In a new episode of Voices of Student Success, hear from two college leaders about how they’re integrating life design principles into students’ learning and career preparation for holistic support.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microphone? Check. Headphones? Ready. A story you just can't stop talking about? Got it! Yup, it's time again for NPR's Student Podcast Challenge. And we're here to announce the opening bell of year ...

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 ...

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 ...

A soon-to-be-released podcast by two Bowdoin students aims to illuminate how elections work in Maine by talking to political insiders (including US Senator Angus King and former US Secretary of ...

Working on an entry to the Student Podcast Challenge? Here's what you need to know. You can create your podcast entry in any class or extracurricular group, on any topic. If it helps, here are some ...

From Hawaii to Maryland and from Illinois to Texas, from investigative reporting to in-depth interviews, thousands of young people have once again turned their thoughts and ideas into audio, and NPR's ...

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 ...