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20231113: Dating Trees, 11/13/2023
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Trees have birthdays too, and scientists find out when they are by studying the rings of trees. This week on The Children's Hour, we learn how to d...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
Journalism
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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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...

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


  • Added: Jan 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Whales
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
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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.

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


  • Added: Sep 26, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Banned Books
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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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...

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


  • Added: Sep 19, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
20220919: Banned Books, 9/19/2022
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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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
20220926: Whales, 9/26/2022
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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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
Lemurs
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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Learn all about lemurs with Faye Goodwin from the Duke Lemur Center. Mixed with great music!

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


  • Added: Aug 01, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
20220801: Lemurs, 8/1/2022
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Learn all about lemurs with Faye Goodwin from the Duke Lemur Center. Mixed with great music!

  • Added: Jul 22, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
20220530: Tigers & Snow Leopards, 5/30/2022
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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This time on The Children's Hour we learn about two of the most endangered big wild cats: tigers and snow leopards through conversations with a car...

  • Added: May 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
Musical Black History
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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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...

Bought by KECG, WVTF, KCHU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRSC and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
20220221: Musical Black History, 2/21/2022
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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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...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
20220110: Earthquakes & Volcanoes, 1/10/2022
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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This time on The Children’s Hour, we’re learning all about earthquakes and volcanoes with Dr. Mousumi Roy, a University of New Mexico professor of ...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
20210712: Penguins, 7/12/2021
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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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...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
Kids & Autism
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
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The Kids Crew learn about autism from authors Justin & David Flood who wrote A Kids Book About Autism, and from renown scientist with autism, Templ...

Bought by KCHU, KQRU FM LP, Ohm Radio , RadioFreePalmer, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 13
02222021: Growing With Kids, 2/22/2021
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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The Kids Crew talks with an indigenous farmer who runs a research lab blending tradition and modern agriculture, and we learn about school gardens....

  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
Covid & Kids Update
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
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The Covid-19 pandemic is exploding in most of the US, impacting kids in many ways. We learn how kids can be part of the solution to stop the spread...

Bought by KQRU FM LP, KDLG, Allegheny Mountain Radio, RadioFreePalmer, WLRH and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Bill of Rights Part 4: 8th, 9th & 10th Amendments
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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In the final part of our series on the Bill of Rights, we learn about the 8th through 10th Amendments and what rights they protect

Bought by KDLG, KQRU FM LP, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WLRH, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Bill of Rights Part 3: 4th - 7th Amendments
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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In the third part of our series on the Bill of Rights, we learn about the 4th through 7th Amendments and what rights they protect. Plus we hear fro...

Bought by KDLG, KQRU FM LP, WLRH, Allegheny Mountain Radio, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Earthquakes & Volcanoes
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
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Learn the science of earthquakes and volcanoes

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, WCNY, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 26, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
Honoring Jim Henson
From: KUNM
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Jim Henson would have been 80 years old on September 24, 2016. Learn the story of his career and short life.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2016
  • Length: 09:00
Teaching Teachers
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Teachers in Chicago doing "lesson study," a teacher improvement practice borrowed from Japan., Credit: Emily Hanford
This documentary what it would take to improve American teaching on a wide scale. We meet researchers who are trying to understand what makes teach...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Prairie Public, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
ROCK program gives Visitacion Valley kids options after school
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Natasha Mahia, a student at El Dorado elementary school in Visitacion Valley, is one of ROCK’s biggest fans. ROCK stands for Real Options for City ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 04:37
For Some Students, Just Showing Up = Success
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge
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Educators at one Brooklyn high school focus on getting their at-risk students across the threshold of the building. Sounds simple, right? Think again.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WABE, and WNIJ


  • Added: Jan 02, 2014
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 3
School Lunch Goes Gourmet
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Tipping the Scales: Examining Obesity in New Hampshire
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At this New Hampshire high school, it took a professional chef to get kids to eat healthy food.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 05:34
English Learners in California Schools
From: David Kates
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David Kates visits two Los Angeles-area schools to find out what's involved in educating English learners.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:00