Podcasts for 6-Year-Olds
A free story podcast for six-year-olds — bigger adventures, real feelings and an original song at the end of every episode. Made for the age where school, sport and friendships all get more complicated.
What changes at six
Six-year-olds care about fairness, about being good at things, and about what other people think of them — often for the first time. The episodes here are the ones that meet that head on: a class presentation Nathan is dreading, a baseball bruise that makes him wonder if he wants to keep playing, a school play where he is cast as a tree, a diving board he cannot make himself climb.
Long enough to be a real story
At six most kids can follow a full 15–20 minute plot with a middle that gets worse before it gets better, which is when this show is at its best. The two-part Marshfellowship of the Spoon is worth saving for a long journey around this age.
Still silly
None of this comes at the cost of the jokes. The worlds are still made of breakfast and staffed by worms, and a six-year-old is exactly old enough to find a queen named Lactose the Tolerant funny for the right reason.
Where a six-year-old should start
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🦖👑 The King and Queen of Dino Beach 👸🏝️
Nathan is feeling nervous about an upcoming class presentation and worries about standing in front of everyone to speak.
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⚾😖 The Baseball Bruise Blues 🥒🥐
Nathan gets hit by a baseball during his little league game, and even though the bruise will heal, it leaves him feeling unsure if he wants to keep playing at all.
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🎭🌽 The Big Act 🐞🕷️
Nathan is cast as a tree in his school play, and he cannot help but feel disappointed that he did not get a bigger part.
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🌙🎢 The Grand Reopening of Lunar Landing 🚀🧀
Nathan is feeling nervous about jumping off a high diving board at a friend's pool party.
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😴🦇 The Spookylooper of Monster Valley 👹🔍
Nathan wakes up from a spooky dream and has trouble falling back asleep.
