Southwest US History

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This week on The Children’s Hour, learn about the history of the Southwest United States. Adapted from our educational podcast series: A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids, join us for a...

The Moon

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Get out of this world this week with The Children’s Hour! We’re going to The Moon with Commander Reid Wiseman from NASA’s Artemis 2 mission. The Bad Astronomer, Dr. Phil Plait teaches us how...

Kiwi Land

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This week on The Children’s Hour we’ll explore New Zealand through stories and songs, and in conversation with our friends, Kiwi musicians Lucy Hiku from Itty Bitty Beats, and Claudia Robin Gunn. One...

Kindness

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour, we explore kindness with our Kids Crew and Lindsay Munroe. Lindsay is a singer-songwriter, and mom. She explores the themes of positivity, inclusion, and kindness...

Negro Baseball Leagues

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More For more than forty years, the Negro Baseball Leagues provided opportunities for Black American athletes to play professionally. We learn about these leagues with author, historian, and son of a NBL...

The Skin We’re In

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour, we explore the skin we are in. We are joined by Dr. Holly McGee and Dr. Nina Jablonski, who have written a book to explain the cultural and social history of skin color...

Skunks

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This episode of The Children’s Hour is going to stink, as we learn all about skunks with the founder and director of The Dragoo Institute for the Betterment of Skunks and Skunk Reputations, Dr....

Folk Art

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Join The Children’s Hour Kids Crew in a field trip to the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, the largest in the world! Learn what makes something “Folk Art” in conversations with...

Dating Trees

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Trees have birthdays too, and scientists find out when they are by studying tree rings. This week on The Children’s Hour, we learn how to date trees, using dendrochronology with Dr. Peter M. Brown from...