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.
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A California fifth grader interviews his firefighter father
Cian Lawlor’s father was dispatched to the Palisades Fire just over a week ago and he’s been working it ever since. The 11-year-old had some questions for his dad.
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Calling all students! NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge returns for 2025
For it’s seventh year, our national podcasting competition will invite students from around the country, in grades four through 12, to bring us their best audio stories.
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‘You’re not alone:’ A teen podcaster sends message to kids with incarcerated parents
Eden Alonso-Rivera of Grandville, Mich. is the high school winner of NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge. Her winning entry, “A Relationship Behind Bars,” is about her father’s incarceration.
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Chronic illness shattered this teen’s life. Her service dog helped get it back
The middle school winner of NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge tells how her golden retriever, Lopez, changed her life.
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Hear what the nation’s top student podcasters have to say
In its sixth year, our contest handed over the mic to fourth graders for the very first time. We received nearly 2,000 entries from all around the country — and we’ve narrowed it down to 10 middle school and 10 high school finalists.
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Hear here! Our list of the best podcasts by fourth graders
For the first time ever, NPR presents the fourth grade winners of the Student Podcast Challenge.
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College student explores rare mental health condition in award-winning podcast
This year’s winning entry is an emotional account of living with schizoaffective disorder, from a student at Miami Dade College.
