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Eleanor Amplified is an adventure series for the whole family. Listen together as the world-famous radio reporter Eleanor foils devious plots and outwits crafty villains, all in pursuit of the big story… Like all the public media shows you love, Eleanor Amplified is entertaining and informative. E…

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    • Sep 20, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 54 EPISODES

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    Extra: A Special Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 10:08


    Big News! Drop everything and pay attention to this right away! Set your expectations to maximum!

    The Road Trip Edition, Vol. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 151:58


    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 some hang gliders. Oh, and cars.

    Ep 42: Psych!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 19:09


    The white-knuckled conclusion to a tumultuous season, but also the dawn of a new, more dangerous, more intelligent threat!

    Ep 41: The Final Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 15:37


    This is it. Or is it?

    Ep 40: Rockets and Laser Beams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 15:33


    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.

    Ep 39: The New Protocol

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 15:09


    Sometimes internationally famous super-hackers occupy a metaphorical underworld. Other times…

    Ep 38: Luck and Jogging

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 14:41


    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?

    Ep 37: Don’t Goat Me, Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 15:28


    An origin story of the Von Zwack family’s fortune, beliefs, and (possibly) supernatural abilities, as passed down through the ages by unreliable narrators.

    Extra: The Stay at Home Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 18:52


    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.

    Ep 36: The Spanferkel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 16:24


    A galleon is a large sailing vessel used throughout Europe in the 16th to 18th centuries. This is important to know. Trust me.

    Ep 35: SMASH HARDSTONE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 16:22


    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).

    Ep 34: 123 Science Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 11:03


    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.

    Ep 33: FlogDaar is the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 13:28


    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.

    Ep 32: Lions of the Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 17:42


    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.

    Extra: S4 Sneak Peek Shhh…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 5:00


    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!

    The Road Trip Edition, Vol. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 120:18


    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.

    The Road Trip Edition, Vol. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 131:26


    Back by modest, almost ambivalent demand… we bring you the second complete season of Eleanor Amplified! Consolidated and chaptered for your listening convenience.

    Ep 31: OGN News

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 17:19


    The craziest, most spontaneous and haphazard plans always work out in the end, right?

    Ep 30: Escape from Exeor’s Maze

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 13:44


    Never trust a strange elf. It’s time for a hurry-up offense, Eleanor… the game’s almost over!

    Ep 29: The Cnidarian Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 14:10


    Deep underground, in the darkest shadows, under the haziest hazes, lurks The Cnidarian Society…

    Ep 28: Natural Disaster Preparedness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 12:42


    Eleanor’s faced plenty of dangers, but can she handle the modern workplace!?

    Ep 27: Terrifying H.U.M.M.U.S.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2018 12:09


    The electrifying conclusion to Maggie’s flashback adventure!

    Ep 26: Big Palooka

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 11:15


    Flashback to Union City, Nineteen-something-something… A young Maggie Roscoe is on the case!

    Ep 25: The Dusty Mongrel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 11:51


    Gosh Eleanor, you’re the biggest cheese-wheel at the jamboree.

    Ep 24: The Island’s Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 13:00


    Follow Piranha River past Alligator Swamp, through Unpleasant Monkey Grove, all the way to the waterfall…

    Ep 23: Mindless Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 12:25


    Breathe deep, close your eyes, empty your mind… and LOOK OUT, BEHIND YOU!!

    Ep 22: Unicon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 14:31


    Eleanor Amplified is missing, an object of immense power has been stolen, and Eleanor’s greatest foes reveal their latest threat… also unicorns.

    Live Special, Part 2: Q & A

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 14:27


    The cast and creator of Eleanor Amplified take questions from the audience.

    Live Special: Operation Amazon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 18:32


    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 Podcast Playdate,” presented by WBUR.

    Extra: Kidscast Sampler

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2017 21:44


    A collection of excerpts from some of the great kids podcasts out there.

    Ep 21: The Gym is Neutral Territory

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 14:50


    Don’t get nostalgic on us now, Eleanor… some wounds never heal, and some rivalries never stop smoldering.

    Ep 20: Faceblurg

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 13:47


    Corporate Espionage!? Fraud!? Fiduciary Malfeasance!? Sure, add them to the list…

    Ep 19: Her Old Kentucky Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 12:00


    Once sworn enemies, now forced into an unlikely alliance… can Eleanor and Angela put the past behind them?

    Ep 18: The Fishy Pickle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017 14:32


    So many questions, too many mysteries… is it finally time for some answers!?

    Ep 17: The Grand Griffith

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017 11:16


    They just don’t build these big, scary, haunted mansions like they used to.

    Ep 16: Bridget Starlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017 13:45


    Hollywood, La-La Land, TwinkleTown… Danger-burg?

    Ep 15: Axolotl’s Amulet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2017 13:42


    Play by the rules, Eleanor. This game doesn’t give second chances, and time’s running out.

    Ep 14: The Tired Squib

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2017 11:59


    Knighthood, quests, sorcery and chivalry: it’s all in a day’s work for a good reporter.

    Ep 13: Gary the IT Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2017 11:12


    CRASH! What was that?! Is the gang okay!? Find out what happened when last we left our heroes…

    Ep 12: Eleanor and the Amplifiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2017 15:18


    From unfathomable depths, Eleanor must rise and take her place amongst the greats of history… like Joey Ramone, Joan Jett and Joe Strummer.

    Ep 11: The Big Rhombus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2017 11:56


    Every hero has an origin story… Eleanor’s is a doozy.

    The Road Trip Edition, Vol. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2016 107:16


    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.

    Ep 10: Megablurg HQ pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2016 13:41


    The dramatic conclusion to the most compelling internet story of our time.

    Ep 09: Megablurg HQ pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2016 9:48


    The belly of the beast! The head of the snake! The end of the road?!

    Ep 08: The Rook

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2016 12:14


    Nobody hears about The Rook! The Rook hears about you…

    Ep 07: Maggie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2016 10:36


    Brrrrr! Did you know that Siberia holds the record for the largest snowflakes? It’s true.

    Ep 06: Antique Armoire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2016 11:42


    Our nation’s capital: come for the museums, stay for the intrigue…

    Ep 05: It’s Breakfast Time, America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 12:34


    A brainwashing professor and an unscrupulous CEO! That’s nothing compared to… Cat Videos! Aw… So Cute…

    Ep 04: The Couquitahwah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2016 9:55


    Come on, with a name like “Scary Dangerous Jungle Island,” how bad could it be?

    Extra: Terry Gross introduces Eleanor Amplified

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2016 10:55


    Terry Gross interviews Eleanor Amplified creator, John Sheehan on Fresh Air… stick around for the credits!

    Ep 03: Kale Salad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2016 9:25


    Drama on the high seas! Eleanor can barely catch her breath before someone’s trying to catch her!

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