The Children's Hour (Subscribable)

Series produced by The Children's Hour Inc.

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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.

“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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186 Pieces

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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...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about the largest animal on earth, that still can be found swimming in our oceans today: whales.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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This time on The Children's Hour we explore the most inexpensive energy source in the world: solar power, in a show recorded live at the Solar Fies...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about a canine that is thriving across North America: coyotes.

  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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.

  • Added: Dec 26, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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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 ...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
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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...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2023
  • Length: 58:00