Kids Podcasts
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Yoto resources & how-tos.

Send to Yoto, RSS feeds, downloads, single shows, and custom playlists — step-by-step, from the two-minute version to full control.

Most families use the physical card library — audiobooks, music, stories — and never realise the same little player is a gateway to thousands of free kids podcasts.

The easiest way is to connect your Yoto account to Kids Podcasts once and tap Send to Yoto on any show or playlist. It lands in your Yoto library as a ready-made card, episode icons and all, and keeps itself up to date. If you'd rather not connect an account, RSS feeds and downloads still work, and this guide covers those too.

Three ways to get podcasts on.

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Send to Yoto

Connect your Yoto account to Kids Podcasts once. After that, one tap sends any show or playlist straight into your Yoto library as a Make Your Own playlist, with a card cover and an icon for every episode. New episodes are added automatically, and it plays offline once the player has downloaded it. Nothing to copy or paste.

RSS feed (streaming)

Paste a show's RSS link into the Yoto app. The card streams episodes live and picks up new ones, but needs WiFi — no car, no plane.

Downloaded files (offline)

Download episode files and add them like any Make Your Own card. Slower to set up, plays anywhere, never updates itself.

Send to Yoto fits almost everyone. RSS is the no-account option for home listening. Downloading is for hand-picked files and full control. All three end with a Make Your Own (MYO) card.

What you'll need.

  • A Yoto Player or Yoto Mini
  • The Yoto app on your phone
  • A Make Your Own (MYO) card — the welcome card your Yoto came with is one
  • WiFi for setup (and ongoing, if you use RSS)
  • A free Kids Podcasts account for Send to Yoto — the app or right here on kidspodcasts.com

The methods.

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Connect your Yoto account and send

Best for: everyone. One tap per show, updates itself, plays offline.

Step 1 · Connect Yoto once

In Kids Podcasts, on the app or at kidspodcasts.com, open the grown-up area and choose Connect Yoto. Sign in with the same login you use in the Yoto app. You only do this once per family.

Kids Podcasts is a verified Yoto app. Yoto will still show an “Authorize App” screen listing what the connection can do: see your account details, view and manage Make Your Own content, and keep access while you’re away. In practice that means we create and update the playlists you send, and nothing else — the “keep access” part is what lets your cards pick up new episodes on their own. You can disconnect any time from the Family Portal.
Step 2 · Send a show or playlist
  1. 1Open any approved show, a Kids Podcasts playlist, or one you built yourself
  2. 2Tap Send to Yoto and pick a card cover if asked
  3. 3Wait a few minutes — the newest episodes are converted and delivered to your Yoto library (long playlists are split across more than one card automatically)
Step 3 · Link it to a MYO card
  1. 1Open the Yoto app, tap My Library, then Make Your Own — your playlist is there with its cover and an icon for every episode
  2. 2Open it, tap Link to a card, and follow the in-app instructions with your phone or the player

That card now plays the show, and new episodes are added for you as they come out. You never need to send it again.

Running a whole library on a few cards? Read the Yoto library method: send everything once, keep three to five cards, and relink them as interests change.
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Add a single podcast via RSS feed

Best for: home listening without a Kids Podcasts account.

Step 1 · Find the RSS feed

Every podcast on kidspodcasts.com has its RSS link ready to copy on the podcast's page. Find the show, copy the link, done.

Spotify-exclusive podcasts don't have public RSS feeds and cannot be added to Yoto. Every podcast on kidspodcasts.com is free and compatible.
Step 2 · Add the podcast in the Yoto app
  1. 1Open the Yoto app on your phone
  2. 2On the Library page, go to the Podcasts tab — a separate tab, usually blue. It is NOT the Make Your Own "Playlists" tab
  3. 3Tap "Add a Podcast" and paste your RSS link
  4. 4Tap "Get Podcast Details" — the artwork and title should appear
  5. 5Tap Save
Step 3 · Link it to a MYO card
  1. 1Find your saved podcast in the Podcasts tab
  2. 2Tap "Link to Card" and follow the in-app instructions

That card plays the podcast whenever it's inserted and picks up new episodes as they're published.

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Download a feed or playlist for offline use

Best for: hand-picked files, full control, shows you want to keep forever.

Rather than streaming, download a podcast's episodes as audio files and load them onto a MYO card like any other audio. kidspodcasts.com has a bulk download for whole feeds.

Step 1 · Find the podcast or playlist on kidspodcasts.com
  1. 1Search for the podcast by name, or browse by age or topic
  2. 2Open the podcast's page
Step 2 · Download the feed or individual episodes
  1. 1On the podcast page, choose "Download All" to bulk download the feed — or tap the download button on any single episode
  2. 2Save the files to your phone or computer
  3. 3On mobile, go to where they were saved and unzip the folder
MYO cards hold up to 100 episodes or 5 hours of audio. If a feed is bigger, pick a subset or spread it across cards. The “Most Recent for Yoto” option downloads only what fits.
On mobile, downloads come as zip files of up to 10 episodes because of browser limits. On desktop, episodes download as individual files.
Step 3 · Load the files onto a MYO card
  1. 1In the Yoto app's Library, open the Playlists tab
  2. 2Make a new playlist, give it a title, and "Add audio files"
  3. 3Once uploaded, tap "Create Playlist"
  4. 4Tap "Link to Card" and follow the in-app instructions

Your card now plays those episodes fully offline.

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Build a custom playlist and send it

Best for: mixing episodes from several shows, themed playlists.

The standard Yoto setup links one show per card. But what about a bedtime card mixing Little Stories for Tiny People, Circle Round, and Calm Down Mind? A science card pulling the best of Brains On, Wow in the World, and But Why? That isn't possible in the Yoto app alone, and it's easy here.

Step 1 · Browse and build your playlist
  1. 1On My Playlists, tap Create Playlist
  2. 2In Search, find episodes you want — filter by age, topic, or show
  3. 3On any episode, tap "+ Add"
  4. 4Keep adding from as many shows as you like — there's no limit
Step 2 · Review your playlist
  1. 1Open the playlist to check the episodes and order
  2. 2Reorder, remove, or add until you're happy
  3. 3Give it a name
Step 3 · Send it, stream it, or download it
  1. 1With your Yoto account connected, tap Send to Yoto — it arrives in your Yoto library like any show (method 1)
  2. 2Otherwise tap "RSS Feed" or "Download" and follow method 2 or method 3

Your card now plays your own curated mix — specific episodes, from several shows, in the order you chose.

Podcasts to get you started.

Browse by age group — every podcast is vetted, age-rated, and free.

go on, build one

Want a card built around your family's favourite topics?

Build a playlist by mixing episodes from any show, filtered by age and topic, then send it to your Yoto.

Getting the most out of podcast cards.

Make themed cards rather than show-by-show cards.

Instead of one card per podcast, build cards around themes or moods — "Bedtime Stories," "Car Journey Science," "Rainy Day Laughs." Custom playlists make this possible without juggling a dozen cards.

Let kids choose.

A ring of labelled podcast cards that kids can pick themselves builds listening independence — and quickly tells you what they actually enjoy.

Rotate seasonally.

Cards are easy to update — just re-link them to a different playlist in the Yoto app. Swap in a Halloween spooky stories playlist in October, a Christmas one in December. Everything you have sent stays in your Yoto library, ready to relink.

Pre-screen new shows.

Even shows aimed at kids occasionally cover topics worth previewing for younger or more sensitive listeners. A quick listen to a couple of episodes before committing to a card is always worthwhile.

Troubleshooting.

"I tapped Send to Yoto and nothing showed up in the Yoto app."

Give it a few minutes — episodes are converted one by one before the playlist appears under My Library → Make Your Own. Check you connected the same Yoto login you use in the Yoto app. Very long episodes (over about two hours) are skipped because Yoto cannot convert them.

"We couldn't find a supported audio stream."

Check that you're pasting into the Podcasts tab. This is the most common mistake: the error shows when you're accidentally under Playlists and added the URL under "Add a Radio Stream". Also confirm the show is freely available — Spotify-exclusive podcasts won't work.

"My podcast card won't play in the car."

RSS cards require WiFi. Cards sent with Send to Yoto, or loaded from downloads, play offline once the player has downloaded them at home.

"The card stopped updating with new episodes."

Yoto had a period of issues with RSS podcasts, attributed to the increasingly complex URLs podcasts use. The podcast may also have changed feed URLs or been taken down. If it's an active podcast, delete it from the app and re-add it — or send it from Kids Podcasts instead, which keeps the card updated for you.

"My downloads are in a zip folder (or the folder is greyed out)."

Before adding the audio files, go to the folder they were downloaded to and unzip the folder first.

"I want more than 100 episodes on one topic."

Split across two MYO cards. Label them "Volume 1" and "Volume 2" — kids often enjoy the collection aspect of having multiple cards for a favourite theme.

The first setup takes a couple of minutes. After that, adding shows and playlists becomes second nature — and themed cards, curated playlists, and offline listening give you an audio library that grows with your child. Happy listening.

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