The Children's Hour

Series produced by The Children's Hour Inc.

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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.

“The Children’s Hour” has been a popular Saturday morning staple of the KUNM, 89.9 FM lineup for decades. The show provides a free, easily accessible weekly educational service for listeners of all ages, while offering fun, exciting, and useful production opportunities for children involved in making the show happen.

Each episode seeks to entertain while recognizing that almost no topic is too “sophisticated” for children, and that through exposure to science, technology, community service, civic engagement and cultural collaboration, we can successfully address both educational gaps and trends toward low public participation by young people. We feature young performers and thinkers, as well as adult expert guests in all fields, and weave the show themes together with great music.


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197 Pieces

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The Children's Hour Kids Crew meet some of the creative team behind PBS Kids' new show, Work It Out Wombats, a show designed to teach computational...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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This time on The Children's Hour we visit with the bilingual, Grammy winning duo, Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis from the Lucky Diaz and the Family J...

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


  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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This time on The Children's Hour we explore black history through music. We've put together a special playlist of songs to educate about a few of t...

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  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about the truth seekers: journalists. With Futuro Media's Maria Hinojosa, and New Mexico Press Women She...

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  • Added: Jan 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about one of the planet's most ancient species that's still around today: lungfish. Dr. Irene Salinas is...

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  • Added: Jan 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 12
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Divinity Roxx is a superstar bassist, longtime member of Beyoncé's touring band, and now a 2022 Grammy nominee for Best Children's Release. This ti...

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  • Added: Jan 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
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This time on The Children's Hour, we explore the unique history of our region: the high desert southwest United States in the radio special of our ...

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  • Added: Jan 02, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
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This week on The Children's Hour, we explore the best musical releases for kids in 2022, including the five nominees for the Best Children's Grammy.

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  • Added: Dec 26, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Celebrate the holidays with The Children's Hour, in our musical special honoring Christmas, Hanukkah, and including the world debut of the story "S...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
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This time on The Children's Hour we explore a few of our favorite things. Genevieve goes to the opera, Corbit and Kodiak fly an airplane, and we vi...

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  • Added: Dec 12, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about climate change, including its causes, results, and the actions we must take to protect future gene...

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
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We’re celebrating Thanksgiving with a musical special in recognition of how thankful we are. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Children's Ho...

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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This time on The Children's Hour we learn about watersheds, and what happens to them after a wildfire. Watersheds which provide the water source fo...

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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There are more than 100,000 Little Free Library sites worldwide. We learn about them from Little Free Library Inc's Shelby King. We've also got boo...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Get ready for Halloween with The Children's Hour in a show full of spooky ghost stories and the best in new Halloween music releases for kids.

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  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
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The Kids Crew talk with Grammy nominated children's musician, educator, Emmy winning TV producer and Durham NC City Councilor, Pierce Freelon about...

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  • Added: Oct 17, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
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The Kids Crew explore the physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of running with blind Olympic champion runner George Mendoza, kids and adults...

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  • Added: Oct 10, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Just in time for Banned Books Week (September 19 to 24, 2022), we learn about the history, practice, and effectiveness of book bans with The Childr...

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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The Children's Hour Kids Crew do a deep dive into how birthdays are celebrated in different cultures around the world.

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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The Kids Crew on The Children's Hour are joined by two time Grammy nominees, Alphabet Rockers for a lively discussion about the power of music to c...

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


  • Added: Sep 05, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11