Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Lindsay Patterson, a science journalist, and Marshall Escamilla, a teacher, bring complementary skills to Tumble that make it one of the more thoughtful science podcasts for families. Each episode starts with a listener question and follows an investigative thread that includes interviews with working scientists — the people actually doing the research, not just commentators summarizing it. Recent episodes have covered axolotl regeneration, unlikely animal friendships, how Earth formed, the hidden world of fungi, and marine biology deep dives. Episodes run 16 to 27 minutes and come out every two weeks. The show has earned a Common Sense Selection designation, which signals editorial quality for parents who care about vetting their kids' media. With 303 episodes and a 4.3-star rating from over 2,600 reviews, Tumble has built a dedicated following among science-curious families. The journalism-meets-teaching dynamic between Lindsay and Marshall means topics get covered with both rigor and accessibility. They also offer Tumble en Espanol, a Spanish-language version of the show, which opens up the content to bilingual families and classrooms. Listeners frequently request specific topics in reviews, and the hosts clearly pay attention to what their audience wants to learn about. The result is a podcast that feels collaborative rather than top-down, where kids see science as an ongoing conversation they can be part of rather than a set of facts to memorize.