Two Ear Worthy Trivia Podcasts: TV Trivia & Movie Pod & Kids Vs Parents

 

There is a reason why the TV game show Jeopardy has been on for 41 years in its current version. Trivia night at bars and taverns is usually standing room only, and trivia podcasts attract a substantial listening audience in the audio world. 

Today, we'll discuss two indie trivia podcasts -- TV Trivia & Movie Pod and Kids Vs Parents. These two shows demonstrate that trivia can be formatted and presented in radically different ways and still be successful.

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 TV Trivia & Movie Pod

This trivia podcast --  TV Trivia & Movie Pod has two listener-friendly features. First, the trivia is confined to a specific topic or genre -- in this case, movies and television. People who are fans of a movie, movie franchise, or TV show are forever quoting lines, naming characters, or reliving the plot lines via narrative.

Famous movie lines such as -- "You're going to need a bigger boat," or "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse," and the tender "There's no place like home." -- are used every day. In fact, in my case, a realtor trying to sell me a home used all three in one house showing, substituting "boat" for "house." 

Second, creator/host Brian Sheehan has set up a tiered system of difficulty with questions -- easy, medium, hard -- in three levels. That's a smart move. Not every listener will be a diehard fan of a TV show or movie so they can console themselves with answering the easy questions in that case. If, however, someone is quoting Seinfeld ad nauseam, then that person will embrace the challenge of the difficult category.

 Here's the marketing pitch: "Answer questions about your favorite shows, like what is the name of Michael Scott’s self-made movie, and what app does Jerry develop with Rick’s alien intern? Listen, play along, and submit YOUR own trivia questions!" 

The show has released over 300 episodes, and has a hokey yet endearing intro song that clues in listeners that they shouldn't take the show too seriously. Episodes average about 8–14 minutes, with longer episodes when Sheehan hooks up with other podcasters like The Ghost Story Guys, All '80s Movies Podcast, and Dynamic Duel: DC Vs Marvel. These episodes are longer and average about 33 minutes. 

 Sheehan often takes multiple episodes to cover movie franchises, such as The Matrix, with Sheehan announcing, "We're covering awesome trilogies for the next couple of months! Will you be The One to find the answers to The Matrix trivia?!"

Sheehan has done Top Gun and Top Gun Maverick, and has done holiday episodes with Halloween, Nightmare On Elm Street, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and It's A Wonderful Life.

 Sheehan is a solid host who works hard to make it entertaining. For anyone who has ever devised a trivia contest for work or family, they understand the tremendous amount of time and effort it takes to compile these questions. 

If you enjoy movies and TV trivia, then TV Trivia & Movie Pod will be a fun time for you. Just think. You can answer these questions and then stump your friends with some of the questions from this podcast and assert your movie & TV intellectual superiority!

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 Kids vs Parents: Your Ultimate Family Trivia Battle

This excellent indie podcast possesses the same conceit that the Fox TV show, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader. That show originally aired on the Fox Broadcast Network, where it was hosted by Jeff Foxworthy.

Here's the show's marketing pitch: "To infinity and beyond! In this Guess the Quote showdown, Steve (the parent) and Lovella (the kid) take on classic lines from the Toy Story franchise. From Woody’s quick wit to Buzz’s heroic one-liners, who knows these Toy Story favorites best?"

The show just began, launching in August 2025. Kids vs Parents is the ultimate family trivia showdown where kids take on fun, kid-friendly questions, while parents face tougher challenges. There are four questions each, with a lightning round. Topics range from Pixar, Sports, Taylor Swift, Broadway, and even the Ocean.

The father-daughter co-hosting team is excellent, with a lot of enthusiasm, family humor, and "keeping it fun" vibe. The sound quality is top notch, as are the sound effects. The episodes are lightning quick, and average about 10 minutes. 

As the co-hosts tell us: "Parents talk a big game… but can they actually outsmart their kids? Kids vs Parents is the ultimate family trivia showdown where bragging rights are always on the line."

My favorite episode so far was the Harry Potter show as the co-hosts instruct: "Wands at the ready! In this Guess the Quote edition, we step into the wizarding world of Harry Potter. Each round features memorable lines from the series." 

The co-hosts also solicit listener feedback with: "Got an idea for our next showdown? Let us know."

I truly enjoyed this show. It is a family affair, and that's unusual in podcasting, where listening is usually a private exercise. 

One word of caution when you search for the show. Like too many indie podcast titles, there are two other defunct shows with the same name. 

 Kids vs Parents: Your Ultimate Family Trivia Battle is a terrific family podcast, a rare commodity in podcasting, where using the embers of hate to divide us and fortify grievance and exclusion seem to be the podcasts that attract far too much attention.