Big and Little Podcast

Big and Little Podcast

Boston Children's Museum

Episodes 30
Avg. Duration 31m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.4 (7)
Since May 2020
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Months
Format
Episodic
Hosting
rss.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

A podcast about families and children, created for the grownups in their lives. Big & Little explores relevant topics ranging from play, learning, creativity, resilience, and health through interviews with people from varied professions and who have different perspectives and experiences.

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Recent Episodes

S2E2 Street Medicine and the Power of Empathy: A Conversation with Dr. Jim O'Connell

Mar 20, 2026 36m

In the second episode of the Museum's new podcast series on empathy, Boston Children's Museum President and CEO Carole Charnow sits down with Dr. Jim O'Connell, President of the Boston Health Care…

S2E1 The Roots of Empathy: Science, Strategies, & Stories from Boston Children's Museum & Making Caring Common

Jan 07, 2026 1h 5m

How do we define and express empathy? And how might we help the children (and adults) in our lives learn to practice it for themselves? In this podcast series, we'll be diving into all the different…

S1E26 Jazz, Creativity, and Imagination: A conversation with Dr. Bill Banfield and Vaughan Bradley-Willemann

Oct 07, 2024 41m

In this next episode of the Big & Little Podcast's Creativity Series, two music professionals dive into the transformative power of jazz music and its impact on children and communities. Vaughan…

S1E25 Captivating Creations with Bernie Zubrowski

Aug 23, 2024 39m

Bernie Zubrowski has dedicated his career to science education, both in and outside of the classroom. He has contributed to science curricula at the Education Development Center and designed numerous…

S1E24 Music as Expression, Exploration, and Celebration

Jun 05, 2024 45m

In this fifth installment of our Creativity Series, Carole Charnow, the Museum's President and CEO interviews Ashleigh Gordon the co-founder, Artistic Director, and violist of Castle of our Skins, a…

S1E23 Lifelong Kindergarten, Lifelong Creativity

Feb 21, 2024 46m

Today on the show, Boston Children's Museum President and CEO Carole Charnow interviews Dr. Mitchel Resnick in the next installment of our Creativity Series. Mitch Resnick is the LEGO Papert…

S1E22 Creativity through collaboration

Feb 01, 2024 33m

The Museum's Creativity Series continues with a conversation on the importance of connection, collaboration, and community. Through a grant from LEGO, called the LEGO Playful Learning Museum Network,…

S1E21 A creative platform for the children, by the children, of the children

Nov 07, 2023 27m

The Children's Art Museum of India, or CAMI for short, is an online platform and virtual Museum space that enables young artists to submit their art and share their creativity worldwide. Manya and…

S1E20 Cultivating the Components of Creativity

Aug 29, 2023 34m

We're bringing some creative exploration to the podcast with a special Creativity Series! Our first guest, Laura Petrovich-Cheney, is an artist, maker, educator, and the Museum's current Gallery…

S1E19 Bringing light to the world through stories

Jul 28, 2023 31m

In today's episode, Boston Children's Museum's Vice President of External Relations, Charlayne Murrell-Smith talks with Research Scientist, Technologist, Filmmaker, Architect, and Educator, Topper…

S1E18 Designing for Play

Jun 23, 2023 38m

How do we design for play? For two decades Cas Holman has been designing playthings and playspaces that encourage exploration, imagination, and collaboration. Through her company Heroes Will Rise,…

S1E17 Lifting Our Communities UpTogether

Mar 31, 2023 35m

What happens when we're given the resources and freedom to choose where our money goes? Tune in to find out. In this episode, the Museum's President and CEO Carole Charnow talks with Jesús Gerena,…

S1E16 Meet Sama

Nov 21, 2022 12m

Although we are a children's museum, we don't often hear directly from our youth. In this episode we're changing it up and welcoming our very first "little" to the Big and Little podcast. Now, don't…

S1E15 How to Help Our Kids "Grow Up Great"

Oct 14, 2022 38m

Reaching children in their earliest years not only helps them develop the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills they need to succeed, but can also inspire lifelong enthusiasm for…

S1E14 Celebrating STEAM in the Museum Space and Beyond

Oct 11, 2022 21m

Ahead of the CreatedBy Festival on October 15th, 2022, Digital Content Manager and Podcast Producer, Kathryn York, interviews Boston Children's Museum's Director of Strategic Initiatives, Neil…

S1E13 Imaginative Play is the Antidote: How to foster children's creativity, sense of agency, and emotional processing through play

Aug 26, 2022 28m

When was the last time you let your imagination take the wheel? As kids, our imagination created endless possibilities. An old blanket was a superhero cape. Pots and pans? A full on drum set!…

S1E12 How to Raise Girls Excited About STEM

Apr 26, 2022 38m

Join tech trailblazer Madge Meyer as she talks with Carole about her journey to success as a woman and Asian American immigrant in the STEM fields and shares strategies for raising young girls…

S1E11 The Importance of Art in Early Childhood Education

Mar 21, 2022 22m

Art in early childhood helps children thrive and develop into well-rounded, socially-conscious individuals. Sadly, thousands of students across the United States do not have access to arts education.…

S1E10 Inspiring Kids to Identify as Readers

Feb 23, 2022 32m

Three simple words can have a profound effect on a child's life— "I'm a reader." Unfortunately for too many children in the US, numerous challenges and barriers have made these words infrequent. In…

S1E10 Helping Kids to Say "I'm a Reader"

Feb 23, 2022 32m

Three simple words can have a profound effect on a child's life— "I'm a reader." Unfortunately for too many children in the US, numerous challenges and barriers have made these words infrequent. In…

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Big and Little Podcast has published 30 episodes since May 2020, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.

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