Meet Rachel and Lyla, two middle school age girls on the brink of new experiences, new responsibilities and new struggles with media. You’ll hear all about their first Instagram accounts, “snap streaks” in Snapchat, and how TikTok fits into their lives. Other topics? YouTube and Disney Plus, (Rachel says Disney Plus is “the best thing that’s ever happened to me!”) I hope you enjoy this episode.

Meet Aaron and Aitan. Two sports-loving nine-year old, 4th grade boys. YouTube is the top spot for them. They watch YouTubers playing sports-related video games (such as Muselk) and learn strategies on YouTube for when they are playing sports-related video games themselves! Sports and video games are the main attraction. For a laugh, they like the family YouTubers of Funnelvision and the challenge-champs Dude Perfect. But they’re already aware of the power of breaking news and watch CNN as a...

Meet Rachel and Ada and discover how media influences their lives. Rachel loves reading books and is mindful about cyber-bullying and balancing TV time with homework. Ada manages a fan account for the band Why Don’t We and feels a responsibility to check sources for any content she shares. Both girls are conscious of the need to be informed about the world and breaking news --and are trying to find the best ways to fact-check the news that shows up in their social media feed before sharing it...

This episode features eleven year old best pals, Scout and Sami. We chat about all the media in their lives from streaming documentaries for school assignments, to Facetiming friends to collaborate on projects, making videos for family presents and creating yet another TikTok! They use media to relax, to learn, to have fun, to get creative, to connect with friends. It’s a constant presence in their lives. But are they really prepared to assess the vast volume of information online?

This episode of Kids Talk Media features Penelope and Mackenzie. These two six year old girls are full of energy and full of opinions about TikTok, Alexa (‘she’ makes them go coo coo crazy!), Ryan’s Toy Review, Kids Bop Kidz music, and of course , their favorite YouTuber Lauri, the Icing Artist! These girls will definitely make you smile. I hope you’ll give it a listen.

Meet Vidit and Daniel (age 10). They love watching YouTube and making YouTube videos, they have their own rules about what’s best to watch on a TV versus a phone, and although their favorite music has some explicit lyrics, they're not too worried. Just two good friends who love laughing at pranking videos—and trying to resist the addictive pull of video games and movies. I hope you enjoy it.

This episode features Nick and Dominic. They’re both eleven, both in 5th grade, and both love media! Topics? The power of clickbait; doing homework with friends through the Xbox; earning media time from their family; keeping private information private; and their disbelief at the viral Instagram photo of an egg. I hope you'll give it a listen.

Season 2 of Kids Talk Media kicks off with this episode featuring ten-year old best friends, Christopher and Genevieve. They chat about “slime” videos and “challenge” videos on YouTube, the games Roblox and Gotcha Life, family media rules, and they even sing a couple of their favorite silly songs. Set aside 15 minutes for laughter and insights.

Kids Talk Media: Episode 5 - Patrick + Jackie by Sherri Hope Culver

Meet Anabel + Brooke and learn about their favorite media on the podcast KIDS TALK MEDIA. These eight-year old best friends talk about the video games Animal Jam and Gymnastics Superstar, their Netflix app, the television reboot Fuller House, the graphic novel version of The Babysitters Club, the Lemonchello book series and the Japanese film, My Neighbor Totoro.

Episode 3: Willa and Francesca by Sherri Hope Culver

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