AI for Kids

AI Can Be Brilliant and Completely Wrong, Here’s Why (Middle School and up)

Send us Fan Mail AI can write poems, answer questions, and sound confident, but does it actually understand what it’s saying? We sit down with Reed Koch, Director of Eng

How a Teen Uses AI to Turn Lyrics Into Songs (Middle School and up)

Send us Fan Mail A teen writes the lyrics, AI builds the sound, and suddenly a song that used to live only in her head can play out loud. That’s the creative shift we di

Brain Before Bot: 5 AI Rules for the New School Year

Send us Fan Mail AI is not coming to school someday. It is already there, tucked into search boxes, video recommendations, study apps, and yes, the chatbots everyone tal

Your Brain Still Matters + Season 3 Recap and Finale (Kids, parents, & teachers)

Send us Fan Mail AI can feel like magic until you look closer and realize it’s built on choices, data, and a whole lot of guessing. For our Season 3 finale of AI for Kid

Can a Robot Fix Grandma's Pipes? Why Jobs Still Need Human Hands (Kids, parents, & teachers)

Send us Fan Mail AI is getting louder, faster, and more impressive by the week and that can make kids wonder what’s left for humans to do. We wanted to bring a calmer, m

How 4th Graders Used AI to Hunt Vampire Fish (Elementary School)

Send us Fan Mail Vampire fish in the Great Lakes sounds like a prank until you learn sea lampreys are real and they’re chewing through ecosystems like trout and salmon.

That "Kid" in Your Roblox Game? Might Be a Bot. (Elementary School)

Send us Fan Mail A character in your game says hi back, remembers your name, and chats like they actually know you. That can feel amazing and also a little risky, becaus

How to THINK About AI Before It Thinks for You (Older kids, parents, & teachers)

Send us Fan Mail AI sounds smart. But that doesn’t mean it’s right. And it definitely doesn’t mean it should be doing your thinking for you. This week, Dhani Ramadhani

AI Takes 3 Seconds to Steal Your Voice. One Step Stops It. (Elementary School)

Send us Fan Mail This week, we’re tackling one of the scariest AI scams happening right now: voice cloning. Criminals are using AI to copy someone’s voice from just a fe

Why Everything You See Online Is Trying to Get Your Attention (Older kids, parents, & teachers)

Send us Fan Mail This week, Amber sits down with digital producer and internet culture veteran Matt Silverman for a real talk about algorithms, slop, screen addiction, a

Why Games Ask for Your Birthday (Elementary School)

Send us Fan Mail A game is loading, a video looks fun, and then a screen pops up demanding your birthday. Why does an app need your age, and what happens if you type it

Is AI Really Your Friend? What Kids Need to Know (Older kids, parents, & teachers)

Send us Fan Mail AI can feel like a mind that knows you, agrees with you, and never gets tired, which is exactly why we need to talk about how it shows up in real life.

Can You Spot a Fake AI Video on YouTube? (Elementary School)

Send us Fan Mail A kids’ video can be bright, catchy, and totally wrong. We’re seeing more AI-generated videos for kids show up on YouTube and tablets, and some of them

3 Rules to Keep Young Brains Strong, Healthy AI Use & Homework Balance (Elementary School)

Send us Fan Mail AI can do homework-level tasks in seconds, which is exactly why so many parents and teachers feel uneasy. After a short break, we’re back with a solo ch

Replay: What If You Could Star in Your Own Book with AI? (Older kids, parents, & teachers)

Send us Fan Mail Check out this replay episode for kids and parents interested in AI support with storytime. What if a child could open a book and see their own name, f

Replay: Wait… Hacking Isn’t Always Bad? How Kids Can Hack for Good (Older kids, parents, & teachers)

Send us Fan Mail Check out this replay episode for kids and parents interested in cyber security. Curious about how artificial intelligence shapes our daily lives? Join

Replay: How A Dad Turned A Birthday Field Trip Into A Statewide STEM Movement (Older kids, parents, & teachers)

Send us Fan Mail In this replay we revisit our episode with the one and only Phil Rogofsky. Is STEM only for scientists and engineers? Join us as we unravel this myth

Fan Favorites Replay: How a Puzzle-Loving Kid Became an Expert in AI and Robotics (Older kids, parents, & teachers)

Send us Fan Mail This week, we’re sharing a fan-favorite replay, an episode that ranks in the top ten of our all-time most listened-to episodes. In this week's repl

Think Like a Data Detective, The Hidden Skill Behind AI (Older kids, parents, & teachers)

Send us Fan Mail A single question from a four-year-old, “What is data?”, sparked a four-year journey that turned everyday moments into a blueprint for teaching kids the

Is That Video Real? Teaching Kids How to Spot Deepfakes (Elementary School)

Send us Fan Mail A video looks real, the voice sounds familiar, but something feels off. That gut check matters, and we turn it into a simple habit kids can use every da