Just in time for Father’s Day on June 15, 2025, this week on The Children’s Hour we celebrate Dad with the EGOT winning artist John Legend whose latest musical release is all about fatherhood, kids, and the love of childhood. Dads play a unique and special role in children’s lives, and we honor them through music and poetry. This one is for the dads.

This time on The Children’s Hour, we’re celebrating Father’s Day with a musical special all about dads and father figures. Through songs, poetry, and rhythm, we hear how fathers love, teach, and support their kids in many different ways.

Our guest is the legendary John Legend. He joins us to talk about being a parent and how that inspired his Grammy-nominated children’s album, My Favorite Dream. The kids have a lot of questions for him about his work/life balance, his name, and more.

We hear songs from the album, including L-O-V-E, which features his wife and kids singing along. John Legend tells us about his musical childhood, how he stays connected with his children while working, and why creating music for kids has been a dream come true.

This special episode is filled with joyful, heartwarming music that honors dads everywhere.

This episode was written and produced by Katie Stone, with production help from Sarah Gabrielli and Thaniel Lentz. Our show was recorded at Outpost Performance Space by Chad Scheer. 

The Children’s Hour is produced by The Children’s Hour Inc., a non-profit supported by listeners like you. Our theme music was written by C.K. Barlow, and we are distributed by Native Voice One, the Native American Radio Network.

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Please note: not all songs we play can be found in Spotify.