28 episodes

Welcome to the adventurous world of Zap to the Future! Join Zap, a 10 year old Boy Scout and expert rock climber, as he journeys across time to help future civilizations overcome some amazingly silly challenges. Zap applies lessons learned from school, family and scouts, to help a variety of fun future characters. A robot president in 2076? A digital Octillionaire, owning half the Milky Way? Gombie Invasions? Find out how history has a crazy way of repeating itself by joining Zap to the Future!

Zap to the Future The Alvarez Family

    • Kids & Family
    • 5.0 • 22 Ratings

Welcome to the adventurous world of Zap to the Future! Join Zap, a 10 year old Boy Scout and expert rock climber, as he journeys across time to help future civilizations overcome some amazingly silly challenges. Zap applies lessons learned from school, family and scouts, to help a variety of fun future characters. A robot president in 2076? A digital Octillionaire, owning half the Milky Way? Gombie Invasions? Find out how history has a crazy way of repeating itself by joining Zap to the Future!

    ENCORE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - A Very Merry Zap to the Future Christmas Special

    ENCORE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - A Very Merry Zap to the Future Christmas Special

    Today we have a special episode to celebrate Zap’s favorite holiday and the most magical time of the year. In this podcast story for kids, listen as Zap calls on some of Season 1's characters to help Santa and save Christmas 3022.

    We hope you enjoy this episode written by the voice of Zap.

    Happy Holidays from the Familia Alvarez!

    • 9 min
    ¡Ayuda! Stop the Frankenpire Migration! - Halloween Special Story for Kids

    ¡Ayuda! Stop the Frankenpire Migration! - Halloween Special Story for Kids

    As you may recall from the last episode, Zap was in coding class when he received a future message asking for help to stop a Frankenpire Migration. The message is from the year 2812. What are Frankenpires? And Ayuda means help in Spanish. Will Zap travel to a new country on this adventure? Keep listening to find out.

    If you are listening for the first time, we encourage you to hit pause, head on over to episode 1 and catch up on Zap’s adventure so far.

    While Zap visits a fictitious future in the middle of a super storm in this episode, in real life a major hurricane hit parts of Mexico on Oct. 25. Zap's adventures focus on helping the future, but let's take a break and help the present. We encourage you to search the internet for the many ways you can donate to the Hurricane Otis relief fund.

    • 15 min
    ENCORE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL STORY FOR KIDS: Gombies in Paris!

    ENCORE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL STORY FOR KIDS: Gombies in Paris!

    Today we have an encore episode of last year's Halloween special. This is a fun, silly, and just spooky enough adventure where Zap gets to travel to Paris, France and practice some French while learning about the Eiffel Tower and helping a new friend stop gombies.

    Usually, we break up our story into short 10-15 minute episodes, but for this special we're combining the three parts of Zap's zombie adventure in Paris.

    We hope you enjoy this episode of Zap to the Future and come back to listen to this year's Halloween special.

    • 30 min
    The Volunteer State Returns! Cowabunga!

    The Volunteer State Returns! Cowabunga!

    As you may recall from last episode, Zap is trying to help organize a beach clean up in the year 4196. Can he inspire future people to help? Will the Volunteer spirit be reignited by a 21st century kid from Chattanooga? Keep listening to find out.

    If you are listening for the first time, we encourage you to head on over to episode 1 and catch up on Zap’s adventure so far.

    • 12 min
    Surf's Up Chattanooga!

    Surf's Up Chattanooga!

    Welcome back Zap fans! We've had a bit of a long summer break but as we've gotten back into our homeschooling routine, we've been writing and creating more fun, future adventures and can't wait to share more in Season 2.

    As you may recall from last episode, the mystery caller reminded Zap of the time tablet’s three rules while on a family camping trip. The mystery caller also mentioned environments change over time. How will Chattanooga, TN look in the year 4196? Keep listening to find out.

    If you are listening for the first time, we encourage you to hit pause, head on over to episode 1 and catch up on Zap’s adventure so far. For now, we are launching straight into the story, enjoy Zap to the Future Episode 14, Surf’s up Chattanooga!

    • 13 min
    Let's Go Camping!

    Let's Go Camping!

    Welcome to Season 2 of Zap to the Future. In this season Zap will jump into new adventures and explore how environments change over time. This season also brings new future friends, space pirates, Franken-pires, and a weather event called a Trash Panda-Nado. What will Zap do to help the future? Will Jay and Abuela pop up in the season? Will Abuela cook more platanitos? Stay tuned to find out.

    If you are tuning in for the first time, we encourage you to hit pause, head on over to episode 1 and catch up on Zap’s adventure.

    Zap to the Future is a fiction story podcast for kids based on Zap, a 10-year old boy scout and expert rock climber. He journeys across time to help future civilizations overcome some amazingly silly challenges. Zap applies lessons learned from school, family and scouts to help a variety of fun future characters.

    Zap to there Future is created, written, voiced, and produced by The Alvarez Family. When we started this project we had zero experience in podcasting other than being loyal listeners to quite a few.

    • 11 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
22 Ratings

22 Ratings

Breezem11 ,

Loved the Christmas Special!

I loved the Christmas Special! Zap is great and I enjoy his adventures very much!!!

AbuelaTati ,

What great storytelling!!

The tricentennial episode is my favorite! Love hearing Zap’s perspective and future robot President.

GustosGarci ,

Rockin

Had a smile on my face the whole time. Awesome story telling and am looking forward to more laughs

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