Give Us Explanations: A podcast by Tweens for Tweens

Give Us Explanations is hosted by Luna and Christy, two tweens who decided the best way to figure out the confusing stuff in life was to make a podcast about it. The result is refreshingly unfiltered. They ask the questions they actually want answered rather than the ones a producer would suggest, and they do not pretend to know things they do not know. The premise is simple: pick a topic, bring in a guest or research it themselves, and talk it through. Topics have ranged from how elections work to why friendships get weird in middle school to climate change to historical figures they learned about at school and wanted to know more about. The episodes feel like listening in on a smart conversation between two kids who are still figuring out the world and are willing to admit it. Production is DIY, which is part of the charm. This is clearly a passion project rather than a slick commercial show, and that makes it more relatable for other tweens who might be inspired to try making something of their own. The hosts have improved noticeably over the episodes, which is fun to hear. For kids who want to hear voices that sound like theirs talking about things that matter to them, this hits different from podcasts produced by adults trying to guess what tweens care about. Parents who listen along get a window into how their own kids might be processing the same topics. It is a good conversation starter and a small reminder that kids are usually smarter than we give them credit for.