DB 465: World-Changing Ideas from Someone Your Age
^{06:37 | Episode: 465 | September 11th, 2025}

Can someone your age really change the world? https://dreambigpodcast.com/465

Back to School Special
^{00:47:21 | Season: 1 | Episode: 15 | September 11th, 2025}

Have you ever had that dream where you arrive at school but something’s a little… off? Join us for our Back to School Special where Nichole and Evan experience exactly that. Their plan to squeeze the most out of the final days of summer is thwarted when they doze off by the pool and fall into an unexpected dream that lands them back in the classroom. But this time they’re not students — they’re the teachers! Sharpen your pencils, Wildings: this is learning the Wild Interest way. Prepare to earn your Podcast PhD as our hosts show you an easy way to make ice cream cake at home, and a great prank you can play using a banana. Find out what a palindrome is, and memorize a catchy song that helps you learn the names of all 50 US states. Dive deep into why we have daylight saving time and leap years, and discover the science of solar eclipses from a real astronomer! But wait, there’s more! What’s ASMR? How do you play Concentration 64? How do honeybees communicate? (Hint: they get their groove on!) Kids will come out of this episode prepared to dazzle their schoolmates with scads of new astonishing knowledge — and you’re in store for another hilarious cameo from everyone’s favorite cryptid, Bobby the Bigfoot! Sit back, relax, and let’s get wild!

A ‘Place In Your Imagination’ Adventure
^{00:16:11 | Season: 5 | Episode: 27 | September 11th, 2025}

Seondeok of Silla: Becoming a Queen
^{00:19:11 | September 9th, 2025}

Queen Seondeok of Silla ruled her country with good will and fairness but her time as leader was not without challenges. In this story we hear about a time when a rival leader tried to take Queen Seondeok’s throne by saying a falling star proves that she should not lead, and how the Queen got back at him by creating her OWN star the rose higher than anyone would have guessed.

S1E253 – Ivy’s Chilling Tales: Maxi and the Living Hair
^{00:07:08 | September 5th, 2025}

Today’s Ivy’s Chilling Tale goes out to Ivy’s beloved listener Ava, age nine. Ava dreamed up a hair-raising story, literally!, about a girl whose locks have a mind of their own. This tale’s for you, Ava, and it’s called “Maxi and the Living Hair.”

A Special Announcement and a Sneak Preview
^{23:01 | September 2nd, 2025}

Today is the release date for Serpiente en el Césped, the Spanish version of Snake in the Grass, book 3 in The Fina Mendoza Mysteries! That means all three books in the series are now available in both Spanish and English with a free downloadable teacher’s guide.

Octavia Butler: The Grand Dame of Science Fiction
^{00:19:24 | September 2nd, 2025}

Once upon a time, there was a shy, dreamy kid who wouldn’t stop writing. Her name was Octavia — a girl with social anxiety and dyslexia who wrote some of the most amazing science fiction novels about wild futures, space adventures, and superhuman people. She wrote more than a dozen books and is now known as the Grand Dame of Science Fiction.

S13E03 – Lucy Wow: Trapped in the Big Red Barn
^{00:16:51 | Season: 13 | Episode: 3 | September 2nd, 2025}

When Lucy Wow’s Big Red Barn goes into lockdown mode, no one can escape. It’ll take teamwork to break out of this high-tech vault.