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Playlist: The Childrens Hour - Katie Stone's Portfolio

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Chamber Music and Molly of Denali

From The Children's Hour Inc. | 58:01

Learn about chamber music, and kids interview PBS Kids producer Maya Selganek about Molly of Denali, PBS Kids first animated series starring Native American characters

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This week on The Children’s Hour, we’ll learn about chamber music from Leanne DeVane from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. How is chamber music different from symphonies, and are kids really welcome at concerts? Listen for composer jokes and music imitating nature. 
Also, the kids talk with Maya Salganek, a producer at the groundbreaking PBS Kids show, Molly of Denali, along with her son Keet, one of the kids in the series. The animated TV program promotes early childhood literacy and multicultural diversity and is the first PBS’s animated series starring a Native American character, where every indigenous character is voiced by an indigenous actor, and Native people are working in all aspects of the production and writing. Molly of Denali premiers on PBS stations around the nation on July 15, 2019.

Going To The Zoo

From The Children's Hour Inc. | 57:59

The Children's Hour broadcasts from the Albuquerque Zoo with a full band and zookeepers

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This week The Children’s Hour goes to the Albuquerque Zoo in a broadcast from the Africa stage between the hyenas and chimps, with the Albuquerque Zoo's Mammal Curator, Dr. Erin Flynn, along with zookeeper Alegria Lacy and Salsa the mccaw parrot. With live music by the band Zoolojams, we learn about how zoos are helping to save critically endangered species, and find out what a zookeeper’s job is like. 

The Children's Hour is Kids Public Radio. 

Unappreciated Animals

From The Children's Hour Inc. | 58:00

What place do spiders, snakes, centipedes and other commonly disliked animals have in the web of life?

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Does an animal have to be adorable to be appreciated?

This week on The Children’s Hour, we’re covering unappreciated animals.  How do commonly animals like snakes, bugs, lizards and others fit into the web of life? Our friend Bethany Dunn, Science Education Coordinator from the Albuquerque Biopark will bring some misunderstood species to our studio to help us learn to love them.

Making Cents Of Money

From The Children's Hour Inc. | Part of the The Children's Hour series | 57:59

Economics for all ages, learn about money including its history, inflation, debt, interest and donations

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This week on The Children’s Hour, we try to make cents of money with Dr. Reilly White from the University of New Mexico, Associate Professor of Finance at the Anderson School of Management. We learn the history of currency and how interest, inflation, donations, and savings works. With great music and more!

Anti-Racist Kids

From The Children's Hour Inc. | 58:00

The kids learn about racism, being anti-racist, and they find out what a state Attorney General does.

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This episode of The Children's Hour is about being an anti-racist kid. The Crew interview behavioral psychologists Dr. Rebecca Ezechukwu and Dr. Danielle Riddle-Price about what racism is, and how to be anti-racist. Then the Kids Crew speak with New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on his work, and what he's doing to combat racism. With great music, and gripping conversations, join us!  

20210712: Penguins, 7/12/2021

From The Children's Hour Inc. | Part of the The Children's Hour (Subscribable) series | 58:00

This show is super cool! We learn about penguins from Dr. Charles Bergman, who has visited all 18 species of penguins in the wild. Mixed with great music.

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The Kids Crew is joined by Charles Bergman who is a writer, photographer, and speaker and longtime professor at Pacific Lutheran University. He also wrote Every Penguin in the World: A Quest to See Them All. We learn about different species of penguins, their habits, and more interesting facts!

There are 15 other species of penguins in the world, some of which are critically endangered. But, all penguins are on thin ice. Overfishing, changing ocean temperatures, and pollution threaten their survival. 

We also find out about penguins' unique taste buds, and we learn from the Extinction Diaries about the rate of extinction on land versus in the oceans.

All this plus more interesting penguin facts and chill penguin themed music!

20231225: Best of 2023 With Bob Odenkirk, 12/25/2023

From The Children's Hour Inc. | Part of the The Children's Hour (Subscribable) series | 58:00

We showcase some of the best of 2023 for kids music. The Kids Crew is joined by guests Bob Odenkirk and his daughter Erin Odenkirk. Their book Zilot & Other Important Rhymes is our pick for the best book of 2023 for children. Celebrate the best of 2023 with The Children's Hour.

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We showcase some of the best of 2023 for kids music. The Kids Crew is joined by guests Bob Odenkirk and his daughter Erin Odenkirk. Their book Zilot & Other Important Rhymes is our pick for the best book of 2023 for children. Celebrate the best of 2023 with The Children's Hour.

It's the end of a year, and the Kids Crew visits with Bob and Erin Odenkirk about their new book Zilot & Other Important Rhymes. Our conversation, and the book's poems are both laughable, on purpose!

Poetry begins at home, and in the home of the Odenkirks, it happened every single night. Bob Odenkirk and his kids wrote a poem a day for years, creating a family notebook that sat on the bookshelf next to Dr. Seuss and other books.

Over time the notebook filled, and the family had to start adding loose leaf papers. The poems were adapted into the book Zilot during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.

Thorfin from our Kids Crew reviews Zilot & Other Rhymes. He ranks the book on The Children's Hour Green Chili Book Rating Scale of 1 to 5 chilis. Thorfin describes what the book is like, and who he thinks will enjoy it.

Throughout this episode we are playing a few of the songs we loved the most that were released in 2023. The world of Kindie music was full of excellence this year. While we play quite a few tunes, this show is by no means a complete list. Find lots of amazing music on our other episodes of The Children's Hour.

We play most of the Grammy nominees for 2024, along with other tunes that engage and inspire kids and families.

Happy New Year from The Children's Hour!

This episode of The Children's Hour was recorded at the Outpost Performance Space in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The show was produced by our Executive Director, Katie Stone and our Senior Producer Christina Stella. Chad Scheer engineered at Outpost, and Gus Tafoya wrote our transcript. Many thanks to Bob and Erin Odenkirk for joining us on The Children's Hour. 

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