13 podcasts for tweens, and room to grow
Updated 3 November 2026 · 13 shows
Somewhere around 11, kids' podcasts start to feel young. These 13 shows in the PodFocus catalog still hold up at 13. When your child outgrows them, PodFocus lets you approve grown-up podcasts too, one at a time.
When they outgrow the catalog. Each child's profile has a switch in its settings: “Allow parent-approved podcasts from the full catalog.” Turn it on and search covers every podcast, not only the ones made for kids. PodFocus asks you to confirm each grown-up show, and nothing reaches your child's library until you've added it. The switch is per child, so a younger sibling's profile stays kids-only.
What stays in place. Episodes their creators mark explicit stay hidden. Shows you approve this way are labelled Grown-up in Manage Library, so you can see which ones came from outside the kids' catalog. Turning the switch off doesn't remove anything you've already added; you can remove those shows one by one whenever you like.
Worth a listen first. Marking an episode explicit is up to each creator, and plenty of unmarked episodes still cover grown-up topics. The switch is a way to say yes to the history podcast or the science show your 13-year-old asked for, not a filter that does the vetting for you.
