The Music Box

By Louisville Public Media

The Music Box is an interactive music education podcast for kids, exploring fundamental music concepts through performing, responding and connecting. The current season is hosted by music educators Ki... more

· Kids & Family

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How many episodes does The Music Box have?

The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.

The Music Box episodes:

October 16, 2025 Behind the Music: I'm a Sound Designer!
What do you want to be when you grow up? Kiana and Fiona are taking you Behind the Music to learn about what it takes to work in sound design, and what better way to learn than from LPM’s very own Alex Biscardi? The Music Box is for all ages, however today's episode is recommended for high school-aged students and older who are interested in knowing more about careers in music and audio fields.
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24min
October 09, 2025 Whistle While You Work!
This week on The Music Box, Kiana and Fiona travel all around the world, going to Japan, Tanzania, and West Virginia to explore the history of work songs and their places across different cultures. Get shot out of a cannon, deal with some unruly pirates, and… GET SCURVY?? 😳 This week’s episode is a big adventure.
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14min
October 02, 2025 Music Doctors: Flamenco Fiasco!
Paging Doctor Kiana and Nurse Practitioner Fiona to the Musical Unit STAT! Another music doctors episode is back, and this time Kiana and Fiona are solving a flamenco fiasco! Learn about all of the elements of flamenco on this week’s episode.
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11min
September 25, 2025 Water Music: The Curse of the Sunken City
Have you ever been on a submarine?! Join Kiana and Fiona as they dive into music written about water. Explore music by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and John Cage while you meet a mermaid and find out the curse of the sunken city!
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13min
September 18, 2025 Behind the Music: I'm a Radio Host!
What do you want to be when you grow up? Kiana and Fiona are taking you Behind the Music to learn about hosting a show on the radio live on air! Dig into the history of radio, talk with a special guest, former 91.9 WFPK host Otis Junior, learn all you need to know about being a host and some fun facts about radio along the way!Find out how to bring 90.5 WUOL and the Music Box to your classroom at lpm.org/music-education or by emailing us at [email protected]
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10min
September 11, 2025 PEDALMANIA!!!
Can Fiona become the ultimate guitar master?! This week, Kiana and Fiona meet Rex “The Earthquaker” Dallas to learn all about guitar pedals and their effects. Listen and learn how to craft an epic tone with us!
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11min
September 04, 2025 Music the Earth Makes
Music really is all around us! In this week’s episode, sound designer and mystical wizard Alex Biscardi guides Kiana and Fiona through music made with water, singing rocks, even wind that plays the harp! Listen at music box pod dot org.
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12min
August 28, 2025 Carnival: The Festival Music of Brazil
Kiana and Fiona try to pull an all-nighter and end up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during Carnival! Explore the blocos (blah-co) of Brazilian Carnival to learn about different styles of music from the region like ijexa (ee-jay-shah), xote (sho-chee), and frevo (frey-voo) and hear all the instruments that make them!
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14min
August 21, 2025 Tiny Technique with the Mini Midnight Yodelers
Have you ever learned about extended vocal technique from a tour bus full of yodeling gnomes?? There’s a first time for everything! Join Kiana and Fiona as they explore yodeling, hocketing, throat singing and more in the season 8 premiere! Go to musicboxpod.org for more.
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12min
October 31, 2024 Behind the Music: I'm a DJ!
What do you want to be when you grow up? Kiana and Fiona are taking you Behind the Music to learn about being a DJ! Dig into the history of DJing, talk with a special guest, 91.9 WFPK’s very own Destiny Carter, a.k.a DJ Lady Dee, learn all you need to know about starting your DJ journey and some fun facts about DJing along the way!

Find out how to bring 90.5 WUOL and the Music Box to your classroom at lpm.org/music-education or by emailing us at [email protected]

Interested in learning how to be a DJ? Our friends over at Amped Music Academy here in Louisville, KY provide accessible resources for musicians aged 6-18.
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17min

FAQs about The Music Box:

How many episodes does The Music Box have?

The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.

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