Episode 1.2 – The Minecraft Episode

This podcast episode features Minecraft – a wildly popular open sandbox video game for kids and adults alike that is still going strong after its launch in November 2011. On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast we talk about why it’s so popular, what we like and dislike about the game.

1.2 The Minecraft Episode Show Notes

Today’s show featured:

On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast, Son and I talk about the open sandbox world of Minecraft from a kid’s point of view.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why Minecraft is so popular

• Different mobs or characters you can encounter in Minecraft:

• Creepers – they’ve got an explosive personality!

• Villagers – not the best, the brightest or great conversationalists but it beats being alone

• Axolotls – I had no idea that axolotls were a real species of salamanders. I thought they were a creation unique to Minecraft. Instead check out the axolotl below and just imagine it to be more pixelated and blocky in the game.

• Wolf pups getting shoved into Lava (you monster!)

• Differences in playing Minecraft on different formats (PC, Xbox, Switch, Playstation and mobile)

• We discover a free online sound board at myinstants.com and have a little fun playing guess the Minecraft sound effect. There are many not-so-family-friendly sound effects so be wary.

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What a pleasant surprise! The Minecraft episode of The Middle School Mind was featured as one of the 50 Best Minecraft Podcasts in 2021. We checked in at #9! For more Minecraft kids podcast episodes visit the Fiction Horizon page for more. Please take a read.

On the second episode of the podcast, the two dedicate an entire episode to Minecraft talking about the game’s popularity, what one would encounter in the game and play a little game called “Guess the Minecraft Sound Effect” to wrap up the episode.

Hrvoje Milakovic, co-owner of Fiction Horizon, a website created by a group of editors that love fiction and everything related to it.

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