Ummmm...Lisa Loeb is on the podcast today. Yes that one! We talked about performing for adult and kid audiences, octopus gardens, her cool sounding name and her kid musical Camp Kappawana which is making it's New York Premier this weekend for the Atlantic Theater company. To find out more about the show visit lisaloeb.com and atlantictheater.org . We also started a new feature this week called 3 sweet things. We talk about threes sweet things going on for families this weekend. They included Kindie music fest Kindiecomm happening this weekend in Philadelphia. Bubble month taking place in various Gymboree locations across the country and Chi-Fi the official sci-fi con for Chicago which is free for kids 12 and under!

The Jam is Back! It's been too long party people! For the 17th Jam we have some old reliables done up with a fresh twist. Nursery Rhyme songs redone by Bob Dylan, O.A.R., Leon Redbone, The Quinns,Stevie Ray Vaughn. Enjoy the Jam everyone!

Hey There! On the show today I had the chance to interview for the second time Jacob and Jason of the Kindie Band The Pop Ups. On the show we discussed anxiety voices, angry elements, and the power of puppets. You can find out more about The Pop Up's on their website www.thpopups.com

Hi Sounds Sweet folks, today on the podcast we discuss the value of money. No really!! Chad Schiel, who is a personal finance consultant, made a bunch of animated videos designed to help children with money management. On the show we discuss the power of pennies, having three piggy banks, and how daughters own their dads. Own Them! To find Chad's videos got to THIS page on YouTube.

Hey Sounds Sweet fans, our guest this week is Keith Wasserman. Keith is the creative mind behind the band The Whirlgigs. On the show we discuss Nintendo themed songs, one banding it, and the secret behind his band's name. Check out his music at www.thewhirlygigs.com.

This weeks podcast is with a friend I have known since I was 12 years old, and who also happens to be one of the most talented animators I have ever met. On the podcast we talk about hair gel, the three stooges and a dog, putting your animation figures in the freezer and his animated series GORILLAVILLE on DreamworksTV. Great guy. www.ronimation.com

This Carpool Jam episode 16 features music from the Ice Cream Sundae Project charity album. All these sweet songs you are hearing today were donated by the Kindie artists to celebrate National Ice Cream Month this July and to help raise money for Feeding America, which is a national non for profit that provides hungry families with food. Please download and support the album on www.icecreamsundaeproject.com

This episode of the podcast I welcome one the top Kindie artists in America, Mr. Brady Rymer to the show. We discuss brightly colored jackets, Spinal Tap performance situations, and oddly titled birthing songs. His new album Just Say Hi is available right now for purchase and download. He is also part of our new compilation album for charity called the Ice Cream Sundae Project. So an overall good dude. Enjoy!

The summer is officially here, so lets kick it off right with a Carpool Jam! This is Carpool Jam Vol 15, with new songs from Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights, The Okee Dokee Brothers, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Brady Rymer and the Little Band that Could, Mister G, Recess Monkey and more. Happy Summer everyone!