Watch & Listen
Sit back, relax and enjoy a selection of movies, television shows, and musical performances.
For Kids
- Aaron's World Podcast
A 50-episode audio-drama following the time-traveling adventures of a little boy and his trusty computer companion as they explore the prehistoric world. - But Why?: a podcast for curious kids
This podcast from Vermont Public Radio answers questions from curious kids. - The Kids Should See This
Kid-friendly learning videos. - NFB: Cartoons for Kids
The National Film Board of Canada presents cartoons for kids and the young at heart. - Pete the Cat - YouTube
A fun, musically driven series about exploring your world and trying new things. - Sonja Rasmussen Wee Be Jammin’ - YouTube
Interactive videos for the wee ones are being added every few days. - Story Pirates Podcast
Actors, comedians, improvisers and musicians—takes original stories from real kids around the country, and turn them into a wildly funny comedy podcast for kids - Story Seeds Podcast
Kids 6-12 and best-selling authors meet up in person to collaborate and grow original stories inspired by children's story seeds! Listen to their brainstorming conversation, then follow the author as they chronicle their creative and writing process. - Tai Asks Why
Tai Poole is trying to find answers to life’s biggest questions. What happens after we die? What is love? How can we fix climate change? He may not solve them all, but give him a break…he’s only 14-years-old. - Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
A science podcast created to be enjoyed by the entire family. Hosted & produced by Lindsay Patterson (science journalist) & Marshall Escamilla (teacher). - WPL YouTube: For Kids & Families
Enjoy book recommendations, singalongs, and stories from Winnipeg Public Library staff!
Online performances & entertainment
- Berliner Philharmoniker
Registration in the Digital Concert Hall is free of charge, and allows you to access numerous interviews, Education Programme films and a playlist with chief conductor Kirill Petrenko. - London Symphony Orchestra
Enjoy highlights from the London Symphony Orchestra's Always Playing Online Season, including performances, blog posts, playlists, and interviews. - Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (MCO) at Home
Archival recordings of classic MCO concerts, playlists curated by Anne Manson, Chamber Chatter articles, and other content featuring MCO musicians. - Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) The Beat Goes On
The Beat Goes On is the Manitoba Metis Federation's free Metis entertainment live stream. - The Metropolitan Opera - Nightly Met Opera
Daily, a different encore presentation from the Live in HD series will stream for free on the Met website - each performance available for 23 hours (7:30pm EDT - 6:30pm the following day). The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers. - Morro and Jasp
A showcase of clowns from Canada.
eMusic
- hoopla digital This link opens in a new window
Audiobooks and ebooks, comics, movies and television that you can stream or download. Borrower up to a pre-set limit of items per month and play them as often as you like during their loan period. Also offers the BingePass and SeasonPass where you can enjoy 7 days of on-demand access to entire collections from platforms like Curiosity, Creativebug, and more.
Help using this service - Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
Listen to online, streaming classical, jazz, blues, world, folk, and new age music. Also includes educational resources like music dictionaries and history guides.
Help using this service - Naxos Jazz This link opens in a new window
Listen to online, streaming jazz music. Access thousands of jazz music tracks from thousands of jazz artists.
Help using this service
Free films & television online
- hoopla digital This link opens in a new window
Audiobooks and ebooks, comics, movies and television that you can stream or download. Borrower up to a pre-set limit of items per month and play them as often as you like during their loan period. Also offers the BingePass and SeasonPass where you can enjoy 7 days of on-demand access to entire collections from platforms like Curiosity, Creativebug, and more.
Help using this service - Kanopy This link opens in a new window
On-demand, streaming movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.
Help using this service
- National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada offers a collection of documentaries, animations, experimental films, fiction and interactive works. Films can be streamed free of charge. - NHL Pause Binge
The "NHL Pause Binge" brings you a curated collection of NHL Original Productions content, from the critically-acclaimed, behind-the-scenes programs "Road to the NHL Winter Classic," "Behind The Glass" and "NHL All Access" to full-length classic NHL games dating from the 1950s to present day. - Open Culture - 1,150 free movies online
Includes classics, indies, film noir, documentaries and other films, created by some of our greatest actors, actresses and directors.
Podcasts
- 99% Invisible
99% Invisible is about all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about — the unnoticed architecture and design that shape our world. - The Alarmist
They say history repeats itself... not on The Alarmist’s watch! The Plague. The sinking of The Titanic. The Donner Party disaster. The break-up of the Beatles. Writer/performer Rebecca Delgado-Smith (The Good Place) and guests scrutinize history’s greatest disasters to figure out what went wrong, and most importantly, who’s to blame. - The Mortified
The Mortified Podcast is a storytelling series where adults share the embarrassing things they created as kids—diaries, letters, lyrics & beyond—in front of total strangers. - The Moth
Since 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. - The Thrilling Adventure Hour
A podcast in the style of old-time radio. - Time to Read - A Winnipeg Public Library podcast
Winnipeg Public Library's very own podcast book club. You can participate whenever and wherever is easiest for you. - Welcome to the Night Vale
Twice-monthly community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, where every conspiracy theory is true.
Balados francophone
Looking for some podcasts in French? Here's a list of "baladodiffusions" on diverse subjects:
- Synthèses – Le cas Valérie Leblanc (crime non résolu, intense)
Deux réalisateurs gatinois font la synthèse d'une enquête pour mieux comprendre ce qui s’est passé après que le cadavre de Valérie Leblanc a été retrouvé dans un boisé derrière le Cégep de l’Outaouais, à Gatineau. - Le nom de ma mère (féministe, historique)
Au cours des cinq épisodes de la série, deux générations de femmes s’ouvrent sur les raisons qui les ont poussées à donner leur nom – ou pas – à leurs enfants ainsi que sur la filiation, l’identité, l’égalité et l’impact de porter deux noms de famille dans leur vie. - Tout Ouïe (fiction)
Nommé meilleur balado de fiction 2019 par Apple Balados.
De la fiction pour enfants et adultes sous toutes ses formes! - François Bellefeuille: 3.7 planètes (humour)
François Bellefeuille veut en faire plus pour l’environnement. Son empreinte écologique est beaucoup trop élevée; on aurait besoin de 3.7 planètes si tout le monde vivait comme lui. Dans ce balado, l’humoriste essaie de changer ses habitudes en ayant un but en tête : allier humour et environnement dans un numéro pour son prochain spectacle qui saura faire rire autant que réfléchir. - La vie secrète des geekettes (culture populaire)
Podcast mensuel dans lequel les Geekettes partagent leurs découvertes du moment. Que ce soit un jeu vidéo, une bande dessinée, une série télé ou tout autre produit de la culture populaire et locale! En introduction, nous partageons les nouvelles culturelles et, en fin d’émission, nous discutons d’un sujet chaud lors de notre « courrier du cœur » ou de « La switch est à b---- »! Le tout est fait avec beaucoup d’humour et de franche camaraderie féministe!
