Lil' Philosophers

By Josh

A podcast for kids and adults to find new meaning in children's books. To help foster an early relationship with philosophy. Where Plato meets Play-Doh... more

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The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.

Lil' Philosophers episodes:

August 01, 2020Aesop's Fables #6
This is episode #6 of our series on Aesop's Fables. Aesop was a Greek storyteller and slave that lived back around 600 BCE. Wow, that's old! The stories have been added to and changed over the years through oral tradition. They are great short stories that teach good lessons.
How to find the stories:
http://www.read.gov/aesop/

In this episode
The Dog & His Reflection

The Fox & the Crow

The Ant & the Dove

The Man & the Satyr

The Hare & His Ears
How to talk to me about the stories
Facebook Page & Group - https://facebook.com/lilphilosophers
Twitter - Lil' Philosophers @PhilosophersLil
Instagram - Lil' Philosophers @lilphilosophers
Email - [email protected]

Music by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
“Happy Clappy Ukulele” & “Moments”
...more
9min
July 25, 2020Frog & Toad - Cookies by Arnold Lobel
Episode # 14: Frog & Toad “Cookies” by Albert Lobel
Toad makes the most wonderful cookies and decides to share them with his best friend Frog. They are so good they have a hard time stopping but learn a little something about will power in the process. Or do they?
Challenge your thoughts on:
Why does Toad take the cookies to Frog?

How do the same things taste good or bad to different people?

Why do Toad and Frog want to eat things they know aren’t good for them?

What is will-power?

Who do you think has more will-power Frog or Toad?

Are Frog and Toad practicing will-power if they keep coming up with ways to get the cookies?

At the end, Frog says they have lots and lots of will-power. Is will power something you can keep?

Is will-power trying not to do something or actually stopping yourself from doing something?

What are the good things that come from using will power?

What do you need to keep yourself from doing something you want?
Where to get the book:
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780064440219/frog-and-toad-together/

How to talk to me about the stories
Facebook Page & Group - https://facebook.com/lilphilosophers
Twitter - Lil' Philosophers @PhilosophersLil
Instagram - Lil' Philosophers @lilphilosophers
Email - [email protected]

Music by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
“Happy Clappy Ukulele” & “Moments”
...more
6min
July 18, 2020The Big Question by Leen Van Den Berg
It's time for the annual meeting and the difficult question. This year Elephant asks the big question and everyone has different answers. The leader of the meeting, Ant, comes away empty-handed and can't understand why.
Challenge your thoughts on:
How do you know you love someone?

What different things do you love?

Are there different kinds of love?

What's the difference between liking something or someone and loving something or someone?

Do you think animals can love?

Why do you think Elephant got up and ran down the hill?

What does it mean to care about something?

Why do you think Ant feels so alone?

Does each person have their own love or is it something we share with others?

Who do you love most in the world? Why?

Where to get the book:
https://www.bookisland.co.uk/collections/leen-van-den-berg/products/the-big-question
or Amazon

How to talk to me about the stories
Facebook Page & Group - https://facebook.com/lilphilosophers
Twitter - Lil' Philosophers @PhilosophersLil
Instagram - Lil' Philosophers @lilphilosophers
Email - [email protected]

Music by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
“Happy Clappy Ukulele” & “Moments”
...more
9min
July 12, 2020 Aesop's Fables #5
Anchor Description
This is episode #5 of our series on Aesop's Fables. Aesop was a Greek storyteller and slave that lived back around 600 BCE. Wow, that's old! The stories have been added to and changed over the years through oral tradition. They are great short stories that teach good lessons.

How to find the stories:
http://www.read.gov/aesop/
In this episode:
The Frog & the Mouse
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Eagle & the Beetle
The Mother & the Wolf
The Hare & the Tortoise

How to Find me:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lilphilosophers
Twitter - Lil' Philosophers @PhilosophersLil
Instagram - Lil' Philosophers @lilphilosophers
Email - [email protected]

Music: Happy Clappy Ukulele by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
...more
9min
July 04, 2020Frog & Toad - The Garden by Arnold Lobel
Toad sees his friend Frog has a garden. He wants his own and learns some lessons about patience.
This episode we ask the questions:
How do we know if what we do affects anyone or anything else?

Does everything have a cause?

If we do something and another thing happens right afterward how can we tell if what we did caused the other thing?

What does it mean to be patient?

How long do we need to wait after we do something to see if something will happen?

Toad says that Frog’s garden is beautiful. What makes a garden beautiful or not beautiful?

Is nature beautiful in the same way music and art are beautiful?

Frog tells Toad that the seeds are “afraid to grow” after Toad yells at the seeds. What do you think Frog means by this?

Is Toad more invested in his garden after all his work, even if his work didn’t cause the seeds to grow?

Do things matter more to us if we’ve worked hard for them than if they just come to us?
Where to get the book:
“The Garden” is one of the stories in the book Frog and Toad Together
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780064440219/frog-and-toad-together/

How to talk to me about the stories
Facebook Page & Group - https://facebook.com/lilphilosophers
Twitter - Lil' Philosophers @PhilosophersLil
Instagram - Lil' Philosophers @lilphilosophers
Email - [email protected]

Music by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
“Happy Clappy Ukulele” & “Moments”
...more
8min
June 27, 2020The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
A toy rabbit is loved for a short time on Christmas day and then forgotten. One day he is picked to sleep with the boy and the two become inseparable. Then the boy becomes sick and the little toy’s life changes forever.
This episode we ask the questions:
What does it mean to be “real”

What does it mean to be “alive”

What are some things that are real but not alive?

I wonder if fire is alive?

Can anything be alive and not real?

Can toys come to life?

How do we know the difference between real and make-believe?

If someone tells you something should just believe them?

If someone tells you something is real or alive what questions could YOU ask to make sure?
Where to get the book:
The Velveteen Rabbit is part of the public domain (it’s free!)
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/11757/11757-h/11757-h.htm

How to talk to me about the stories
Facebook Page & Group - https://facebook.com/lilphilosophers
Twitter - Lil' Philosophers @PhilosophersLil
Instagram - Lil' Philosophers @lilphilosophers
Email - [email protected]

Music by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
“Happy Clappy Ukulele” & “Moments”
...more
26min
June 20, 2020 Aesop's Fables #4
This is episode #4 of our series on Aesop's Fables. Aesop was a Greek storyteller and slave that lived back around 600 BCE. Wow, that's old! The stories have been added to and changed over the years through oral tradition. They are great short stories that teach good lessons.
How to find the stories:
http://www.read.gov/aesop/
In this episode:
The Stag & His Reflection
The Frogs and the OX
The Cock & the Fox
The Fox & the Goat
The Fox & the Leopard

How to Find me:
Facebook Group - https://facebook.com/groups/536788313641400/
Twitter - Lil' Philosophers @PhilosophersLil
Instagram - Lil' Philosophers @lilphilosophers
Email - [email protected]

Music: Happy Clappy Ukulele by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
...more
10min
June 13, 2020 If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff
A boy gives a mouse a treat and gets into a little more than he bargained for. His new friend takes him on a little adventure through his stream of consciousness and somehow ends up right where they started.
Where to find the book:
https://lauranumeroff.com/books/

Where to find me:
Facebook Group - https://facebook.com/groups/536788313641400/
Twitter - Lil' Philosophers @PhilosophersLil
Instagram - Lil' Philosophers @lilphilosophers
Email - [email protected]
Music: Happy Clappy Ukulele by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
...more
5min
June 06, 2020 Sneetches by Dr. Seuss
There are two kinds of Sneetches that live on this beaches. Some have stars, the others have none on thars. The Star-belly Sneetches act entitled and superior to the Plain-belly sort just go along with it. Until one day a visitor shows up. He takes advantage of the situation and "changes their stars" in more ways than one.
Where to find the book:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/43167/the-sneetches-and-other-stories-by-dr-seuss/
Where to find me:
Facebook Group - https://facebook.com/groups/536788313641400/
Twitter - Lil' Philosophers @PhilosophersLil
Instagram - Lil' Philosophers @lilphilosophers
Email - [email protected]
Music: Happy Clappy Ukulele by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
...more
10min
June 03, 2020 Aesop's Fables #2
Aesop was a Greek storyteller and slave that lived back around 600 BCE. Wow, that's old! The stories have been added to and changed over the years through oral tradition. They are great short stories that teach good lessons.

How to find the stories:
http://www.read.gov/aesop/

In this episode:
The Lion & the Mouse
The Gnat & the Bull
The Plane Tree
The Owl & the Grasshopper

How to Find me:
Facebook Group - https://facebook.com/groups/536788313641400/
Twitter - Lil' Philosophers @PhilosophersLil
Instagram - Lil' Philosophers @lilphilosophers
Email - [email protected]

Music: Happy Clappy Ukulele by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
...more
9min

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