After a short break, the award-winning Freedom Kids Podcast is back with two new episodes about FOOD!

Created by young people aged 5 – 13 who play at Felix Road Adventure Playground in Easton, the podcast is a playful platform where children get to speak their minds about the things that matter most to them and to all of us. You can listen to all episodes on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

With honesty, humour and some proper straight talking, the children confront big issues affecting our planet. Supported by Eastside Community Trust since 2021, the podcast has already explored important topics such as climate change, air quality, waste, energy and the animal world.

Produced with support from playworker and artist Araceli Cabrera Caceres, the podcast is about much more than broadcasting, it is about giving children a voice. It is about exploring the world, questioning it and offering fresh and important perspectives.

We are excited to relaunch the podcast with two brand new episodes below all about food.

These resources were developed with support from The Children’s Kitchen and Feeding Bristol. They form part of the Bristol Food Education Charter, a citywide initiative supported by Research England’s QR Participatory Research Fund 2024 to 2025 and coordinated by the University of Bristol. The Charter empowers the children and young people of Bristol to shape how the city approaches food education, what they learn and how they learn it.

Episode 1: Nutrition (Food Education)

In Nutrition, the children host a lively conversation about how to eat well, what nutrients our bodies need and how food choices affect our health.

Episode 2: Cooking (Food Education)

In Cooking, the children lead a discussion about why everyone should learn to cook.

Listen now, share it widely and hear the world through the voices of the next generation.

The kids are back and they have a lot to say.