Check out Brains On, an award-winning science podcast for kids and curious adults from American Public Media on a variety of topics. Several podcasts are specific to the COVID-19 situation, but there are many more on a variety of topics from how things work (pianos, tears, weather forcasting) to animals (narwals, wolves) to nature topics (trees, plastics in the environment) to a series on myths (mermaids, unicorns, big foot, lost cities, UFOs).
https://www.brainson.org/
All About Feelings Series – Part 4 (rebroadcast) Nervous https://www.brainson.org/shows/2019/06/25/nervous-all-about-feelings-pt-4
How Social Distancing Helps Fight Coronavirus https://www.brainson.org/shows/2020/03/24/staying-home-how-social-distancing-helps-fight-coronavirus
Other Brains On Podcasts:
Smash Boom Best https://www.brainson.org/pages/smashboombest
Smash Boom Best is a debate show for kids and families from the makers of the award-winning podcast, Brains On! Every episode takes two cool things, smashes them together and lets you decide which is best. Cats versus Dogs. Pizza versus Tacos. Super Speed versus Super Strength. Who will be crowned the Smash Boom Best? Our debaters use facts and passion to make their case… teaching listeners how to defend their own opinions along the way.
A new show from Brains On: Forever Ago https://www.brainson.org/pages/foreverago
Brains On presents Forever Ago, a history show for the whole family! Every episode explores the origin of just one thing — like sandwiches, video games, clocks and more — while teaching listeners to think critically about history.