Owls

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Who’s hooting? On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we learn all about owls!  More than 200 species of owls live around the world. Maybe you have had the experience like some of our Kids Crew, of...

Migration

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Why do animals travel thousands of miles each year? On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we explore the fascinating world of migration with author and researcher Scott Weidensaul.  You’ll even...

Community Science

This time on The Children’s Hour we learn how everyone can contribute to active scientific research by participating in Community Science with groups like BEMP: the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program. We also provide tools to learn more, like a learning guide,...

Frogs & Toads

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More In this episode of The Children’s Hour, we explore the amazing world of frogs and toads with expert guest Josh Butler from the Albuquerque Biopark Zoo. Listeners will learn the differences between frogs...

Camping With Kids

The Kids Crew goes camping! From campfire safety to packing for the trail, we talk with experts from Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions and a meteorologist about how to enjoy the outdoors safely. Whether you’ve camped many times or never before, you’ll learn tips, tricks,...

Roots

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More In this episode of The Children’s Hour, we dig into the world of roots—how they feed plants, connect trees, and even store carbon to help our planet. Artist and educator Jane Westbrook shares her...

Sloths

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Hang with The Children’s Hour Kids Crew to learn all about sloths with author Georgeanne Irvine from the San Diego Zoo, and biologist Sam Trull from the Sloth Institute in Manuel Antonio Costa...

Fossils

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Learn about fossils in a Kids Crew field trip to a secret fossil quarry in the mountains outside of Albuquerque, as well as in a chat with New Mexico Natural History Museum educator Mike Sanchez. Will...

Sleep

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Why do we spend so much of our lives sleeping? Is anything happening in our brains while we sleep? Do animals sleep the same way we do? On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we explore the...