Last year we launched The Download, our Yoto Originals podcast for curious kids with big questions. Created with older kids (around 9–13) in mind, you might think of it as the older sibling of Yoto Daily.
Each episode explores a single theme with a little help from real-life experts and wraps up with a fictional story that unfolds bit-by-bit around a magical tea shop.
And it’s back for three new episodes!
The first new episode is called How to Ask Questions.
Here’s host of The Download, Pema, with more:
”This is a very special episode with a brilliant journalist – a kid journalist, what’s more – named Ameya Desai. Ameya is the creator of a beautiful three-part podcast called Far From Home.
Her first two stories for the show both won prizes in NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge.
Ameya’s stories are about forced migration, and in this episode of our show, Ameya takes producer Yasmeen Khan behind the scenes of how she crafted the story of her neighbour Ms Horikawa, ‘Shikata Ga Nai’.”
Regular listeners to Yoto Daily may recognise Yasmeen from her monthly dispatches.
Two more new episodes will follow fortnightly.
How to listen
The Download is available in the Yoto App. Go to the Discover tab and choose Podcasts for Kids.
From there you can link it to a MYO card so your kids can listen whenever they like.
You can also find the show on other services, where ever you get your podcasts.
Dive deeper and share your feedback
If The Download has sparked a curious conversation in your family, you can read the shownotes for each episode over on our Yoto Space page for The Download. Get to know the real-life experts featured, and find loads of useful links to explore.
You are also invited to leave your feedback for the show in a quick survey.