Six Minutes is an all-ages family podcast by Gen-Z Media comprising more than 300 episodes over 5 seasons. The third and fourth seasons are sequels of the show, titled Six Minutes: Out of Time. They were released in early March 2023 and late September 2024 respectively. New episodes come out every Tuesday, as of December 30. Season 5 is called Out of Time. It released in October 2025, and new episodes come out on Tuesdays as of December 2025.
Both the original podcast and the sequels 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.
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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, Brynleigh, who sets out to Florida to uncover the mystery of 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
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Shahadi Wright Joseph as Holiday (seasons 1–3)/Valeria Gonzalez as Holiday (season 4)
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. J.P 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 Kady/KC
Judah Edwards as Penn
Zoe Soleil as Remy
Sol Crespo as Dr. Solstis
Brent Mukai as Kazu
Gabriella Scott as Angel
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.