Watersheds & Fire

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour, we learn what watersheds are, and how they are impacted by forest fires. All over the world, people rely upon watersheds for drinking water, irrigating farmland,...

The Universe

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour, we go far out into space with Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist who is exploring the timeline of the universe, from its birth all the way into the...

Lungfish

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This week on The Children’s Hour, we learn about one of the most ancient animals to live on our planet, that is still alive today: Lungfish. Meet Dr. Irene Salinas, a biologist investigating the...

Water Treatment

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This week on The Children’s Hour, how do cities and towns ensure the water coming out of our tap is clean, and where does it come from? Then, when we flush or when water goes down the drain, where does...

Keeping Our Cool

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour, we learn strategies to keep our cool with Michelle Renee Pelletier, who teaches kids how to meditate using guided imagery.  Then we’ll meet Evan, a 10 year...

Mother’s Day

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Celebrate Mother’s Day with a musical Children’s Hour, featuring some of our favorite “Kindie” musicians honoring mothers through shoutouts and songs. We even hear from Katie...

Protecting Earth

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More It’s Earth Day on The Children’s Hour, and we meet Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM) who explains how National Parks and National Wilderness areas are created. Kids can play a big...

Backyard Wildlife

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More What’s wild about your backyard? This time on The Children’s Hour we explore creating a backyard or balcony to attract wildlife, in a visit with a “more than human geographer”...

The Poet Within

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour, New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp inspires us to find our poet within, putting our feelings, thoughts, stories and ideas into words to create our own poetry....