The Children's Hour Inc.

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The Children's Hour is a weekly radio show created for and with kids available in 54m and 58m episodes. We offer the same content through two different PRX delivery methods, the automated PRX delivery service, and the downloadable exchange. 

The Children's Hour is a weekly, educational and entertaining public radio program for kids and families. Using excellent music, expert guests, talented kids and a format that is a proven success in growing and keeping listeners of all ages engaged.

The Children's Hour includes kids in all aspects of the production. We're dedicated to filling educational gaps, by focusing on civics, STEM, culture, and performance, using interviews with scientists, experts in all fields, civil servants, cultural educators, performers and others, and weaving shows together with a wide variety of musical genres.

Kids on our crew and in our community contribute content, design programming, and cohost our shows.

We are happy to make station tags. Just reach out to us at info@childrenshour.org

Learn more about us, get photos from our shows, links on our themes, and more at ChildrensHour.org 

Series

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6 Pieces

The Children's Hour Inc has produced a curricular podcast series to teach the unique history of the high desert Southwestern United States for kids and adults.

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197 Pieces

The Children’s Hour is public radio's premier all-ages weekly radio show created for and with kids. Diverse themes are explored using interviews, storytelling, poetry, music, and discussion with kids on our talented Kids Crew. Always professionally produced - learn something new with us while fostering the next generation of public radio listeners.

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186 Pieces

The Children’s Hour is an hour long weekly radio show created for and with kids, available 54 and 58 minutes. A wide diversity of themes are explored using interviews, storytelling, poetry, music, and discussion with our Kids Crew. Learn something new with us. Content from this series will deliver automatically to station automation systems. Please reach out to katie@childrenshour.org for more information.


Pieces

Caption: Art Courtesy of Dwayne Wabegijig
Learn about Indigenous Peoples Day from cultural educator, Jon Ghahate, hear an all women Mariachi band performing live in their radio debut, catch...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: ulia Wolfe, 15 year old hot air balloon pilot in training , Credit: Dr. Jonathan Wolfe
Get blown away with us as we learn all about balloons! From hot air balloons to latex balloon clothing, we cover it all - including weather balloon...

Bought by KQRU FM LP, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP, KSTK, WCNY and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Julia Wolfe, 15 year old hot air balloon pilot in training, Credit: Dr. Jonathan Wolfe
Get blown away with us as we learn all about balloons! From hot air balloons to latex balloon clothing, we cover it all - including weather balloon...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
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The Post Office is essential, and we learn how it works and why it's in the news. Plus meet our new puzzlemaker Riya Joshi.

Bought by KCHU, KQRU FM LP, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KSTK, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
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The Post Office is essential, and we learn how it works and why it's in the news. Plus meet our new puzzlemaker, Riya Joshi.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
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Take a trip around the globe with us through the universal language of music for families and kids of all ages.

Bought by KGLP, Allegheny Mountain Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Take a trip around the globe with us through world music!

  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: Unity by Joel Nakamura
We learn about Folk Art from the Museum of International Folk Art, and Armando Ortega, an 8th generation weaver.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KQRU FM LP, WCNY, RadioFreePalmer, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Unity by Joel Nakamura
We learn about Folk Art from the Museum of International Folk Art, and Armando Ortega, an 8th generation weaver.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
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Raffi is one of the most beloved children's musicians of all time, and he spends the program sharing new songs and old with our Kids Crew.

Bought by KQRU FM LP, Allegheny Mountain Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KDLG and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8