This series is all about libsyn's newest podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community!

Apps For Kids is hitting a niche market that is solely lacking...at least from my perspective. I am a Mama of two lovely girls. My three year old loves my iPhone and finding games for her is challenging to say the least. A podcast like this is such a welcome blessing.

This podcast is the brain child of the mighty Mark Frauenfelder co-founder of Boing Boing and his fabulously insightful daughter Jane (and yes, she absolutely steals the podcast.) Not only do you get an opportunity to get a quick overview of a new children's app, but also hear Mark and his daughter (and occasional other daughter) interact. It's sweet, informative and insightful.

If you have children, there's no reason not to subscribe!

Q & A With Mark Frauenfelder

When did you start podcasting?

I started about 5 or 6 years ago, with a Boing Boing podcast. It was called Get Illuminated, and I did 9 or 10 episodes, but then I got busy with book projects and had put it aside. But I started up again last year, with a podcast called Gweek, then followed it up with Apps for Kids, and another one called Make: Talk. I've been bitten by the podcasting bug!

Why did you start podcasting?

I started Apps for Kids because my 8-year-old daughter Jane and I like to play games on the iPhone and iPad together. We have a lot of fun checking out new apps, and then seeing if we can beat each other's high scores. My friends who have kids of their own were always asking Jane and me what apps they should download, and so I thought maybe we should share that advice for the larger audience. So we started Apps for Kids, and people seem to really like it

What's the podcast about?

It's a short podcast, only about 3 minutes long, and we review and app that we like in each episode. For example, in the latest episode, we reviewed an app called Many Painters, I game where up to 6 players from around the world compete in real time to guess what the other players are drawing on the screen. It's a lot of fun, especially because you're playing against other people.

What's your podcasting set-up? Hardware, software, CMS, etc.

My set up is pretty basic. I use a Blue Snowball microphone when Jane and I are talking together, a USB headset when I'm recording the introductions, and an iMac to record the podcast. I use the GarageBand software to edit the show, and I use movable type to post the announcements on my blog, Boing Boing.

How have you promoted your podcast?

I promote new shows on twitter, Google plus, and my blog, Boing Boing.

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started the podcast?

I wish I knew about this nice program called Levelator that automatically adjusts audio levels and podcast after you record it. It really improves the listen ability of podcasts. And it's free!

If you have an app that you'd like to have Mark and Jane consider reviewing or to sign up for their newsletter, you can send an email to appsforkids(at)boingboing(dot)net