From 75 campuses across 35 states, we've listened to hundreds of student entries to select the very best for NPR's College Podcast Challenge.

The annual contest for students in grades four through 12 is back for its eighth year — this time with a special prize for a podcast that marks the 250th anniversary of the United States.

This week's quiz is mercifully light on politics, unless you count President James Garfield, a Kennedy family member and a new House rep … OK, so it's not light on politics. But there are geese?

We heard fun and engaging podcasts on topics including how math teaching has evolved, what its like to disengage from technology, and, who has it better: kids or grownups?

For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II.

Avani Yaltho, this year's high school winner in NPR's Student Podcast Challenge, brought three generations of her family together to talk about their shared history.

Here are the honorable mentions from this year's Student Podcast Challenge, chosen from nearly 2,000 entries.

For the 2025 NPR Student Podcast Challenge, we've listened to nearly 2,000 entries from around the U.S., and narrowed them down to 11 middle school and 10 high school finalists.

As he winds down his podcast after 16 years, Maron reflects on what he'll miss: "These conversations are very real conversations for me ... and that is kind of nourishing for the spirit and the soul."

Students in an elementary school broadcasting club in California are among the youngest winners of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

A California fourth-grader's interview with her grandfather, who was forced out of Uganda before moving to the U.S., is one of our outstanding podcasts.

In a bid to amplify the voices of budding journalists and audio enthusiasts across the nation, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has become an opportunity for students in grades four through 12 and college students. NPR's Steve Drummond and Janet Woojeong Lee, two of the people behind the competition sat down with Morning Edition host Pamela Kirkland to shed light on the impact of the challenge.

NPR appoints Gimlet executive Collin Campbell to oversee its podcasts in the wake of a sharp dive in revenues and churn in its executive ranks.

In fresh fallout over the collapse of the Caliphate podcast series, executives at more than 20 influential public radio stations rebuke The New York Times for perceived ethical failings.