The best Quebec family podcasts

Parenting, education and stories to listen to together

Two very different audiences share the same label: adults looking for support in their role as parents, and children who are played stories. Telling the two apart avoids a lot of disappointment when you start an episode in the car.

• Parenting, from daily life with a newborn to relationships in the teenage years.
• Childhood education, on school, learning and screens.
• Told stories, designed to be heard by the children themselves.
• Pets, which often come up as a family topic.

Checking who a show is meant for

The time of listening matters as much as the content. An episode about difficult nights lands differently at midnight or during a daytime drive, and children’s series are often used to pass the time on the road rather than to teach. Thinking about when you will listen helps you choose between a dense conversation and a light story.

A show page’s description almost always states the intended audience, and the length gives another clue: series meant for the youngest rarely run past twenty minutes or so. Parenting shows, on the other hand, take the time for a full conversation.

To see only the stories meant for children, the stories for kids subcategory sets that format apart. The rest can be browsed from the Kids and family category.

Related themes

When the load of parenting becomes the topic, shows about well-being take over: see the mental health podcasts. The week’s new releases, for all audiences, are gathered on the Discover page.