Endings and Beginnings - Part 2 - Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings

Endings and Beginnings - Part 2 - Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings

Author: Tal Kelly October 30, 2025 Duration: 26:35

Endings & Beginnings (Part 2) 🌅🌱

Welcome back to Big Emotions! It's our final episode! Change like this can bring excitement, sadness, pride, and hope - sometimes all at once. In Part 2 of our season finale, we explore the emotional waves that come with endings and the possibilities hidden in beginnings. From grief and legacy to wonder and inspiration, these stories remind us that every ending holds meaning and every beginning holds potential.

Contributing podcasts in this episode: Kitten & CluckyThe Show About ScienceWhat If World 

Hosted by Tal Kelly, Producer 

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About this series: 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.

Produced by Tal Kelly  | Executive Writer Jenna Clarke | In consultation with Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore | Intro by Dan Sacks of Noodle Loaf | Check out the music in each episode.

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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
MASHUPS S1 Ep7: A Mystery Recipe that's At Your Level [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:48
Meet two engaging podcasts that invite you to be on their shows. Join us for a sound guessing game with Mystery Recipe's Molly Birnbaum and Chad Chenail and At Your Level's Ari Kelly, Chloe Wesson, Swara Viswanath and ou…
MASHUPS S1 Ep6: Pastime and The Curious Lunch [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:01
These two podcasts teach us a lot about ourselves, through our past and through the foods we eat. The Past and the Curious' Mick Sullivan joins us for a mashup game of 'fun facts' along with Hannah Fordin and Harry Rosen…
MASHUPS S1 Ep5: Like Your Best Day: A Mindfulness Mashup [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:35
Meet two mindfulness podcasts. Our friends Noah of Like You and Marjorie of Best Day Yet, along with her kids North and Amelie join us. What kind of game do you think we could play with two mindfulness podcasts? We start…
MASHUPS S1 Ep4: The Curious Childrens Conversation Got An Hour [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:22
It's time to have more kids on our show! Katie Stone, Executive Producer of The Children's Hour brings some of her crew to join Emma and Xavier of Curious Conversations. We had a lot of fun playing together, we hope you'…
MASHUPS S1 Ep3: A Tell Tale Journey with Girls After Your Own Heart [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:55
Do you love stories? In this episode you meet two inspiring tale tellers. Our friends Rebecca Cunnigham Executive Producer and Host of Girl Tales and Kathleen Pelley - Author, Scottish Storyteller and Speaker are challen…
MASHUPS S1 Ep2: Ten Times the Newsy News (without bubbles) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:26
Meet two news podcasts. Would you rather play reporter and ask the questions or be in the spotlight? We thought it might be fun for you to play along with how news is made. Our friends Leela and Lyndee of Newsy Pooloozi…
MASHUPS S1 Ep1: Good Words About Animals [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:18
Meet two smart podcasts that make learning fun! The Good Words Podcast's Lynn and Cool Facts About Animals' Ali and her kids Grady, Clara & Teddy bring their collective wit, acumen and phat lexicon to the table. See if y…
Introducing Mashups! A New Show from the Members of Kids Listen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:21
Mashups is a new podcast, brought to you by Kids Listen, that introduces you to some of our talented friends. We want you to get a taste of these kidcasts and their pods. In each episode we 'mash up' two KL podcasts, fir…
Kids Listen Back To School Collab [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:40
Get in the 'back to school' mindset and have a listen. Eight of us Kids Listen member podcasts created a short offering on the theme of this year's return to school as a sampling for you and your family. Collaborators in…
Kids Listen Back To School Collab [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:40
Get in the 'back to school' mindset and have a listen. Eight of us Kids Listen member podcasts created a short offering on the theme of this year's return to school as a sampling for you and your family. Collaborators in…