Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings 🥳 9/16

Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings 🥳 9/16

Author: Tal Kelly September 2, 2025 Duration: 1:01

Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups is a 7-part audio adventure where creators from the Kids Listen community come together to explore feelings in all their shapes and sizes. Each episode pairs two related emotions, sharing original clips and reflections to help kids (and grownups!) understand, name, and navigate their feelings

Released weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays:

Fear & Bravery (Sept 16 & 18) – Host: Eric O'Keefe (What If World)
Smash Boom Best! | Koala Moon | What's Poppin Penny | Forever Ago | April Eight | Afternoons with Mimi

Jealousy & Openness (Sept 23 & 25) – Host: Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore (Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic)
Girl Tales | Sleep Tight Stories | ChopChop | Tales from the Cloud Sea | Peace Out | Koala Tots

Anger & Forgiveness (Sept 30 & Oct 2) – Host: Melissa Victor (Stoopkid Stories)
Time Storm | Little Kids, Big Hearts | KidLit Radio | Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic | The Ten News | Lingokids

Belonging & Independence (Oct 7 & 9) – Hosts: Abbe Opher & Kelly MacBride (Koala Kids)
Noodle Loaf | Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic | Power Dog Adventures | Culture Kids | Stoopkid Stories | Dorktales Storytime

Embarrassment & Pride (Oct 14 & 16) – Host: Molly Bloom (Smash Boom Best & Brains On!)
At Your Level | Koala Shine | Unspookable | The Good Words Podcast | The Story Seeds Podcast | Like You: Mindfulness for Kids

Love & Sadness (Oct 21 & 23) – Host: Jerry Kolber (Who Smarted?)
But Why | Newsy Pooloozy | The Past and The Curious | AI for Kids | Reading with Rella B | Tumble

Endings & Beginnings (Oct 28 & 30) – Host: Tal Kelly (Series Producer)
Six Minutes | Storypillar | Mary Farfisa's | Kitten & Clucky | The Show About Science | What If World

Produced by Tal Kelly
Executive Writer Jenna Clarke
In consultation with Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore
Intro by Dan Sacks of Noodle Loaf

Marketing Team: Jodi Murphy and Meg Lewis 
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Ever find yourself searching for the right words when a child is grappling with a huge feeling? Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings offers a gentle, creative space for those conversations. Curated by Tal Kelly, this limited series brings together favorite voices from the Kids Listen network for a unique audio experience. Instead of lectures, each episode is a crafted mashup, weaving together original story clips and thoughtful reflections around a pair of connected emotions. The idea is to give shape and sound to the internal world, helping young listeners identify what's swirling inside them-whether it's the tight coil of fear or the warm swell of bravery. For instance, one installment hosted by Eric O'Keefe of What If World explores exactly that pairing, using imaginative storytelling to frame these feelings as part of a shared human adventure. It’s designed for kids to engage with directly, but parents and caregivers will likely find it just as useful, picking up language and perspectives to support emotional growth. This seven-part podcast unfolds with new episodes released on Tuesdays and Thursdays, making it an easy, regular touchpoint for families. By presenting feelings not as problems to solve but as territories to explore, this series becomes a valuable tool for building empathy and self-awareness, one heartfelt mashup at a time.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings
Podcast Episodes
Kids Listen Activity Podcast: What How World - Tell Your Own Story! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:22
What How World: Tell Your Own Story! Mr. Eric gets a little help from Alabaster, Abacus, and Cleocatra as he runs you through a story activity. This is a great activity to try with friends and even grownups! Lessons incl…
Kids Listen Activity Podcast: Story Spectacular - Hola Caballo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:05
Edgar the Egret needs a vacation! He decides to fly to a tropical Caribbean Island. The only problem is, Edgar can't speak the Spanish language. Perhaps a bilingual mockingbird can help him make friends with a local Caba…
Kids Listen Activity Podcast: The Good Words Podcast - Corporeal [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:52
This episode of The Good Words Podcast talks about the word, "corporeal," and explores the question, "What does it mean to have a 'good' body?" Includes segments, "Ads that Subtract" and, "Embrace Vulnerability," a story…
Kids Listen Activity Podcast: At Your Level - Food [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:04
What's the strangest food you've ever eaten? I bet these gourmet guests have got you beat. Meet Create A Cook's Lilah and James and Time For Lunch's Harry Rosenblum and his daughter Moxie. Two of our favorite segments ar…
Kids Listen Activity Podcast: Book Club for Kids - Maniac Magee [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:58
Would you like to be a legend? To have people tell stories about you long after you're gone? Would you like to be "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli? This Newbery Award-winning classic is our Book Club for Kids pick this w…