Ask HN: Quality ad-free audio content for kids?

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What are your favorite high quality podcasts, audiobooks, or other listening-only media for kids (6yo in my case) that will teach them in a fun way, or tell interesting stories, and not contain any annoying ads? Paid is ok.

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Get a bunch of old VHS tapes from the 90s and just use that. A kid that young listening to podcasts seems so frigging weird. Read a book to them? Do they still make those books where you press a button and it makes animal sounds? Put up a basketball hoop outside?

You vastly underestimate what a 6yo can do. Case in point, one can understand the entire content of a book like Little Prince or Secret Garden, an entire plot of Marvel or Harry Potter movie, build 18+ yo lego sets, and play Theme Hospital and actually win levels. Animal sounds? Don't put speed limits on kids' learning.

Also, how would you listen to VHS tapes?

https://pbskids.org/

Content from their YouTube channel can be ripped with yt-dlp and converted to audio only if desired. They also have mobile apps for phones and tablets.

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