The Sun

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: RSS The Kids Crew explores the Sun with scientists from the Sunspot Solar Observatory. Learn how the Sun gives us light and heat, how it helps plants grow, and how experts study it safely. Find out why sunspots are essential to...

Dragons

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: RSS This time on The Children’s Hour,the Kids Crew explores the world of dragons with author Mari Mancusi. From ancient myths to modern stories, kids learn about many types of dragons and how they appear across cultures. The...

Banned Books

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: RSS Image credit: Roger Nomer | The Joplin Globe This time on The Children’s Hour, our summer interns Julia Wolfe and Sophie Anderson-Haynie have co-written and produced a program about Banned Books. They teach us what that means,...

Bill Harley

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: RSS Grammy winning storyteller and author Bill Harley joins The Children’s Hour for a joyful hour of music and storytelling. From hilarious songs about whining and walking around the moon to a true story from second grade about...

Whales

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: RSS The Kids Crew explores the amazing world of whales. Learn how these giant ocean mammals breathe, migrate across oceans, and communicate through songs that travel for miles underwater. This episode also explains why protecting...

Earth Day – Rivers

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: RSS Rivers connect communities, wildlife, and drinking water across New Mexico. On this Earth Day episode of The Children’s Hour, students share how they are protecting local watersheds through RiverXChange. From planting...

Kindness

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: RSS Imagine a world where kindness is a habit. The Kids Crew talks about real moments when someone showed them care and understanding. Musician Lindsay Monroe joins us to explain how music can help children practice empathy and...

The Moon

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: RSS 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 the moon was formed,...

Manatees

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More On this episode of The Children’s Hour, the Kids Crew explores the world of manatees with educator Andrea Herman from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Kids will learn how these large aquatic mammals...