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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 11h

This Banned Books Week, we have resources for teachers to bring into the classroom! Start with our podcast episode (made in collaboration with students and a banned book author!) and then check out our free educational learning guide, all at childrenshour.org/banned-books/ #bannedbooksweek #teachers

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tune into the show to learn more about the black footed ferret, and… -How a dog named Shep rediscovered the species on his family’s farm -Meet Elizabeth Ann, a ferret cloned from cells frozen all the way back in 1987! -How scientists are working to preserve the ferret population

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We’re learning about SPACE JUNK — pollution in outer space, just like on Earth!! Our guest is a space anthropologist, Dr. Alice Gorman 🪐☄️🔭🛸🛰️ More at childrenshour.org

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When people send satellites, rockets, and spacecraft into orbit around planet Earth, millions of pieces of junk and trash get left behind, or break off. These tiny pieces become space junk, and that’s what we’re talking about this week with Dr. Alice Gorman, a space anthropologist!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our latest podcast episode is a very special broadcast musical adventure! ICKY was developed and recorded remotely, after many hours of interviewing kids about their lockdown experience. There’s also a companion learning guide at childrenshour.org/icky-a-radio-musical-learning-guide-pdf/

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

ICKY: A Radio Musical is an original production created by our team to document children’s perspectives on living through the COVID-19 pandemic! Tune in to our broadcast musical experience on your local public radio station, or at childrenshour.org

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Do you know the man behind the puppets? Tune into our latest podcast episode with Jim Henson’s biographer, Brian Jay Jones! Free companion learning guide at choldrenshour.org/jim-henson-learning-guide-pdf/

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Before the Muppets, did you know Jim Henson started his career doing advertisements and sketch comedy bits on a local TV station? Get the full story, and more insight into the legendary puppeteer, on our latest episode with biographer Brian Jay Jones!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Whether you know his name or not, you have definitely seen Jim Henson’s work and heard his voice… In this episode, we learn about his life and work with biographer Brian Jay Jones!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Learn all about bears with the North American Bear Center and biologist Dr. Lynn Rogers 🧸🧸🧸 now in our podcast feed! This episode also comes with a free educational learning guide at childrenshour.org/bears-learning-guide-pdf/

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This weekend on The Children’s Hour, Dr. Rogers guides us through each bear type and its unique habitat! This episode comes with a free learning guide and activities at www.childrenshour.org/bears-learni...

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Did you know this fascinating fact about manatees? Now you can bring the Clearwater Marine Aquarium right into the classroom with our TCH Shorts episode on manatees! More at childrenshour.org/shorts

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Bear with us as we learn about bears with Dr. Lynn Rogers, a biologist with the North American Bear Center often called the “Jane Goodall of bears.” 🐻🧸🐻‍❄️

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Teaching animal science? Kids LOVE our episode all about LEMURS, the first ever primates! Head to childrenshour.org/shorts for more classroom-ready animal fun facts, learning guides, activities, and shorts!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Now you can relive the magic of summer with our kindie music special! The latest Children’s Hour Podcast features 2026 hits from some of our favorite artists 🌞🏖️

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

An excerpt from our episode on the science of FUNGI 🍄 🍄‍🟫 We hope all of our content can be a resource for teachers and parents, but especially our new SHORTS designed specifically for classroom curriculums. More info, learning guides, and activities at childrenshour.org/shorts

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Get ready to hang up your towel and grab your lunchbox, but first — a dance party to this year’s best summer hits!!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Let’s talk about forests 🌲🌳🪾on this episode of The Children’s Hour SHORTS! You can learn more and get free educational learning guides at childrenshour.org/shorts

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Now on The Children’s Hour Podcast — an exploration of the planets outside of our solar system! This episode also comes with a free learning guide and activities at childrenshour.org/exoplanets-learning-guide-pdf/ 🪐

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Everyone wonders if there’s life outside of Earth, but for life to exist, it has to live somewhere. NASA is looking for exoplanets around other stars — tune in to The Children’s Hour to learn more!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Did you know this about our country’s firefighters? Learn more in our new SHORT episode all about these heroes. We also have free learning guides and activities to accompany our content in the classroom, or at home! Just head to childrenshour.org/shorts

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“Do Something” is our episode about standing up for what’s right, and against bullying! Now available in easy, streamable, short-form!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Join us on a summer field trip to learn all about fossils! With New Mexico Natural History Museum educator, Mike Sanchez!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This is an excerpt from our new SHORT episode about the first (and perhaps most important) meal of the day!! We also talk about nutrition and more international breakfast culture at childrenshour.org/shorts

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Learn what makes something Folk Art in conversation with artists from dozens of countries! Now streaming on our podcast! This episode also comes with a free educational learning guide at www.childrenshour.org/folk-art-lea...

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

“Being Yourself” with Craig Yoe (former General Manager of the muppets) is one of our episodes encouraging individuality and self love! Find more shorts, and educational learning guides, at childrenshour.org

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Children’s Hour wanted to learn more about Folk Art, so we took the train, and headed to the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, the largest in the world! This episode comes with a free educational learning guide at www.childrenshour.org/folk-art-lea...

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We’ve launched a short-form version of The Children’s Hour! Made for (and in collaboration with) kids across the country, our shorts are perfect for classrooms and at-home learning! This is an excerpt from our first episode all about balloons…

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

In our fourth and final installment of “Communication Nation,” the Kids Crew gets a workshop in improvisation as a team building exercise. We also learn about games and team building in other cultures! Follow along with our free learning guide at www.childrenshour.org/communicatio...

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We know that together we can do many things we cannot do by ourselves, like playing soccer or hide and go seek. In Together We Can, we’ll learn how games can help us practice working together for a common goal! This episode comes with a free learning guide at www.childrenshour.org/communicatio...

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

There are many ways we communicate without words every day. In “Other Voices, Other Sounds” (part 3/4 of our Communication Nation series) we learn about things like nonverbal communication and neurodivergence, sign language, and other assistive technology!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Listen with your eyes this time on The Children’s Hour! Other Voices, Other Sounds celebrates the diversity of unspoken communication ft. Speech Language Pathologist Marci Laurel and CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) comedian Brad Klein

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Communication Nation Episode 2 is now streaming in our podcast feed! This one focuses on the incredible diversity of language around us, from name phonics to endangered indigenous languages. Learn more with our free learning guide: www.childrenshour.org/communicatio...

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Mother Tongues refers to the very first languages we ever spoke. In part 2 of our miniseries on communication, we learn how this helps us understand ourselves, and our cultures better! This episode also comes with a free learning guide at: www.childrenshour.org/communicatio...

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Part 2/4 of our Communication Nation miniseries focuses on the incredible diversity of language around us, from appreciation of the way names sound, to the saving of endangered indigenous languages. Featuring the Keres Children’s Learning Center in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, and author Joanna Ho!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Learn about media diet, media biases, and critical thinking online with Eisha Buch from Common Sense Media! Available on our podcast, and with our free learning guide at www.childrenshour.org/communication-nation-episode-1-speaking-the-truth-media-literacy-and-miscommunication-learning-guide-pdf/

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Part 1 of our series on communication is all about media literacy with Common Sense Media! Follow along with our free learning guide at www.childrenshour.org/communication-nation-episode-1-speaking-the-truth-media-literacy-and-miscommunication-learning-guide-pdf/

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We are all media consumers! So it’s important (especially for kids) to know how to discern fact vs fiction! In this episode, Eisha Buch from common sense media helps us develop these skills👩‍💻👨‍💻

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We’ve adapted our miniseries “A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids” into an hour-long show! Dive into 23,000 years of history with archaeologists and tribal historians. Learn more at childrenshour.org/southwest-american-history/

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

This week’s show was adapted from our miniseries: A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids. Join us for a dive into 23,000 years of history! Learn more at childrenshour.org/southwest-american-history/

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

We hear from archaologists and tribal historians about 23,000 years of regional history — all over what is now New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Everything a kid needs to know about writing songs with the founders of Kid Pan Alley! Listen on The Children’s Hour Podcast or at childrenshour.org

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

This week, we’re joined by the founders of Kid Pan Alley to learn how they’ve taught thousands of kids to write songs! Follow along with our free learning guide at childrenshour.org/kid-pan-alley-learning-guide-pdf/

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Kid Pan Alley is an organization that empowers kids around the United States to write their own songs. Its founders - Paul and Cheryl Reisler - share songs, teach us about rhythm, and explore our musical ideas!

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

How did you celebrate #Dad this Father’s Day? We made a whole episode for it! Now streaming on The Children’s Hour Podcast or at childrenshour.org/dad

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, from all of us at The Children’s Hour! Listen on your local public radio station and learn more at childrenshour.org/dad/

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Did you know squid pre-date trees on Earth, and can be found in all oceans, at all depths?? Find out more #squid trivia this week on the Children’s Hour, and with our free squid learning guide at childrenshour.org/squid-learning-guide-pdf/ 🌊🌊🦑

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Found in every ocean, at all depths, #squid are the psychedelic acrobats of the sea 🦑🦑 This episode of the Children’s Hour also comes with a free educational learning guide at childrenshour.org/squid-learning-guide-pdf/

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The Children’s Hour Radio Show & Podcast @thechildrenshour.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We’re talking about the Sun with scientists from the Sunspot Solar Observatory ☀️🌞☀️ Learn more on The Children’s Hour podcast, and with our free learning guide at childrenshour.org/the-sun-learning-guide-pdf/

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