Calling all student storytellers: NPR's Student Podcast Challenge is back for 2026. As always, we're looking to award prizes to the best middle school and high school podcasts in America — but we have ...

Today we're announcing the best student podcasts in America as part of NPR's annual Student Podcast Challenge. Our judges reviewed thousands of submissions. NPR's Janet Woojeong Lee brings us ...

It's before school on a crisp Friday morning in Carlsbad, Calif. Andrew Luria is rallying the kids in his newsroom. "How many of you guys didn't do your homework?" Luria asks the 10- and 11-year-old ...

Here are the honorable mentions from the 2025 Student Podcast Challenge. You can listen to our middle school and high school finalists here. Thanks again to students, teachers and educators for being ...

With a guitar in hand, Wilbur Cross junior Danyele McCrory strummed a Pearl Jam song she first heard in a video game — a musical discovery that sparked her interest in learning an instrument, and that ...

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Entries for the Student Podcast Challenge are now due Sunday, May 25. You can read the announcement here. Ready to enter? You can fill out the submission form here. It all started ...

Photo illustration of Haley Burton by Maya Kolton. Podcasts are digital audio files that users can stream or download and listen to. Popular platforms, like Spotify and Apple Podcasts, allow ...

The 2026 Student Podcast Challenge for grades 4-12 is now open. Submissions will close on May 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. You can submit here. Good luck! Calling all student storytellers: NPR's Student ...