Six Minutes (podcast)

Six Minutes is a children's podcast by Gen-Z Media and Public Radio Exchange. The podcast consists of more than 200 episodes and 3 seasons. The third season is a sequel of the show, titled Six Minutes: Out of Time. It was released in early March 2023. A fourth season of the show has been confirmed, and will be released sometime in 2024.

Both the original podcast and the sequel were co-created by Gen-Z Media founders David Kreizman, Benjamin Strouse, and Chris Tarry. Tom Casiello is the head writer, and the scripts are written by Nidhi Mehta and Marla Kanelos. The original podcast was directed by Michelle Tattenbaum, while the sequel is directed by David Kreizman.

History
Gen-Z Media was founded in 2016 by David Kreizman, Benjamin Strouse, and Chris Tarry. The company launched Six Minutes in March 2018.

Premise
The protagonist is a 12-year-old girl named Holiday who was found stranded in the ocean off the coast of Alaska by the Anders family. Six Minutes: Out of Time is set three years after the finale of Six Minutes. The protagonist is Holiday's former classmate and frenemy named Brinleigh (Brinly), who sets out to Florida to uncover the mystery about her missing mother.

Production of the Show
The podcast was produced by Gen-Z Media in partnership with PRX. The podcast was later added to Wondery. The podcast was also translated into Spanish. Each episode is six minutes long.

Main cast and characters

 * Shahadi Wright Joseph as Holiday
 * Zeph Maffei as Cyrus Anders
 * Lily Brooks O'Briant as Birdie Anders
 * Amy Hutchins as Monica Anders
 * Michael Crane as James Anders
 * Ryan Shanahan as Badger
 * Isabella Denissen as Casey Dupres
 * Ava DeMary as Brynleigh Pasternack
 * Dennis Connors as Magnus
 * Sam Oz Stone as Adam/Bruce
 * Isabella Ferreira as Cam
 * Graham Stevens as Dr. Whittier
 * Aaliyah Habeeb as Angelica Graves (also Delphine)
 * Rob Bogue as Mr. Pasternack

Additional main characters from Six Minutes: Out of Time


 * Jonty Weston as Jude
 * Sophia Kekllas as KC Holliday
 * Judah Edwards as Penn
 * Zoe Soleil as Remy
 * Sol Crespo as Dr. Solstis
 * Brent Mukai as Kazu

Reception
Wil Williams wrote in Polygon that the show has "music that absolutely slaps."

Adaptation
A deal has been made to create a three-book adaptation of the podcast with Razorbill of Penguin Random House.