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The Children’s Hour

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Distributed by Native Voice One, the Native American Radio Network

Current Show: Ella Jenkins

Broadcasting: Feb 10 – 16, 2025

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We produce high-quality children’s public radio programming and podcasts, cultivated through community involvement and immersion. The Children’s Hour is distributed by Native Voice One, the Native American Radio Network. Our award-winning kids’ public radio program, The Children’s Hour can be heard on demand as a weekly podcast and on more than 160 stations in 6 countries.

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Last Week: Black History is American History

Black history is an important part of everyone’s history in this episode of The Children’s Hour. We explore the stories of Black inventors, heroes, and pioneers who helped shape America. Plus, we dive into the human heart to learn about congenital heart defects and how people born with them can live strong, happy lives.

 

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This Week: Ella Jenkins

Join us on The Children’s Hour as we celebrate the life and legacy of Ella Jenkins, the First Lady of Children’s Music. Ella introduced kids everywhere to the joy of singing, rhythm, and music from different cultures. Her songs, filled with call-and-response, clapping, and playful melodies, have been teaching and inspiring young people for decades.

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Next Week: Sleep

We spend about one-third of our lives asleep, but why? This time on The Children’s Hour we explore the science of sleep with a neuroscientist, and a children’s book author. Since all animals must sleep to live, it must be a pretty important function of being alive. We find out what happens to our bodies when we sleep, and why we have dreams.

 

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