcast
The Strategic Education Research Partnership’s podcast shares research and classroom voices about literacy, student engagement, and learning improvement.
Hey History!
An Australian history podcast for ages 8–12 with stories, music, immersive soundscapes, and classroom materials mapped to primary curriculum stages.
History’s Kids
A history podcast for ages 8+ that explores events through firsthand accounts from people who were really there when they were kids.
Not Just Because
Short family podcast episodes for curious kids, with science, nature, dinosaurs, vehicles, oceans, space, and other big-question topics.
History Ignited
A family history podcast for ages 6–11 hosted by children and parents, turning topics from We Didn’t Start the Fire into short, approachable stories.
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