The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour Inc.

The Children’s Hour is Kids Public Radio, broadcasting weekly on public radio stations worldwide. Our theme based shows are entertaining and educational, and feature only the best in music. Excellent for road trips, explore our world and learn with us!

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Jan 30, 2022 · 59 min
Back Off Bully
When we witness someone being bullied, it can be hard to know what to do. On this edition of The Children's Hour, we learn about bystander intervention with iHollaback educators. The Kids Crew find out what are the 5 D's which give us concrete steps to respond when someone is being bullied.
Jan 16, 2022 · 58 min
Earthquakes & Volcanoes
This time on The Children's Hour, we're learning all about earthquakes and volcanoes with Dr. Mousumi Roy, a University of New Mexico professor of Physics and Astronomy with a specialty in Earth Sciences.
Jan 9, 2022 · 59 min
Porcupines
This week on The Children’s Hour we learn about porcupines from the leading researchers in New Mexico, kids in the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Project.
Jan 2, 2022 · 59 min
Best Kids Music of 2021
This is a musical edition of The Children's Hour featuring some of the best kids' music released in 2021, including tracks from each of the 2022 Grammy nominees for "Best Children's Album" which reflect the banner year in family friendly releases by people of color.
Dec 20, 2021 · 59 min
Musical Christmas
This episode of The Children's Hour is a perfect musical accompaniment for Christmas celebrations. We mix treasured carols and new favorites, and the show becomes a sing-along.
Dec 12, 2021 · 59 min
Father Goose
This time on The Children's Hour, the Kids Crew are joined by "The King of The Dance Party" himself: Father Goose Music. Born in Jamaica, Father Goose shares his music, his motivations, and his message of unity. Hear his latest releases, as well as a playlist he chose as our guest dee-jay.
Dec 5, 2021 · 59 min
The Doctor Is In
This time on The Children's Hour, the Kids Crew will ask a doctor about her work, the purpose of checkups, and how to become a pediatrician. Dr. Melissa Mason joins us for a lively conversation. Mixed with great music!
Nov 14, 2021 · 59 min
Military Kids
This time on The Children’s Hour, in honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11, we re-visit the Museum of the American Military Family in Tijeras, New Mexico.
Oct 24, 2021 · 59 min
Music With Purpose
This week on The Children’s Hour, we learn about what it means to create live music with purpose. Grammy winning children’s musicians, Dan and Claudia Zanes are transforming how their music is enjoyed with their commitment to sensory friendly concerts. We learn what they are doing to make their concerts fully inclusive of people of all abilities, and we hear some of their new release, Let Love Be Your Guide.
Oct 17, 2021 · 59 min
Under-Appreciated Animals
Does an animal have to be adorable to be appreciated? This week on The Children’s Hour, we’re covering under-appreciated animals. How do common animals like snakes, ants, cockroaches and others fit into the web of life? Bethany Dunn, Science Education Coordinator from the Albuquerque Biopark brings some misunderstood species to our studio to help us learn to love them.
Sep 26, 2021 · 58 min
At The Rodeo
This time on The Children's Hour, we learn what happens at the rodeo. Our guest, Gabby Coughlin has been rodeoing since she was a small child. We find out about the different events in rodeo, and how kids can get involved.
Sep 19, 2021 · 58 min
Kids Online
Kids are online so much of their lives these days, so we wanted to learn more about internet safety and security. With us on this episode of The Children’s Hour is award winning novelist and technologist Cory Doctorow. The Kids Crew learn about privacy and how to keep theirs when online.
Sep 12, 2021 · 58 min
Governing A State
The kids crew talk with New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham about what her job entails, how to lead during a pandemic, and how governors can help solve the climate crisis. We also hear from 10 year old Lily with a message for adults about the planet kids will inherit.
Aug 22, 2021 · 56 min
Puzzling The Children’s Hour
On this edition of The Children’s Hour, we get puzzled by the world’s most syndicated daily puzzle maker, David L. Hoyt, author of the Jumble Puzzle found in more than 600 newspapers every day, worldwide. We’ll create a puzzle together during the show that kids can play! Plus we learn about the Doomsday Seed Vault from our friends at the Extinction Diaries. Mixed with great music!
Aug 15, 2021 · 58 min
A Visit With Raffi
This week on The Children’s Hour, we visit with the world’s most beloved children’s musician, Raffi! He’ll share some of his new work with us, and answer our many questions.
Jul 25, 2021 · 58 min
What A Joke
This time on The Children's Hour, it's all about silly songs, jokes and stories. We're joined by comedian, children's musician and funny guy Mike Phirman with a conversation about what makes a song funny.
Jul 11, 2021 · 58 min
Drying Out
This week on The Children's Hour, we are joined by Laura Paskus, a climate change and drought author, and environmental journalist with New Mexico PBS. She released a book, At the Precipice: New Mexico's Changing Climate, in September 2020 that discusses how climate change affects the state.
Jun 20, 2021 · 58 min
Playing with Food
This week on The Children's Hour we are joined by FoodPlay Productions. It is an Emmy Award-winning, nutrition education company that creates fun-fun-filled tools, resources, and programs to make nutrition come alive for children across the country.
Jun 6, 2021 · 58 min
Epic Voices
This time on The Children's Hour we are joined by the Epic Voice Guy himself, Jon Bailey. Maybe his name isn't familiar but his voice has been heard in thousands of commercials, TV shows, video games, animations, toys, movies, and more.
May 8, 2021 · 56 min
For Our Moms
This time on The Children's Hour, we've created a show for our moms. Just in time for Mother's Day, our Kids Crew and Katie have messages for their moms. We also have some poetry that flips the table on the mother - child relationship. plus we've found some great music that celebrate our mothers and step mothers who make everything in our lives possible.