Kids

Helping Kids Think About the Good

Full EpisodeApr 23, 2020

The author's 3-year-old daughter Leila has been occupying herself during the "stay at home" order in Boston amid the coronavirus outbreak by making cards and beaded necklaces for her preschool friends.

How families around the world talk coronavirus with kids

Mar 26, 2020

Arts, Culture & Media

Schoolyard Rhymes

Mar 24, 2018

Arts, Culture & Media

Enemy Pie

Mar 24, 2018

Arts, Culture & Media

Special Guest: Gregory Maguire

Mar 24, 2018

Arts, Culture & Media

Pixelvision

Mar 24, 2018

Arts, Culture & Media

Imaginary Friends Forever

Mar 24, 2018

Fact-Checking the GOP Tax Plan

Full EpisodeDec 20, 2017

The Search for U.F.O.s

Full EpisodeDec 22, 2017

Banned Books: A Tool For Prison Control

Full EpisodeJan 9, 2018

America: The Most Dangerous Wealthy Nation for Kids

Full EpisodeJan 10, 2018

Kids and Smartphones: A Constant Battle

Full EpisodeJan 11, 2018

Reading about science isn't just for grown-ups: There are many excellent science-related children's books, too.

The year’s best science books for kids have something for everyone

Dec 15, 2017

Harvey Devastates Houston, Trump’s Controversial Pardon, Race, Identity and Adoption

Full EpisodeAug 27, 2017

Single-payer moves front and center.

Full EpisodeJul 31, 2017

DIY Justice: Should teachers be armed?

Full EpisodeJun 25, 2017

Targeting the Vulnerable, Disconnected Youth, The Pope and The President

Full EpisodeMay 23, 2017

Trump Takes a Trip, A Foiled Terror Plot, A Teacher’s Warning

Full EpisodeMay 21, 2017

FBI Fallout Continues; Minnesota’s Measles Outbreak; Wheelchair Dancing

Full EpisodeMay 10, 2017

Transgender Rights, China Worries, Understanding the Cosmos

Full EpisodeFeb 22, 2017

School Politics, Pioneering Women, Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy

Full EpisodeJan 16, 2017

Politics and Morals, Kids in Prison, A Mission to Mars

Full EpisodeOct 11, 2016

Kids and the Election, Russia Tension, Analyzing ‘Locker Room Talk’

Full EpisodeOct 10, 2016

Rejecting Peace in Colombia, Trump’s Tax Scandal, Rethinking School Discipline

Full EpisodeOct 2, 2016

Child Soldiers, Space Discoveries, Assault on Campus

Full EpisodeAug 24, 2016

The Price of Justice, When Summer’s No Vacation, Design and Desire

Full EpisodeJun 15, 2016

Controlling Politics, Medical Controversy, Republican Memories

Full EpisodeApr 25, 2016

Tuesday’s Turnout, Trump & The Truth, Understanding Autism

Full EpisodeMar 14, 2016

New SAT, Same Old Anxiety

Full EpisodeMar 4, 2016

For Parents of Preemies, Life Starts With a Complex Fight For Survival

Full EpisodeMar 3, 2016

Wicked Weather, Child Brides, Cyber Crime

Full EpisodeDec 27, 2015

Teen Sexting, Immigration Limbo, High-Tech Indiana Jones

Full EpisodeNov 11, 2015

Struggles After War, School Discipline, Head Butting

Full EpisodeNov 10, 2015

Pop Culture Censorship, Stressed Out Kids, The Gig Economy

Full EpisodeOct 25, 2015

Voting Laws, College Costs, Mental Illness

Full EpisodeOct 20, 2015

Dads Behind Bars, Stolen Water, Military Families

Full EpisodeOct 18, 2015

Big Brother, Bin Laden’s Lost Recordings, Begging for A Break

Full EpisodeAug 17, 2015

Jon Stewart, The 21st Century Nuclear Threat, Netflix and Parental Leave

Full EpisodeAug 5, 2015

Dr. Seuss, A Living Wage, Transgender Rights

Full EpisodeJul 27, 2015

Safe Spaces for Trans Kids, Secrets of SEAL Team 6, Team USA Goes for Gold

Full EpisodeJun 7, 2015

Policing Schools, Silencing Gun Research & Game of Thrones

Full EpisodeApr 9, 2015

Debating Offensive Speech, Moving Beyond Margaritas, and Being Big Bird

Full EpisodeMay 4, 2015

Policing Schools, Silencing Gun Research & Game of Thrones

Full EpisodeApr 9, 2015

Debating Offensive Speech, Moving Beyond Margaritas, and Being Big Bird

Full EpisodeMay 4, 2015

The Weekender: Your College Compass

Full EpisodeMay 15, 2015

Working Moms, David Letterman, and Girls With Toys

Full EpisodeMay 19, 2015

Violent Weather, Racial Bias, and ‘Espionage’ in Iran

Full EpisodeMay 25, 2015

Pregnancy Depression, Films to See and Avoid, The High Cost of Cheap Fashion

Full EpisodeMay 28, 2015

A portrait of a Vietnamese couple.

The many misunderstood reasons people don’t have kids

Mar 26, 2015

Here are six science experiments for cold winter days you should definitely try at home

Jan 9, 2015

Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space

Here are five books that might get your kids excited about science

Dec 16, 2014

Bully Rating Reveals MPAA’s Inner Working

Aug 15, 2013

Earth Day Kids

Aug 14, 2013

China to relax one-child policy

Aug 14, 2013