Magic Car Ride - Wonder about the world around you
A podcast inspired by children that makes car time rich with discovery. Each episode invites kids to slow down, observe, ask questions, and wonder about the world around them.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 15
- Years Active
- 2025
Summer Ride Rainbow Time
In this episode "Summer Ride Rainbow Time," we explore the world around us with questions like: what makes a double rainbow? What is it like to go for a ride in the summer? Can it still be summer if …
Snacks in the Car
In this episode "Snacks in the Car," we direct our attention to the world inside of our car with questions all about snacks. Are you allowed to eat snacks in your car? What is a good snack for the ca…
Power Lines and Cherry Pickers
In this episode "Power Lines and Cherry Pickers," we ask questions about the power lines around us: Do you see power lines around you? Why or why not? What do they look like? What would life be like …
Listener Questions: Episodes 1-10
In this episode we explore some of the questions that came from our listeners. If you want to ask a question, simply leave a comment on an episode when the car is parked.
Thanks for listening!
Freeways and Wildflowers
In this episode "Freeways and Wildflowers," we ask questions about riding on the freeway like: What do you not see when you ride on the freeway? Why do we take the freeway so many places? Why do we s…
Purple Cars and Cows
In this episode "Purple Cars and Cows," we ask questions about cars and their colors: Do you have a purple car? How come most of the cars around you are white, black or gray? Would you want to have a…
Trailer
A podcast inspired by children that makes car time educational and rich with discovery. Each episode helps young passengers slow down, observe, and learn about their world, letting their imaginations…
The Magnificent Moon
In this episode "The Magnificent Moon," we explore the beauty of the moon outside our window with questions like: how come you can see the moon in the daytime sometimes? What is it like to walk on th…
Going Places
In this episode "Things Going Places," we explore the things and people around us that are going places with questions like: where do you think the people around you are going? Isn't it strange some …
Concrete Mixers Mixing
In the episode "Concrete Mixers Mixing," we explore the concrete or cement mixers around us with questions like: what is actually inside a concrete mixer? What if a cement mixer gets stuck in traffic…
Rain in the Daytime
In our fifth episode "Rain in the Daytime," we explore the world of rain drops on a car with questions like: Have cars always been waterproof? Why do you need to turn on your headlights in the rain? …
Tow Trucks and Parking Spots
In this episode "Tow Trucks and Parking Spots," we explore the world of cars getting towed with questions like: have you ever seen a tow truck towing a car? Why do cars get towed? Where do cars go wh…
Airplanes Away
In this episode "Airplanes Away," we explore the world of traveling fast, with questions like: Have you ever seen an airplane out of your window? What is the fastest land animal? Have you ever rid…
Bumps in the Road
In this episode "Bumps in the Road," we explore the different causes of bumps in the road with questions like: Do you like it when the car goes over a bump? How are potholes made? Why do speed bumps…
Sidewalks and Rainbow Chalk
In our first episode "Sidewalks and Rainbow Chalk," we explore the sidewalks around us with questions like: why are they called sidewalks? Do you have sidewalks in your neighborhood? What is a pedest…