How do you help tweens understand what is happening in their world? This can be a real challenge for adults, but where do our children go to get age appropriate content? TRAX is the latest podcast network designed specifically for children 9-13 years old. These podcasts are representative of lived experiences and touch upon the issues important to tweens and are meant to help them understand what is happening in their world, right now. TRAX podcasts are engaging, humorous, and fun!
About TRAX
TRAX from PRX is a collection of free podcasts that offers 9–13-year-olds authentic, imaginative and original stories. The shows are representative of lived experiences, both real and aspirational, and touch upon the issues important to tweens at this moment in their lives. These stories are meant to help them better understand what is happening in their world, right now.
With TRAX, PRX is leading an emerging field of on-demand content that is meaningful and relevant for today’s savvy tweens. TRAX brings public media’s high standard of curation to a mix of both established podcasts and new productions. As we expand, the list will include programming from a variety of ambitious, independent creators, established producers and emerging voices.
With TRAX, you can listen for what’s next.
Young Listeners can explore all the podcasts for free:
Feeling My Flo – Why a period is so much more than punctuation!
Live From Mount Olympus – A tale of terrifying monsters, powerful gods, a young hero, and the brave girl who changes his life forever.
Mic Drop – Teens have a lot to say about this complicated world — are you listening?
Tai Asks Why – Little guy, big questions.
That’s Totally Normal! – Yes, this is the podcast about the science of puberty.
The Magic Sash – A time-traveling women’s voting rights adventure with Aly Raisman.
Timestorm – Witness. Find. Remember.
Ooh You’re in Trouble – A podcast for tweens about the moments in life when we broke the rules.
We Got You – Too scared to start a big conversation with your friends, older siblings, or parents? We’ve been there, we got you.
NASA’s Curious Universe– Wild and wonderful adventures with NASA!
How to Listen to Podcasts:
The best thing about a podcast is that you can listen to it at any time and place that is convenient. Here are a few ways to listen to TRAX podcasts.
On your desktop or laptop computer. Simply visit any TRAX podcast page and click on the play button to begin listening.
On your phone or tablet. Podcasts can be downloaded or streamed from your phone or tablet through any number of listening apps. On an Apple device, tap on the purple Apple Podcasts icon. On an Android device, tap on the white Google Podcasts icon.
Others ways to listen to podcasts are on Spotify, Stitcher, RadioPublic, NPR One, and other apps. Once you set up an account, open your listening app and search for TRAX or a TRAX show by name, and begin listening immediately.
If you have smart speakers, you can ask your smart speaker to play a specific TRAX podcast by name.
For example, depending on your device trying saying:
“Alexa, please play the podcast Timestorm (or any other show by name).”
“Ok Google, listen to Feeling My Flo podcast (or any other show by name).”
“Hey Siri, play the podcast (podcast name).”
Make sure to subscribe TRAX.FM for updates and announcements when a new podcast is released. TRAX podcasts are one way to help tweens understand what is happening in their world.
Make sure to follow TRAX network on social media:
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