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...
Moon - Shorts On this episode of The Children’s Hour Shorts, 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, and we learn what happens to the lunar rocks back on...
The Brain - Shorts How does your brain control everything you do? In this episode of The Children’s Hour Shorts, our Kids Crew and Katie Stone talk with scientists Ingrid Lane and Nick Aase from the Mind Research Network to uncover the secrets of how our brains...
Sleep - Shorts 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 Shorts, we explore the science of sleep with expert guests and our Kids...
Money Smart - Shorts How does money work? In this episode of The Children’s Hour Shorts podcast for kids, the Kids Crew explores earning, saving, budgeting, borrowing, and investing. With guidance from KidVestors co-founder Courtney Petway and New Mexico State...
Fungus Among Us - Shorts The Kids Crew and Katie Stone meet mycologist Peter McCoy to uncover the hidden world of fungi in this episode of The Children’s Hour Shorts. Listeners learn how mushrooms recycle nutrients, clean pollution, and help plants grow. From...
Forests - Shorts Forests are full of life, stories, and connections we cannot always see. Learn how forests help keep our planet healthy, how trees communicate, and why old-growth forests matter. With songs, questions from kids, and a biologist who studies trees and...
Firefighters - Shorts Firefighters are helpers who rush toward danger when others need help. On this episode of The Children’s Hour Shorts, the Kids Crew visits Albuquerque Fire Rescue Fire Station Number Three in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to learn how firefighters...
Balloons - Shorts Explore the science, history, and art of balloons — from the first hot air balloon flight in 18th-century France to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Includes 3 audio clips and a Learning Guide for educators. Our learning guides meet and...
