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Current Show: Spooky Halloween

On the Radio: Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026

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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 over 300 stations in 7 countries.

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Last Week: Elections

When a country needs new leadership, it’s time for an election. This time on The Children’s Hour, we’re joined by Ballotpedia to learn everything we can about elections. From local school boards, to voting for our national representatives, adults make choices that impact kids. We wanted to know the path a ballot takes from the voter to the final outcome. Comes with a learning guide for elementary and middle school kids to learn the language of elections.

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This Week: Spooky Halloween

We celebrate every kid’s favorite holiday: Halloween with a musical special full of stories, songs and poems to creep you out and get you ready for the holiday. We’ll be spooked by ghost stories told by Bill Harley, Catherine Dines, AJ, and Shomo in the Monkey Punch. The kids’ crew will share what their Halloween plans are, including how one of the kids on the crew turns trick-or-treating into an opportunity to collect clothing for her area’s public school clothing bank.

 

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Next Week: Gun Safety

Because kids are seeing guns in so many places, The Children’s Hour has tips on gun safety that hunting families have taught their kids for generations. We learn from kids who are hunters themselves on what hunting means to them, and we explore gun laws in the US and the world. Gun violence prevention begins with a conversation at home. Join us for this lifesaving episode of The Children’s Hour.

 

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