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Boston Ma, USA—Wgbh Boston — in partnership with public media leader Prx and podcast producer Gen-z Media — announced the launch date of the Molly Of Denali podcast, a new action-packed adventure for kids rooted in Native storytelling. The podcast will debut on Thursday, May 30 ahead of the premiere of the PBS Kids series Molly Of Denali on July 15. An audio trailer for the podcast is available now.

At the center of the Molly Of Denali podcast is Alaska Native Molly Mabray, whose 10th birthday is quickly approaching. Molly lives in rural Qyah, a fictional Alaskan town where she helps her mom, Lyla (a bush pilot) and her dad, Walter (a wilderness guide), run the Denali Trading Post. In the podcast, listeners will hear the rollicking story of how Suki charged into Molly’s life and became a part of her family, which all started when Molly’s birthday cake went missing.

GBH Kids, home of Boston public media producer GBH’s award-winning children’s programming, has partnered with PBS Kids and Prx in announcing Keyshawn Solves It, a new podcast series. Launching on May 29, the serialized mystery podcast features a 10-year-old African-American boy on a mission to discover what has happened to the missing bikes in his North Minneapolis neighborhood ahead of his community’s Juneteenth celebration.

“Keyshawn Solves It” is the latest audio series from GBH Kids, producers of the award-winning PBS Kids series Arthur and Molly of Denali. The public media powerhouse has a strong history of producing podcasts for kids, including “The Creeping Hour,” “Pinkalicious & Peterrific,” “Molly of Denali,” and “The Arthur Podcast.”.

“GBH Kids is dedicated to telling stories that reflect the diverse experiences and perspectives of our young audiences and their caregivers,” said Dorothea Gillim, Executive Producer and Creative Director, GBH Kids. “Keyshawn Solves It...