The annual contest for students in grades four through 12 is back for its eighth year — this time with a special prize for a podcast that marks the 250th anniversary of the United States.
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Unlike the government, the quiz never stopped. Can you ace this week’s test?
This week’s quiz is mercifully light on politics, unless you count President James Garfield, a Kennedy family member and a new House rep … OK, so it’s not light on politics. But there are geese?
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NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge: Here are our fourth grade winners!
We heard fun and engaging podcasts on topics including how math teaching has evolved, what its like to disengage from technology, and, who has it better: kids or grownups?
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A student’s winning podcast looks back to a way of life she never knew
Avani Yaltho, this year’s high school winner in NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge, brought three generations of her family together to talk about their shared history.
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NPR’s middle school champion: A moving podcast about Japanese incarceration
For the first time, NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II.
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Here they are: The best student podcasts in America
For the 2025 NPR Student Podcast Challenge, we’ve listened to nearly 2,000 entries from around the U.S., and narrowed them down to 11 middle school and 10 high school finalists.
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With ‘WTF’ ending, Marc Maron still wants to talk, but outside the studio
As he winds down his podcast after 16 years, Maron reflects on what he’ll miss: “These conversations are very real conversations for me … and that is kind of nourishing for the spirit and the soul.”
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A 10-year-old’s story of family immigration that spans three continents
A California fourth-grader’s interview with her grandfather, who was forced out of Uganda before moving to the U.S., is one of our outstanding podcasts.
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How many fourth-graders does it take to make a podcast? Here’s what we learned
Students in an elementary school broadcasting club in California are among the youngest winners of NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge.
