What makes Michigan the best state ever? How is dating in high school these days different from an earlier generation? Why is everyone in New York City unbothered by the sound of sirens?
These are just a handful of the many questions raised – and answered – by thousands of middle and high school students around the country who entered NPR’s fifth annual Student Podcast Challenge.
This year, we received more than 3,300 entries, from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It’s a big jump over last year, and the most entries we’ve gotten since we began the contest began back in 2019!
The NPR Ed team has spent weeks listening to, agonizing over, and judging their work. And at long last, we’re excited to share our 13 middle school and 13 high school finalists. From these outstanding podcasts, our judges will choose one middle school and one high school Grand Prize winner.
It’s the fifth anniversary of the Student Podcast Challenge: Maybe you, dear teacher, have stayed with us since the early days of the pandemic. Or, you recently began listening to – and teaching about – podcasting, and discovered our contest. Either way, we’ve enjoyed hearing from your students, and the stories they’ve brought us. So thank you all for sticking with us. We hope to hear from you again next year!
Below are our 13 middle school and 13 high school finalist podcasts, listed in alphabetical order. Congratulations!
Content warning: Some podcasts on this list deal with sensitive topics, including trauma and school shootings.
Middle School
All About Tourette’s Syndrome – Victor Intermediate School, Victor, N.Y.
Student: Tyler Picard, Eva Cherpel, Zach Pallifrone and Andrew Noeson
Teacher/Sponsor: Amy Smith-Faczan
Four classmates share the story of their friend who has…
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