Home Podcasts The Mystery Kids Podcast
The Mystery Kids Podcast

The Mystery Kids Podcast

Tess O'Driscoll 201 Episodes Oct 9, 2026

A podcast about the weird and unexplained, designed for kids. It explores mysterious topics similar to Unsolved Mysteries but tailored for a younger audience.

Episodes

187: Ghost Photographs
187: Ghost Photographs Oct 9, 2026 00:18:55 What happens when a photograph appears to capture a ghost? 👻Long before Photoshop and AI, photographers were creating mysterious images that convinced people they had captured the supernatural. In this Halloween month episode of the Mystery Kids Podcast, we're exploring William Mumler's famous spirit photographs, the trial that challenged his claims, and the Cottingley fairy photographs th
186: Pablo Escobar’s Hippos
186: Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Sep 24, 2026 00:14:42 Four hippos were brought to Pablo Escobar’s private estate in Colombia in the 1980s. After his death, the hippos were left behind, escaped into the surrounding waterways, and began multiplying. Today, their descendants have become one of the strangest invasive species stories in the world. 🦛I tell the full story in this episode, from Escobar’s bizarre private zoo to the scientific problem Colombia
185: Godzilla: What If He Were Real?
185: Godzilla: What If He Were Real? Sep 17, 2026 00:16:02 What if Godzilla wasn't just a movie monster?For this Mystery Kids Podcast episode, we're having some fun imagining what it would actually take for a creature like Godzilla to exist. From the square cube law to the deep ocean, giant animals, mysterious underwater sounds, dinosaur footprints, and the real science behind discovering unknown species, we're turning one of the world's m
184:Ghost City/Forest City
184:Ghost City/Forest City Sep 10, 2026 00:13:58 Forest City in Malaysia was designed to become a futuristic city for hundreds of thousands of people, but a combination of changing regulations, China's property crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other challenges left huge portions of the development dramatically under-occupied. The result was a surreal landscape of towering apartments, beautiful landscaping, and unusually quiet streets that
183: Nickajack Cave Rescue
183: Nickajack Cave Rescue Sep 3, 2026 00:16:10 What would you do if someone was trapped more than 1,000 feet inside a flooded cave? In 1992, David Gant became trapped inside Tennessee's Nickajack Cave with his scuba air running out and only a tiny pocket of air keeping him alive.Rescuers searched for him, found an old map of the cave, and came up with an incredible solution...They lowered the lake.The water level dropped, giving Gant more
182: Peggy’s Cove: The Lighthouse on the Edge of the Atlantic
182: Peggy’s Cove: The Lighthouse on the Edge of the Atlantic Aug 28, 2026 00:22:13 What’s hiding behind one of Canada’s most famous lighthouses? Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, looks like the perfect postcard, but its story includes centuries of history, generations of fishermen, a mysterious legend about Peggy, a lighthouse built to guide ships, incredible granite carved by ancient glaciers, and the tragic story of Swissair Flight 111. Join Tess as we explore the real stories behind
181: The Four Kids Who Survived 40 Days in the Rainforest
181: The Four Kids Who Survived 40 Days in the Rainforest Aug 21, 2026 00:15:39 Forty days lost in the Amazon rainforest. 🌿In 2023, four siblings disappeared into the Colombian rainforest after a plane crash.The oldest was just 13 years old, and the youngest was only 11 months.For 40 days, search teams followed tiny footprints, found abandoned shelters, and searched through one of the most difficult environments on Earth.Then, on day 40, they found them.Alive. ❤️Their surviva
180: Green Skies
180: Green Skies Aug 13, 2026 00:09:39 When strange green skies appeared over parts of Virginia, people wondered if it was aliens, pollution, or something even stranger. In this episode of The Mystery Kids Podcast, we uncover the real science behind one of nature's most eerie weather events, explore famous green skies from around the world, and learn why these glowing storms are both beautiful and worth taking seriously.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bir
179: The Princes in the Tower
179: The Princes in the Tower Aug 6, 2026 00:17:00 👑 Two young princes entered the Tower of London in 1483, and then they vanished.More than 540 years later, no one knows for certain what happened to Edward V and his younger brother, Richard.Did they disappear because of a royal power struggle, or is the truth still hidden somewhere in history?Join me as we explore one of England's greatest unsolved mysteries and separate the facts from the le
179: Ningen
179: Ningen Jul 29, 2026 00:13:23 What if one of the world's strangest creatures was hiding beneath the ice of Antarctica? This week on Mystery Kids Podcast, we're investigating the legend of the Ningen—a mysterious giant white sea creature that some sailors claim to have seen. We'll separate fact from fiction, examine the evidence, and discover why the deep ocean is still one of Earth's greatest mysteries. Is the
178: Meowing Nuns
178: Meowing Nuns Jul 28, 2026 00:10:59 Why did a group of nuns suddenly start meowing like cats? In this episode of The Mystery Kids Podcast, we travel back to medieval France to investigate one of history's weirdest true stories. Was it stress? A prank? Something supernatural? Join us as we explore the real events behind the mystery of the Meowing Nuns and other strange outbreaks that baffled entire communities.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthday Shou
177: The Van Meter Visitor
177: The Van Meter Visitor Jul 16, 2026 00:12:55 In 1903, the tiny town of Van Meter, Iowa, was terrified by reports of a strange winged creature unlike anything anyone had ever seen. Witnesses claimed it had glowing eyes, enormous wings, and even a bright light shining from a horn on its forehead. Was it a giant bird, an unknown animal, or something even stranger? Join Tess as we explore one of America's oldest cryptid mysteries: The Van Me

Recommended