Eleanor Amplified

By WHYY

Kids & Family

What's Eleanor Amplified about?

Buckle up, kids! This rocket ship's headed for... adventure! Join our hero, Eleanor Amplified, the world-famous radio reporter, as she foils dastardly plots, outwits crafty villains, and goes after The Big Story. Listen in as Eleanor's pursuit of truth takes her into orbit, out to sea, through a scary jungle, and even to the halls of Congress! Start with Episode 1 and get ready for a wild ride. From WHYY in Philadelphia. Keep up with Eleanor at http://eleanoramplified.com.

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Eleanor Amplified episodes:

09.20.2021 Extra: A Special Announcement Big News! Drop everything and pay attention to this right away! Set your expectations to maximum!
09.23.2020 The Road Trip Edition, Vol. 4 Here is Season 4, brought to you in its entirety (it’s about 2 1/2 hours, so pack a lunch). Available for listening in all modes of transportation including planes, trains, motorboats, paddle boats, steamer ships, schooners, space shuttles, submersibles, and ...
07.22.2020 Ep 42: Psych! The white-knuckled conclusion to a tumultuous season, but also the dawn of a new, more dangerous, more intelligent threat!
07.15.2020 Ep 41: The Final Episode This is it. Or is it?
07.08.2020 Ep 40: Rockets and Laser Beams Do you know how much training astronauts get before blasting off into space? I don’t know the exact figure but I’m almost positive it’s more than 2 hours.
07.01.2020 Ep 39: The New Protocol Sometimes internationally famous super-hackers occupy a metaphorical underworld. Other times…
06.24.2020 Ep 38: Luck and Jogging Can our heroes finally defeat a near-legendary villain, and accomplish what no other reporter, civil servant, law officer or angry mob has managed to do yet?
06.17.2020 Ep 37: Don’t Goat Me, Man An origin story of the Von Zwack family’s fortune, beliefs, and (possibly) supernatural abilities, as passed down through the ages by unreliable narrators.
04.09.2020 Extra: The Stay at Home Special! Strange times call for strange episodes, and we hope this one will tide you Eleanerds over until we can resume normal production. Best wishes from your friends at Eleanor Amplified.
03.25.2020 Ep 36: The Spanferkel A galleon is a large sailing vessel used throughout Europe in the 16th to 18th centuries. This is important to know. Trust me.
03.18.2020 Ep 35: SMASH HARDSTONE In an extreme business, it can get extremely personal. Show weakness to one of these sharks and you’ll end up like a goat (that accidentally wandered into the ocean).
03.11.2020 Ep 34: 123 Science Street It’s like grandma always says: if you go nosing around in a rocket scientist’s workshop, you’ll probably end up electrocuted. That’s just common sense.
03.04.2020 Ep 33: FlogDaar is the Future In their hour of need, our heroes reunite despite the clear and present danger of forced unemployment. And what is soup, anyway? No one really knows.
02.26.2020 Ep 32: Lions of the Sea We’re back in the saddle with rollercoaster adventures to spare, mixed metaphors galore, and a thrill ride with a full tank of excitement! Just another season of Eleanor Amplified.
06.24.2019 Extra: S4 Sneak Peek Shhh… Huh? What? Nope. Nothing to see here. Not buying it? Okay, fine, yes, this is a sneak peek at what you’ll be getting in Season 4 of Eleanor Amplified… but tell no one!
11.14.2018 The Road Trip Edition, Vol. 3 Tired of thumbing through episodes like a palooka? For your time-saving convenience, we present the entire third season of Eleanor Amplified! You’re welcome.
11.07.2018 The Road Trip Edition, Vol. 2 Back by modest, almost ambivalent demand… we bring you the second complete season of Eleanor Amplified! Consolidated and chaptered for your listening convenience.
08.22.2018 Ep 31: OGN News The craziest, most spontaneous and haphazard plans always work out in the end, right?
08.15.2018 Ep 30: Escape from Exeor’s Maze Never trust a strange elf. It’s time for a hurry-up offense, Eleanor… the game’s almost over!
08.08.2018 Ep 29: The Cnidarian Society Deep underground, in the darkest shadows, under the haziest hazes, lurks The Cnidarian Society…
08.01.2018 Ep 28: Natural Disaster Preparedness Eleanor’s faced plenty of dangers, but can she handle the modern workplace!?
07.25.2018 Ep 27: Terrifying H.U.M.M.U.S. The electrifying conclusion to Maggie’s flashback adventure!
07.18.2018 Ep 26: Big Palooka Flashback to Union City, Nineteen-something-something… A young Maggie Roscoe is on the case!
07.11.2018 Ep 25: The Dusty Mongrel Gosh Eleanor, you’re the biggest cheese-wheel at the jamboree.
06.27.2018 Ep 24: The Island’s Secret Follow Piranha River past Alligator Swamp, through Unpleasant Monkey Grove, all the way to the waterfall…
06.20.2018 Ep 23: Mindless Meditation Breathe deep, close your eyes, empty your mind… and LOOK OUT, BEHIND YOU!!
06.13.2018 Ep 22: Unicon Eleanor Amplified is missing, an object of immense power has been stolen, and Eleanor’s greatest foes reveal their latest threat… also unicorns.
05.23.2018 Live Special, Part 2: Q & A The cast and creator of Eleanor Amplified take questions from the audience.
05.23.2018 Live Special: Operation Amazon Eleanor and the gang seek a rare mineral in the Amazon jungle… but will they find treasure, or treachery!? Recorded on April 28th, 2018 at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA for “The Mega Awesome Super Huge Wicked Fun ...
10.16.2017 Extra: Kidscast Sampler A collection of excerpts from some of the great kids podcasts out there.
09.27.2017 Ep 21: The Gym is Neutral Territory Don’t get nostalgic on us now, Eleanor… some wounds never heal, and some rivalries never stop smoldering.
09.27.2017 Ep 20: Faceblurg Corporate Espionage!? Fraud!? Fiduciary Malfeasance!? Sure, add them to the list…
09.27.2017 Ep 19: Her Old Kentucky Home Once sworn enemies, now forced into an unlikely alliance… can Eleanor and Angela put the past behind them?
09.13.2017 Ep 18: The Fishy Pickle So many questions, too many mysteries… is it finally time for some answers!?
09.13.2017 Ep 17: The Grand Griffith They just don’t build these big, scary, haunted mansions like they used to.
09.13.2017 Ep 16: Bridget Starlight Hollywood, La-La Land, TwinkleTown… Danger-burg?
08.30.2017 Ep 15: Axolotl’s Amulet Play by the rules, Eleanor. This game doesn’t give second chances, and time’s running out.
08.30.2017 Ep 14: The Tired Squib Knighthood, quests, sorcery and chivalry: it’s all in a day’s work for a good reporter.
08.30.2017 Ep 13: Gary the IT Guy CRASH! What was that?! Is the gang okay!? Find out what happened when last we left our heroes…
06.12.2017 Ep 12: Eleanor and the Amplifiers From unfathomable depths, Eleanor must rise and take her place amongst the greats of history… like Joey Ramone, Joan Jett and Joe Strummer.
06.12.2017 Ep 11: The Big Rhombus Every hero has an origin story… Eleanor’s is a doozy.
11.17.2016 The Road Trip Edition, Vol. 1 Add some thrills to your travels this holiday! Listen to the complete first season of WHYY’s family-friendly podcast, The Radio Adventures of Eleanor Amplified, and turn your drive to Aunt Martha’s house into a globe-trotting adventure.
11.17.2016 Eleanor Amplified – The Road Trip Edition Add some thrills to your travels this holiday! Listen to the complete first season of WHYY's family-friendly podcast, The Radio Adventures of Eleanor Amplified, and turn your drive to Aunt Martha's house into a globe-trotting adventure.
08.24.2016 Ep 10: Megablurg HQ pt 2 The dramatic conclusion to the most compelling internet story of our time.
08.17.2016 Ep 09: Megablurg HQ pt 1 The belly of the beast! The head of the snake! The end of the road?!
08.10.2016 Ep 08: The Rook Nobody hears about The Rook! The Rook hears about you…
08.03.2016 Ep 07: Maggie Brrrrr! Did you know that Siberia holds the record for the largest snowflakes? It’s true.
07.27.2016 Ep 06: Antique Armoire Our nation’s capital: come for the museums, stay for the intrigue…
07.20.2016 Ep 05: It’s Breakfast Time, America A brainwashing professor and an unscrupulous CEO! That’s nothing compared to… Cat Videos! Aw… So Cute…
07.13.2016 Ep 04: The Couquitahwah Come on, with a name like “Scary Dangerous Jungle Island,” how bad could it be?

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