Composers

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More In Composers, we explore how songs are created by people from long ago and today. We meet Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, and learn how their lives shaped their sounds. We also hear from Sesame Street, and...

Pumpkin Spice

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More In this Halloween special of The Children’s Hour, the Kids Crew explores the history and traditions of pumpkins, jack-o’-lanterns, costumes, and trick-or-treating. We learn the story of Stingy Jack,...

Our Thanks To You

This time on The Children’s Hour, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving in a musical special dedicated to gratitude, family, and appreciation of each another and the Earth. We’re finding the joy in every moment, in this Thanksgiving musical Children’s Hour. This episode...

Animals In The Backyard

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More The Kids Crew discover the animals living right outside our doors. From prairie dogs, coyotes, and roadrunners in New Mexico to monkeys in Thailand, stray dogs in India, koalas in Australia, and...

Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day—and it’s different all over the world! The Kids Crew and Katie Stone talk with nutritionist Patty Keene about how to make smart choices for a healthy morning meal. From cereals to smoothies and pancakes to porridge,...

Balloons

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More In this episode of The Children’s Hour, we lift into the skies to explore balloons. From the first hot air balloon flight in France to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Kids Crew learns...

Welcome Stranger

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More In this episode of The Children’s Hour, Grammy-winning oud player Rahim AlHaj shares his story of leaving Iraq as a refugee and finding a new home in New Mexico. Listeners will discover the oud, a...

Animation

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More On this episode of The Children’s Hour, junior producer and intern Thaniel Lentz takes us through the incredible history and science of animation. From early tools like the zoetrope and flipbooks to...

Birthdays

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour, the Kids Crew does a deep dive to learn about birthday traditions from around the world. Here in the United States, many kids can expect a birthday cake, candles,...