Girls That Create has created a list of podcasts for creatives and caregivers with young and older children. If you would like to suggest a podcast for this list, get in touch with us at erin(at)girlsthatcreate.com.
Podcasts for Creatives
The Art Angle: A weekly podcast that brings the biggest stories in the art world down to earth.
Art Mums: A collaboration brought by Valentine Svihalek and Mona Lerch highlighting underrepresented women in the arts.
I Like Your Work: A podcast dedicated to supporting artists, creating community, and providing opportunities and resources. Interviews with creative people, from painters and artists to collectors and curators.
Beyond the Studio: About the work that happens behind the scenes for visual artists and makers.
Magic Lessons: Author Elizabeth Gilbert helps aspiring artists overcome their fears and create more joyfully.
On Creativity: A SCADcast with Paula Wallace: Interviews leading voices and prominent makers, thinkers, auteurs, and inventors.
Beyond the Paint with Bernadine: Amplifies and celebrates the artistic and creative voices of female artists, collectors, and gallery owners.
Women Amplified: Inspiration meets practical advice. Episodes cover topics around leadership, career advancement, self-care, transitions and other relevant issues that women face.
Great Women Artists: Presented by art historian and curator Katy Hessel; interviews artists on their career, or curators, writers, or general art lovers, on the female artist who means the most to them.
Broadway Podcast Network: Offers something for everyone, may they be interested in starring on stage, working behind the scenes, or just enjoying theater from the best seats in the house.
Into the Mix: Host Ashley C. Ford talks with the artists, activists, and all-around amazing people who are working to build a better world.
Podcasts for Kids
Circle Round: Adapts folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 3 to 103. Explores universal themes like friendship, persistence, creativity, and generosity and end with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.
Rebel Podcast: Based on the bestselling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, each episode explores the lives of women from the books, encouraging young listeners to ask questions and explore their interests.
Girl Tales: Reimagined fairytales; the girls in these stories take control of their own destinies, turning favorite fairytales into exciting new adventures.
All Songs Considered: Introduce your teen(s) and yourself to different genres of music via this NPR podcast. Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share the week’s best new music discoveries, including conversations with emerging artists, icons and more.
But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids: A question and answer podcast led by kids.
Wow in the World: Young kids and their parents join hosts Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas on a journey away from screens, inside the brain, out into space, and deep into the coolest new stories in science, technology, and innovation.
Eleanor Amplified: Recommended for kids ages 8-12, this adventure series focuses on world-famous radio reporter Eleanor who foils devious plots and outwits crafty villains, all in pursuit of the big story.
A Kids Book About (The Podcast): A kids podcast about the things that matter, like racism, body image, and belonging. Each episode opens up the dialogue that began with the A Kids Book About series.
Podcasts on Parenting + More
Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting: Dr. Lisa Damour brings her sane, informed, and practical perspective to your timely and timeless parenting questions. Cohost Reena Ninan makes sure to get you the answers you need.
TILT Parenting: Raising Differently Wired Kids: Features interviews and conversations with authors, parenting experts, educators, and other parents aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently-wired kids (giftedness, ADHD, austim, 2e, learning differences, sensory processing issues, anxiety, and more).
Think: A daily, topic-driven interview and call-in program hosted by Krys Boyd covering topics ranging from history, politics, current events, science, technology and emerging trends to food and wine, travel, adventure, and entertainment.
Total Teen Health and Wellness: A Doctor’s Guide for Parents: Adolescent medicine physician Dr. Shanna Garza provides essential education and helpful guidance to parents to help them better understand how to empower and encourage their teen children to live healthy and balanced lives.