About SoundCarrot

Hello, and welcome!

I'm making this site primarily for my kids. Over the last year they've gained a huge love of podcasts through shows like Finn Caspian, Becoming Mother Nature, Story Pirates and more. They've grown environmentally conscious through Earth Rangers and Animal Sound Safari. And their critical thinking is coming on leaps and bounds thanks to the Big Fib. Chompers, well that's just all around fun for toothbrush time.

As we've discovered new shows our podcast app has gotten busy, but it's me that tends to have to find new things to listen to because, well, there's just so much content out there and the kid specific stuff gets lost in amongst everything else. We've used Google, but that's a whole world of getting sidetracked, and just not as easy — or as much fun — as having a bit of autonomy and being let loose in a walled garden to discover something themselves.

That's what I'm hoping to build here at SoundCarrot: a place where it's quick for parents to find quality content, and somewhere easy for kids to browse shows that are safe for them to listen to.

What started as a simple list for my daughter has grown into two distinct experiences. On the web, I've aimed to keep everything fairly simple and clear cut. On mobile, I've given things more of an app-like feel.

The only other way to change how you use the website is by registering for an account. You don't have to — but if you do, you'll gain access to a Hub where you can keep track of things like bookmarks, likes, and any reviews you leave.

Bookmarks let you save a note of episodes you want to listen to in future, or keep track of where you last left off. Likes holds episodes you enjoyed, and reviews lists anything you've written — you get the idea.

Personally, I think this is a must-have, and I'd register myself if I weren't already — but there's nothing stopping you from using the site while logged out. No content is locked away.