The Middle School Mind

By The Middle School MindKids & Family

The Middle School Mind episodes

October 10, 20222.6 6th vs. 7th Grade Observations
On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast, Son compares and contrasts his experiences with 6th grade and 7th grade so far.
Here’s what we cover on this episode:
We are no longer charting in Anguilla as one of the top kids and family podcasts :(

Respect your teachers, kids. Teachers are people too!

6th Grade and 7th Grade comparisons
Education and learning

Homework expectations

Teacher personalities

Overall enjoyment

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We miss our friends in Anguilla! We don’t know what happened, but please let us know what we can do to win you guys back. Credit to Music is Love Anthems rendition of God Bless Anguilla clip used in this episode.
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38 min
September 26, 20222.5 Star Wars Original Trilogy
On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast, Son welcomes a special guest, Star Wars Super Fan Nate, who is here to talk about the original Star Wars trilogy! Nate is a die hard fan of Star Wars and he gives us a quick synopsis of Episode 4: A New Hope, Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode 6: Return of the Jedi.
Here’s what we cover in this episode
Welcome to our guest, Star Wars Super Fan Nate!

Star Wars Super Fan Nate talks about his experience in middle school

Son ranks the original trilogy

We help Son remember key parts of the original trilogy

Nate provides a quick summary of each of the original trilogy movies

We go on a tangent talking about Star Wars and non-Star Wars related animated shows

We get back on track and talk about the broader Star Wars universe with Disney Plus shows and related movies

Son and Nate play Star Wars Word Association

We wrap up the episode with Star Wars Super Fan Nate
In this episode we reference our previous episodes, 1.7 Fast Food Places Ranked, where Nate disagrees with Son’s rankings.
Thanks to our special guest on this episode, Star Wars Super Fan Nate! We hope to have him back on in the future to talk more about Star Wars and other sci fi movies.
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42 min
September 19, 20222.4 Video Games Nobody Plays Anymore
On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast, Son’s friend, TB, is back to talk about video games nobody plays anymore. These are games that Son and TB have played in the past and the two discuss the replayability, graphics and why these games should get another look.
Unravel 2 (2018) - sequel to the original Unravel. It’s a puzzle game with little yarn people that Son and Father play together.

Minecraft Dungeons (2020) - it was great to play when it first came out during COVID. But the latest updates were more visual and didn’t enhance replayability. It just felt very repetitive. There’s no building or crafting which is different from the traditional, open-world Minecraft game.

The two explain “grinding” for all the baby-boomers.

Portal 2 (2011) - this game improves on the original Portal which has great use of imagination and physics. This game is relatively inexpensive and the two player function is fun to boobytrap and annoy your friends. The graphics are good for a 10+ year old game.

Brawlhalla (2014) - it’s like Walmart Great Value brand Super Smash Bros. It’s better than Smash Bros in some ways.

Job Simulator (2016) - it’s a fun game to get a newbie VR user accustomed to holding the controllers. TB had some controller issues when he tried playing Job Simulator. There are four basic jobs you can do in the game to try different challenges and learn new skills.

We play a game about video game trivia.
Thanks to TB for being a guest on our show again. Catch TB’s first appearance on the show when Son and TB talked about a school lunch menu overhaul. We will definitely have him back on for future episodes of The Middle School Mind!
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25 min
September 05, 20222.3 School Lunch Menu Reboot
On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast and today we welcome “TB”, one of Son’s friends from school. TB is a vegetarian and the boys talk about school lunches and what menu options are available for vegetarians. At the end of the episode we play a quick game thanks to an Instacart quiz on fun food trivia.
Son and TB talk about:
School lunches need a big change

Options for vegetarians range from cheese pizza, grilled cheese sandwiches, sunbutter and jelly sandwiches and tuna subs

Eating habits and portion sizes are getting so super-sized

Shout out to Olive Garden for a free Tour of Italy, please!

Too much cheese leads to our gas and potty talk side tangent

Son talks about a traumatic food experience from daycare. We also talked about this in our previous episode on food allergies.
Thanks to TB for being a guest on our show. We hope to have him back on for future episodes of The Middle School Mind!
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32 min
August 29, 20222.2 Game Review: Gang Beasts
On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast, we talk about one of our favorite games on the Xbox One, Gang Beasts. The game has multiple game modes for single and multiplayer local and online contests. The game has Jello-like characters punch and headbutt one another in a battle-royale where the goal is to throw your opponents off the level and be the last-man standing.
There are different modes that have up to 8 players battling each other online. This is a game we can pick up for a quick best of 5 rounds series. We always laugh playing this game because of all the fun characters you can pick and the floppy movements can result in some awesome knockouts.
Here’s what we cover in this episode:
We talk about the gameplay and where to get this game on Xbox.

We talk about all the fun character costumes.

We play a quick game and talk through the gameplay.

It’s a violent game, but it’s like cartoon violence. Parents should review the game and see if it’s suitable for their kids.

Here’s how Son rates Gang Beasts:
5/5 for Replayability

3/5 for Graphics

3/5 for Sound

4/5 for Gameplay

Overall, Gang Beasts is 4.5/5 because it’s fun, we laugh at the characters. It’s a game you can pick up and play a round or two and relax over 15 to 20 minutes at a time. There’s not a story mode or anything to think of.
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21 min
August 22, 20222.1 First Day of School Anxiety
We are back for season two of The Middle School Mind tween podcast and today we talk about anxiety leading up to the first day of a new school year. Son is starting 7th grade this year and we start the episode talking about our summer. We also talk about school related anxieties that can bring returning students some concerns heading back to school.
We wrap up this episode with Father asking Son some Would You Rather questions related to back to school!
Topics we cover in our First Day of School Anxiety episode:
We are back
We are #1 in Kids podcasts in Anguilla! Thank you to our fans in Anguilla! We’d love to hear from you. Please drop us a line.
How did we spend our summer?

What are common fears with a new school year
Making friends can lead to anxiety

Wanting to be popular can lead to anxiety

Will my teachers like me

We go off on a side tangent about teacher’s pets
Why is school a big source of anxiety for kids
School lunches, making school teams or plays may also be part of the anxieties
Game - Would You Rather
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32 min
August 17, 2022 Season 2 of The Middle School Mind: 7th Grade
New episodes of The Middle School Mind podcast: 7th Grade launch on August 22. We publish new episodes twice a month and cover topics such as middle school life, gaming, and we sometimes have special guests.
You can find our podcast, The Middle School Mind, on our website at themiddleschoolmind.com or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you listen to podcasts.
1 min
August 01, 2022 1.23 Pokemon Legends: Arceus
On this bonus episode of The Middle School Mind kid’s podcast, we found a previously unaired episode about the video game, Pokemon Legends: Arceus for the Nintendo Switch.
We hope you are having an amazing summer and we want to let you know that we are back later in August for season two. Son wants to talk about more school and life as he heads into the 7th grade!
In the meantime, here’s what chat about on this episode:
How Pokemon Legends: Arceus game works
What this open-world game is all about
How is the game different from previous Pokemon video games
Collect them all and complete the Pokedex
For more tips on how to complete Pokemon Legends: Arceus, check out this article
We get Son’s ratings on gameplay, replay ability and other part of the game
We play “Guess the Pokemon” at the end of the show
This episode’s sponsor is The Ten News. This summer, check out The Ten News Roadtrip Remixes every Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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34 min
July 11, 20221.22 Make Your Own Kid Podcast 3
This summer, we want to show tweens how easy it is to make your own podcast for kids! The Middle School Mind is launching a three episode series to guide you step by step to create your own tween podcast.
If you enjoy listening to The Middle School Mind podcast for kids and you’ve wondered how easy it is to make your own kid’s podcast by kids for kids, we are here to help.
Making your own podcast is easy, fun and does not cost a lot to start. We are here to show you step by step how we make The Middle School Mind podcast in hopes that you will start your very own podcast. And, summer is the perfect time to start!
To get started, you will need the help of a parent or responsible adult to help you create your podcast on the podcast app, Anchor and download graphics and create your own podcast title card, you will need to access free sites like Canva and Pexels.
To make this process even easier, we recommend you download the attached PDF guide that shows you handy screen shots to walk through the process every step of the way!
Here's what we cover in episode three:
Editing your audio

Claim your podcast on Anchor.fm

Are you ready to publish?

6 Truths About Podcasting (from our perspective)

Congratulations new podcaster!
Thank you for listening to the show. We really appreciate our listeners and we hope this summer school series will inspire you to Make Your Own Kid Podcast this summer break.
We want to help our listeners with making your own podcast and we will be giving away a total of (2) Logitech Blue Snowball microphones this summer to two of our lucky listeners. The Blue Snowball microphone is the same one we use to record The Middle School Mind and hope you will use it to make your own podcast!
If you want to be part of the drawing, here’s how to enter:
Please leave us a 4 or 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or the podcast platform that you listen to.

Please go to our website at themiddleschoolmind.com/about us and at the bottom of the page you can Contact Us.

Send us your name, contact information and let us know where we can find your review. Once you send us this information, you will be entered into our drawing.

We will be pulling out two names at random and will be following up with those winners directly by August 1, 2022.
It’s that easy!
21 min
July 04, 20221.21 Make Your Own Kid Podcast 2
This summer, we want to show tweens how easy it is to make your own podcast for kids! The Middle School Mind is launching a three episode series to guide you step by step to create your own tween podcast.
If you enjoy listening to The Middle School Mind podcast for kids and you’ve wondered how easy it is to make your own kid’s podcast by kids for kids, we are here to help.
Making your own podcast is easy, fun and does not cost a lot to start. We are here to show you step by step how we make The Middle School Mind podcast in hopes that you will start your very own podcast. And, summer is the perfect time to start!
To get started, you will need the help of a parent or responsible adult to help you create your podcast on the podcast app, Anchor and download graphics and create your own podcast title card, you will need to access free sites like Canva and Pexels.
To make this process even easier, we recommend you download the attached PDF guide that shows you handy screen shots to walk through the process every step of the way!
Here's what we cover in episode two:
Register your podcast on Anchor.fm

Make your first episode

Check your microphone inputs

This is your time to shine!

Start building your first episode

Name your episode and other episode options

When do you want to publish your episode?

Customize this episode

Create awesome episode art for your show

Upload your new episode art to Anchor

Enter to win your own Blue Snowball microphone!
Thank you for listening to the show. We really appreciate our listeners and we hope this summer school series will inspire you to Make Your Own Kid Podcast this summer break.
We want to help our listeners with making your own podcast and we will be giving away a total of (2) Logitech Blue Snowball microphones this summer to two of our lucky listeners. The Blue Snowball microphone is the same one we use to record The Middle School Mind and hope you will use it to make your own podcast!
If you want to be part of the drawing, here’s how to enter:
Please leave us a 4 or 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or the podcast platform that you listen to.

Please go to our website at themiddleschoolmind.com/about us and at the bottom of the page you can Contact Us.

Send us your name, contact information and let us know where we can find your review. Once you send us this information, you will be entered into our drawing.

We will be pulling out two names at random and will be following up with those winners directly by August 1, 2022.
It’s that easy!
22 min

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Welcome to The Middle School Mind Podcast! This podcast gives a voice and an online outlet for my son to talk about (almost) anything and (almost) everything that is on his mind. My son has a variety…