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20211011: Under-Appreciated Animals, 10/11/2021
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Does an animal have to be adorable to get our appreciation? Bethany Dunn from the ABQ Biopark brought to the Sunspot Studio some critters that most...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
Every Kid Outside
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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Children are spending less time outside than at any other time in human history. Some forward thinking teachers are changing that, and we'll hear f...

Bought by KECG, RadioFreePalmer, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KSTK, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
20211004: Every Kid Outside, 10/4/2021
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Children are spending less time outside than at any other time in human history. Some forward thinking teachers are changing that, and we'll hear f...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
Drying Out
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
Caption: Rio Grande is now dry in summer, Credit: Laura Paskus
The kids learn about drought and extreme weather with an environmental journalist and a meteorologist. Mixed with excellent music, learn with us!

Bought by KCHU, RadioFreePalmer, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KSTK and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
20210705: Drying Out, 7/5/2021
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
Caption: Rio Grande is now dry in the summer, Credit: Laura Paskus
The kids learn about drought and extreme weather with an environmental journalist and a meteorologist. Mixed with excellent music, learn with us!

  • Added: Jul 02, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
Leaping Lemurs
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
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Learn all about lemurs with Faye Goodwin from the Duke Lemur Center. Mixed with great music!

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


  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
03222021: Leaping Lemurs, 3/22/2021
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: Mar 18, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
Mackenzie Feldman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that a growing number of students across the country are working to eliminate synthetic herbicide use on their campuses? Join Food Sl...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
How to Understand the Ocean
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: visualcapitalist.com/countries-by-share-of-earths-surface, Credit: Virtual Capitalist: Visualizing Countries By Share of Earth's Surface
This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-five of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode: the importance of ocean literacy and ocean ed...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
  • Length: 05:15
Diversifying Power
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jennie C. Stephens
The inadequate response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the US has also thwarted the country’s response to the climate crisis. Some feel it’s due to le...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Leah Douglas Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that meat-packing plants have been centers for Covid-19 outbreaks? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemme...

Bought by KVMR and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Who is Listening?
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part nine of the multi-part BLUEprint series. Myriad organizations, environmental groups and fervent individuals ar...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
Balloons
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
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
09282020: Balloons, 9/28/2020
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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
Wolves at the Well: The Corporate Grab of Public Water
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Columbia River Valley from the Oregon Shore towards Washington, Credit: Chris Light, Wikimedia Commons
Water is critical to maintaining the balance of life. Some corporations claim ownership of fresh water sources to bottle and sell for profit. Other...

Bought by KVNF, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
What is Ocean Equity?
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: From the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy Blue Paper: "Towards Ocean Equity"
This week on World Ocean Radio: part three of a multi-part series entitled "BLUEprint: How the Ocean Will Save Civilization". In this episode, WHAT...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2020
  • Length: 04:51
UnPolluting Earth
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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Pollution is a problem around the globe, but there are ways to un-pollute dirty and contaminated places.

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


  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
082420: UnPolluting Earth, 8/24/2020
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Pollution is a problem around the globe, and we learn some of the ways to un-pollute dirty and contaminated places.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
2020-08-07 Billion Dollar Burger
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Long before the coronavirus began disrupting America’s trillion-dollar meat industry, lab-grown proteins were upending the way we consume chicken, ...

Bought by WGCU, KUHF, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Aug 06, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
The Sargasso Sea
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Lines of sargassum can stretch for miles along the surface of the Sargasso Sea. The clumps of floating algae are often concentrated by the strong winds and wave action associated with the Gulf Stream, Credit: Ocean Explorer | NOAA
This week on World Ocean Radio we discuss the Sargasso Sea--a verdant, vital, biodiverse ecosystem that supports a great diversity of life, provide...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:25
Puzzling The Children's Hour
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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The world's most syndicated daily puzzle author, David L. Hoyt puzzles our Kids Crew, and we learn about the Doomsday Seed Vault

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


  • Added: Jun 01, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Is Air Drying Your Clothes Worth It?
From: Possibly
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Dryers do use a lot of energy. If you were to rank your household appliances by how much energy they use, your dryer would probably come in 3rd, ri...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
What is methane and how does it relate to climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Gas furnace
Methane is a gas that’s created when something organic decomposes in a location that doesn’t have oxygen. The largest human-caused source of metha...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 2
Wild Wolves
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
Caption: Mexican Grey Wolf, Credit: USFWS
The kids learn about re-wilding wolves in North America from a documentary filmmaker, a biologist leading wolf recovery, and a zookeeper who breeds...

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


  • Added: May 25, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Ocean Literacy Series Conclusion
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Taken during the November 2015 run of the Sally Ride EarthKAM aboard the International Space Station. Students on Earth programmed the camera aboard the orbiting laboratory to snap pictures around the globe., Credit: NASA/EarthKAM.org
This week concludes the nine-part ocean literacy series, a framework for formal and informal education to help us better understand the ocean's inf...

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 04:35