Seeking to meet a heightened demand for co-listening content since launching its Wondery Kids subscription service on Apple Podcasts last year, Amazon’s podcast studio has renewed kids and family series Whose Amazing Life?, The Adventures of Cairo and Melon’s House Party.

While these podcasts are technically targeted at kids—and timed for back-to-school releases—chief content officer Marshall Lewy says Wondery is very focused on co-listening content, and the renewals reflect the type of content he and his team feel capture “the magic” of families listening to content together.

According to a 2021 survey from appmaker and podcasting organization Kids Listen, almost 70% of parents surveyed said their kids listen to podcasts with their mother or guardian; 51% said they listen with a sibling; and 42% said they listen with their father. Comparatively, only 27% reported that their children listen to podcasts alone.

All three of the new seasons that Wondery has greenlit will roll out one episode each week.

Season four of Whose Amazing Life? (10 x 25 minutes) drops on Wondery+ and Wondery+ Kids September 2 and will hit other platforms on September 9. The educational series is aimed at kids ages eight to 11 and explores the lives of influential personalities like Amelia Earhart, Stephen Hawking, Simone Biles, Jane Goodall and Walt Disney.

The Adventures of Cairo will be back for a 12 x 15-minute second season, releasing on Wondery+ and Wondery+ Kids on August 31 and other platforms on September 7. It centers around seven-year-old Cairo Carter, who explores a big city to learn about concepts like being kind and managing money.

Also returning for a second season is Melon’s House Party (16 x 30 minutes), which will follow the same release schedule as Cairo. Targeting five to 12s, this musical comedy series features a tiny dog and her best friend (who is a couch) in a world where everyday household items sing and speak in a frequency only dogs can hear.

Wondery+ Kids has been slowly growing its catalogue over the past year with new audio series such as Who, When, Wow!, Flip & Mozi’s Guide to How To Be An Earthling, The Jungle Book: The Mowgli Stories and Little Stories Everywhere.

Updated August 25, 2022 at 11:45 am