This week on The Children's Hour we have an interview with Ziggy Marley, a book review and we learn about a rediscovered chameleon that was thought to be extinct.

This week on The Children's Hour, we explore the genre of science fiction with our musical friends from Ramah, New Mexico, MeriDean. This type of storytelling allows our imagination to become immersed in other worldly places, with advanced technologies, on exoplanets, or flying through space, and using actual science to help us believe the impossible. With excerpts of famous works of "Sci-Fi" like The War of the Worlds, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Slaughterhouse Five, and original pieces recorded by masterful storytellers, we immerse ourselves in futuristic fantasy.

This week on The Children’s Hour, we learn about Indigenous Peoples Day. Plus we are treated to live music from an all women mariachi band, Mariachi Flor del Alma, we’ve got a book review of Under The Cottonwood Tree, a new graphic novel for kids based on an ancient New Mexican folk tale, and the Extinction Diaries cover the bird die-off that happened late this summer in the southwestern United States.

Photo Courtesy Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Find all kinds of curriculum from the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center for kids of all ages by clicking here.

We've got indigenous music from all over the world on this show, including a brand new release by a group of New Zealand artists sung in three languages called Spin Your Poi (find the video here), and Joanne Shenandoah, A Tribe Called Red, Walea, Australian indigenous artist Emily Wurramara, a story by Mary Louise Defender Wilson, and Te Vaka.

The Children’s Hour is supported by the Cultural Services Department and the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund at the City of Albuquerque. This project is supported in part by an award from New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts. We also have support from Electric Playhouse and numerous foundations also support our work including the Infinite Gesture Fund, The Limestone Fund, and The Laughing Buddha Fund. Thank you to our listeners who contribute to us through the Paypal Giving Fund, Paypal, and by subscribing to our podcasts on Patreon.

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01:27The World Is Big, the World Is SmallElla JenkinsMulticultural Children's Songs1995 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

04:00All Spirits SingJoanne ShenandoahAll Spirits Sing1997 Music For Little People

02:12Look at This (Remix)A Tribe Called RedA Tribe Called Red2012 A Tribe Called Red Inc

02:47I'll Turn My Radio OnWalelaWalela1997 Triloka Records

02:24Cielito LindoMariachi Flor Del AlmaLive on The Children's HourThe Children's Hour Inc.

02:19Ojitos VerdesMariachi Flor Del AlmaLive on The Children's HourThe Children's Hour Inc.

02:19Flor De Las FloresMariachi Flor Del AlmaLive on The Children's HourThe Children's Hour Inc.

03:12Spin Your Poi (feat.

This time on The Children's Hour, we learn all about how Presidential Elections work. We feature New Mexico Secretary of State, Maggie Toulouse Oliver who walks us through the election process. Then we learn all about the Electoral College with an actual elector, Dr. Pamelya Herndon. Why do we have this indirect way of voting for President and Vice President? The Kids Crew explore whether the process is fair, and what it would take to change it. Plus we find out how kids can get involved at the polls. Click here to find out how you can help in your state.

With great music by Raffi, Red Yarn, Miss Katie Sings, The Deedle Deedle Dees, Annie Lynn, Spicy T & Shihan, and the Story Pirates.

Photo by Jennifer Griffin on UnSplash

The Children’s Hour is supported by the Cultural Services Department and the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund at the City of Albuquerque. This project is supported in part by an award from New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts. We also have support from Electric Playhouse and numerous foundations also support our work including the Infinite Gesture Fund, The Limestone Fund, and The Laughing Buddha Fund. Thank you to our listeners who contribute to us through the Paypal Giving Fund, Paypal, and by subscribing to our podcasts on Patreon.

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01:49Vote, Vote, VoteRaffisingle2020 Troubadour Music Inc.

03:18Town Hall MeetingRed YarnBackyard Bop2020 Red Yarn Productions

03:08Let's Vote!Miss Katie Singssingle2020 Miss Katie Sings

01:00Freestyle Groove #1Rhythm ChildDrum Circle Sing-a-Long2009 The Rhythm Child Network

04:00Voting With My MomThe Deedle Deedle DeesVoting With My Mom2018 Deedle Deedle Dees

02:00Go out & Vote (Yes You!!!) [feat. Vivi Melody & Wanamaker Lewis]Annie LynnGo out & Vote (Yes You!!!) [feat. Vivi Melody & Wanamaker Lewis] - Single2018 Annie Lynn

01:04Reveille Variation/Drum Call/Slow Scotch/Quick Scotch/Yankee Doodle/Mont....The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum CorpsCelebrating 50 Years2010 Altissimo, Altissimo!

03:03Get To Know Your Electoral CollegeSpicy T & ShihanSchoolhouse Rocks The Vote1998 Rhino Records

01:17Humpty VoteAnts On A Logsingle2020 Ants On A Log

01:30Color CountryBlue Dot SessionsThe Balloonist2018 Blue Dot Sessions

02:05The First Kids to Work at the CensusThe Story PiratesCats Sit On You2020 Striking Viking LLC

What could be more spooky than a pandemic Halloween? The Kids Crew are joined by Drs. Bop 'n Pop, who are on a mission to help normalize lifesaving public health behaviors for children and families through their songs and videos. We get an update from the doctors about how Covid can be contained and we find out how to have a safe Halloween, in spite of the pandemic.

Plus the kids in the Extinction Diaries update us on the arctic caribou, a creature bound to its fragile environment.

Hear plenty more spooky music from Kymberly Stewart, Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats, fleaBITE, Kid Pan Alley, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, The Happy Racers, Vince Guaraldi, and Johnny & the Raindrops.

https://www.childrenshour.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TCH_Pandemic-Halloween_podcast.mp3

 

The Children’s Hour is supported by the Cultural Services Department and the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund at the City of Albuquerque. This project is supported in part by an award from New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts. We also have support from Electric Playhouse and numerous foundations also support our work including the Infinite Gesture Fund, The Limestone Fund, The Laughing Buddha Fund, and the Tarbell Charitable Fund. Thank you to our listeners who contribute to us through the Paypal Giving Fund, Paypal, by subscribing to our podcasts on Patreon, and thank you to the users of Token Ibis who choose to direct the organization to donate to The Children's Hour.

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02:11Halloween Is Here TonightKymberly StewartHalloween Is Here Tonight - Single2020 Kymberly Stewart

03:01Haunting Days of HalloweenLucy Kalantari & the Jazz CatsHaunting Days of Halloween - Single2020 Lucy Kalantari

02:04Halloween Mask SongDrs. Bop 'n PopsingleDrs. Bop 'n Pop

01:48Day of the DeadRobert MirabalTaos Tales1999 Silver Wave Records

02:42Yellow School BusDrs. Bop 'N PopMask Songs for Kids2020 1310122 Records DK

02:26CoronavirusDrs. Bop 'N PopMask Songs for Kids2020 1310122 Records DK

01:55Cemetery DanceThe VivisectorsHappy Halloween2016 Soiuz M'iuzik

03:23The Skellingtons of WellingtonfleaBITEBITE ME2018 Fleabite

03:46HalloweenKid Pan AlleyTidal Wave of Song2001 Kid Pan Alley

How do we stay calm and centered during times of anxiety, and how do we practice being peaceful? The Children's Hour Kids Crew explore strategies together, and with Andy Mason, a singer songwriter from Santa Fe New Mexico who helps kids find their inner strength through music.

We also have a visit with our puzzle maker Riya Joshi, and we have two book reviews from kids on the crew. Illuminata reviews “If I Were a Tree, What Would I Be?” by Margaret Cheasebro, and Evan brings us his comments about "Dylan's Birthday Present" by Dr. Victor D.O. Santos.

The kids in the Extinction Diaries focus on the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, a tiny bird fighting for survival.

With great music by Betty Cook Clark, Wookiefoot, Elliot Park's latest release, Martin Sexton, Andy Mason, Ketsa, The Mosaic Project, Jack Fetterman and the in Hi-Fi Music Direction, Peter Alsop, Nancee Kahler, and Charity And The JAMband.

https://www.childrenshour.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TCH_Practicing-Peace_PODCAST.mp3

Click here to see Andy Mason's award winning video for the song Empty.

The Children’s Hour is supported by the Cultural Services Department and the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund at the City of Albuquerque. This project is supported in part by an award from New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts. We also have support from Electric Playhouse and numerous foundations also support our work including the Infinite Gesture Fund, The Limestone Fund, The Laughing Buddha Fund, and the Tarbell Charitable Fund. Thank you to our listeners who contribute to us through the Paypal Giving Fund, Paypal, by subscribing to our podcasts on Patreon, and thank you to the users of 

On this episode of The Children's Hour, we explore balloons! We learn what makes the drifting hot air balloons stay afloat in the sky, and we learn the history of how balloons came to be a mode of transportation. We also hear the Balloonist's Prayer, and we take a trip in a hot air balloon with one of our Kids Crew members. Plus, we visit with the artists behind Airigami, who make giant sculptures and even clothing out of latex balloons. The kids in the Extinction Diaries talk about what happens when people release helium balloons into nature. Finally we find out about those mysterious white balloons that appear all over the world every single day, high in the sky.

https://www.childrenshour.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TCH_Balloons_podcast.mp3

All of this is mixed with great music from Steve Pullara, They Might Be Giants, Roger Day, Tom Paxton, Bill Oliver, Frances England, Elena Moon Park and Poi Dog Pondering.

The Children’s Hour is supported by the Cultural Services Department and the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund at the City of Albuquerque. This project is supported in part by an award from New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts. We also have support from Electric Playhouse and numerous foundations also support our work including the Infinite Gesture Fund, The Limestone Fund, and The Laughing Buddha Fund. Thank you to our listeners who contribute to us through the Paypal Giving Fund, Paypal, and by subscribing to our podcasts on Patreon.

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10-03-2020 09:00:2010-03-2020 09:04:4104:21Big BalloonSteve Pullara And His Cool Beans BandSpinning Tails2003 Cool Beans Music

10-03-2020 09:06:2610-03-2020 09:09:0602:40Where Do They Make Balloons?They Might Be Giants (For Kids)No!2013 Idlewild Recordings

10-03-2020 09:13:0610-03-2020 09:15:3602:30Big BalloonRoger DayReady to Fly2001 Roger Day

10-03-2020 09:15:5110-03-2020 09:19:2003:29Jimmy's Big BalloonDave RudolfWestward Whoa!2005 Moneytree Records

10-03-2020 09:19:2010-03-2020 09:20:0000:40Up Up and AwayHugh Masekela20th Century Masters: The Best of Hugh MasekelaThis Compilation 2006 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

10-03-2020 09:24:1710-03-2020 09:27:4103:24Any Way The Wind BlowsSeth Hoffman2009 Class CD2009 Seth Hoffman Music

10-03-2020 09:27:4110-03-2020 09:29:5102:10Balloon-Alloon-AlloonTom PaxtonI've Got a Yo-Yo2019 Pax Records

This week on The Children's Hour, we explore Puppets with a tribute to one of the master puppeteers on Sesame Street, The Muppets, Star Wars and more, Jim Henson, the Kids Crew talk with his daughter Cheryl Henson, and we're all treated to a one of a kind performance by the captivating Loren Kahn Puppet Theater.

How do we stay calm and centered during times of anxiety, and how do we practice being peaceful? The Children's Hour Kids Crew explore strategies together, and with Andy Mason, a singer songwriter from Santa Fe New Mexico who helps kids find their inner strength through music.

How do we stay calm and centered during times of anxiety, and how do we practice being peaceful? The Children's Hour Kids Crew explore strategies together, and with Andy Mason, a singer songwriter from Santa Fe New Mexico who helps kids find their inner strength through music.

We also have a visit with our puzzle maker Riya Joshi, and we have two book reviews from kids on the crew. Illuminata reviews “If I Were a Tree, What Would I Be?” by Margaret Cheasebro, and Evan brings us his comments about "Dylan's Birthday Present" by Dr. Victor D.O. Santos.

The kids in the Extinction Diaries focus on the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow, a tiny bird fighting for survival.

With great music by Betty Cook Clark, Wookiefoot, Elliot Park's latest release, Martin Sexton, Andy Mason, Ketsa, The Mosaic Project, Jack Fetterman and the in Hi-Fi Music Direction, Peter Alsop, Nancee Kahler, and Charity And The JAMband.