How Is Curious Kids Every Day Made?
Curious Kids Every Day: A Daily Educational Podcast
In this special behind-the-scenes episode of Curious Kids Every Day, host Josh reveals the step-by-step process of creating each podcast epi
Key takeaways
- Every episode begins with a question from a listener or child, which is added to a master list of upcoming topics.
- Research is essential for topics the host doesn't already know well, helping make explanations relatable and engaging.
Main topics
- Podcast creation process
- Episode planning with a master list
Notable quotes
Crayons and cars are powered using the same stuff—crude oil.
Editing is my favorite part of making the show.
Conclusion
Josh concludes by encouraging kids to explore their interests, ask questions,
Transcript preview
Speaker 1 (0:01) It's Curious Kids Weekend Picks, where a kid from the Curious Kids Club gets to pick the episode. So, what episode are we going to hear today? Speaker 2 (0:11) Hi Josh, my name is Amara. I am six years old and I'm from Florida. And I hear your podcasts almost every day and I want to know... You make them. And I also like your podcast. Hi, Speaker 1 (0:32) Josh. I wonder how was Curious Kids made? Hi, welcome to Curious Kids Every Day. I'm Josh. How are you doing today? It's so good to hear from you. Speaker 1 (0:58) Now, today's episode is going to be a little bit different because I got a couple of emails I want to read to you. This one is from a curious kid named Sophie. Sophie wondered, how do I create a podcast that people will listen to like yours? How did you create your show? And then Glory and Silas wrote me an email too. They asked, how do you make your episodes? How do you put them all together? And that got me thinking, it might be interesting to make an episode of this show. about how I make this show. Does that sound interesting to you? Well, every episode of Curious Kids Every Day starts with a question. A lot of times I get these questions from my kids, but in episodes like this one, I get the questions from emails that come in from listeners like you. Once I have a question that I think will make for a good episode, I write it down on my master list. Do you know what a master list is? Well, it's a computer document that has a list of every episode of Curious Kids Every Day going all the way back to episode one. Now, this episode you're listening to right now is episode 169 of Curious Kids Every Day. And I've got questions planned for, let's see, all the way up to 205. Yep, so I've got the next 36 episodes planned. I at least have the questions for them. They're not written or put together yet, but I at least know what they're going to be about. For example, tomorrow's episode is going to be about how crayons are made. Actually, what if I just show you how I'm going to make tomorrow's episode? Then tomorrow, you can listen to it and see how it turned out. Okay, so I've got my question. How are crayons made? And now I need to research so that I know the answer to that question. Sometimes I know the answer well enough to be able to explain it just on my own. Like this episode. I know exactly how to make this show, so I don't have to do a lot of research to explain it. I don't have to look it up. But a lot of the time, I'm not an expert in the thing I'm talking about. So I have to do some studying. Speaker 1 (3:28) I learn about the topic, I read about it, I might watch a video that shows the process. And then I ask myself a very important