Anorak: The Happy Podcast For Kids

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Anorak: The Happy Podcast For Kids

Anorak: the Happy Podcast for Kids invites children to voice the burning questions that they have about the world around them such as ‘how do whales pee?” and “should every house have a jetpack?”. These are answered by a global cast of guests ranging from rock stars to scientists, architects to ice cream makers. And there are jokes too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Happy Podcast for Kids: Food

    14/08/2022

    Happy Podcast for Kids: Food

    "What is your favourite sandwich?" Our Little Editors have some very hard-hitting questions for chefs and chocolate makers for this special FOOD episode of our Happy Podcast for Kids. And we have some superstars to answer them, namely Chef Eric Adjepong, Charlotte Flower from Charlotte Flower Chocolates, and Chef Chantelle Nicholson from Apricity Restaurant. Find out why chocolate and pine make a good combination, what a chef does on a day-to-day basis and what's their favourite dishes, plenty to inspire a whole generation of budding cooks. Thank you to our Little Editors for their wonderful questions, namely Edie (UK, 6 years old), Frida (UK, 6 years old), Edie (UK, 6 years old), Samuel (UK, 10 years old), and Maria (UK, 9 years old). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
  2. Happy Podcast for Kids: Words

    01/08/2022

    Happy Podcast for Kids: Words

    "Where does the word 'word' come from?" "What does it feel like when you write a book?" This latest episode of our Happy Podcast for Kids is all about WORDS. Our Little Editors have fascinating questions for Linguistics expert Dr Jing Huang and award-winning children's authors Chitra Soundar and Ming Chen of Ming & Wang. They kindly share with us tips about writing books and how many words the English language has. Thank you to our Little Editors for their wonderful contributions, namely Leo (UK, 12 years old), Florence (UK, 10 years old), Valentina (USA, 8 years old), Molly (UK, 11 years old), Ema (UK, 7 years old), Alec (UK, 8 years old), Ines (UK, 7 years old) and Elias (UK, 6 years old). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  3. Happy Podcast for Kids: Fashion

    18/07/2022

    Happy Podcast for Kids: Fashion

    "How easy it to be a fashion designer?" "how did people dye their clothes?" This latest episode of our Happy Podcast for Kids is all about FASHION. Fashion designer Katie Eary tells us how she designs fashion, how being a futurist helps and fashion historian Amber Butchart takes us on a trip back in time where we discover how the mucus glands of sea snails were used to die clothes! Thank you to our Little Editors for their wonderful contributions, namely Alfie (UK, 10 years old), Tove (USA, 6 years old), Sage (USA, 8 years old), Lennie (UK, 10 years old), and Eliza (UK, 9 years old). Our Happy Podcast is 100% self-financed so if you like what you hear and would like to support our mission to bring joy & creativity to childhoods, please click here. Edit & music production by Kenji Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min
  4. Happy Podcast for Kids: Toys

    01/07/2022

    Happy Podcast for Kids: Toys

    "Who makes toys?" Yes who does? In this episode dedicated to our favourite things, TOYS, our Little Editors interview three amazing toy makers, YiYin Wang of brilliant doll company Noodoll, Alan Goldsmith, owner of the largest toy museum in Europe, Mountfitchet Castle and Louise Heard, owner of the amazing Benjamin Pollocks Toy Shop. Thank you to our Little Editors for their wonderful contributions, namely Kiera (10 years old), Dylan (UK, 7 years old), Monty (UK, 5 years old), Ursula (USA, 9 years old), Tove (USA, 6 years old), Frida (UK, 6 years old), Quinn (USA, 7 years old) and Eliza (UK, 9 years old). Our Happy Podcast is 100% self-financed so if you like what you hear and would like to support our mission to bring joy & creativity to childhoods, please click here. Edit & music production by Kenji Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
  5. Happy Podcast for Kids: Museums

    27/06/2022

    Happy Podcast for Kids: Museums

    "How do you choose the items to put in the museum?" Do you wonder what happens behind-the-scenes of a museum? Well, wonder no more as thanks to our Little Editors and some prestigious guests, we have the answers! In this MUSEUM-special, we speak to Dr Rebecca Rice, Curator Historical New Zealand Art of Te Papa (NZ), Naima J. Keith, Vice President of Education and Public Programs at LACMA (USA) and Tom Mahon, Founder of MoPA: The Museum of Play and Art (Australia). Thank you to our Little Editors, Jude (UK, 8 years old), Elsie (UK, 7 years old), Sage (USA, 8 years old) and Elio (Italy, 10 years old). Our Happy Podcast is 100% self-financed so if you like what you hear and would like to support our mission to bring joy & creativity to childhoods, please click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
  6. Happy Podcast for Kids: Dreams

    04/06/2022

    Happy Podcast for Kids: Dreams

    "Why are dreams so weird?" That's one of the questions our Little Editors ask our experts for this DREAMS-special episode of The Happy Podcast for Kids. Our Happy Experts include Sleep Scientist & Professor of Psychology Antonio Zadra, Dr Caroline Horton, Director of DrEAMSLab and dreams analyst Jane Theresa Anderson. We explore why we dream and why we can remember some and not others. Thank you to Little Editors Felix (UK, 9 years old), Elsie (UK, 7 years old), Naia (Canada, 8 years old), Ema (UK, 10 years old) and Eliza (UK, 9 years old) for their brilliant contributions. Our Happy Podcast is 100% self-financed so if you like what you hear and would like to support our mission to bring joy & creativity to childhoods, please click here. Edit & music production by Kenji Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min
  7. Happy Podcast for Kids - Mountains

    28/05/2022

    Happy Podcast for Kids - Mountains

    "What is the scariest animal you have seen on a mountain?" In this Mountains-special episode of Anorak: the Happy Podcast for Kids, our Little Editors have some questions for boulderer and scientist Dr Favia Dubyk, for the first African lady mountaineer to have climbed Everest, Deshun Deysel and for Professor of Geology Christopher Jackson. Thank you to Little Editors Skye (7 years old), Rory (11 years old, USA), Ines (7 years old, UK), Oscar (7 years old, UK), Ema (10 years old, UK) and Eliza (9 years old, UK) for their brilliant questions.   Our Happy Podcast is 100% self-financed so if you like what you hear and would like to support our mission to bring joy & creativity to childhoods, please click here. Edit & music production by Kenji Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  8. Happy Podcast Trailer S2

    24/05/2022

    Happy Podcast Trailer S2

    The Happy Podcast for Kids is back with new themes, new jokes, new questions from our Little Editors and plenty of inspiring answers from a range of amazing guests such as dream researchers, geologists, international chefs, linguists, authors, fashion historian and designers, museum curators and mountaineers. Tune in to find out what it means when you are flying in a dream, how words were invented and how much of the Earth is covered in mountains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Anorak: the Happy Podcast for Kids invites children to voice the burning questions that they have about the world around them such as ‘how do whales pee?” and “should every house have a jetpack?”. These are answered by a global cast of guests ranging from rock stars to scientists, architects to ice cream makers. And there are jokes too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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