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  • Carol Boss talks with Dana Rubin, author of the new book "Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women."
  • This time on The Children’s Hour we are joined by the Epic Voice Guy himself, Jon Bailey. Maybe his name isn’t familiar but his voice has been heard in thousands of commercials, TV shows, video games, animations, toys, movies, and more. We’ll learn how he came to his career, and what it takes to become a voice actor no matter your age.
  • This time on The Children’s Hour, we learn about squid with Skype A Scientist, Dr. Sarah McAnulty. These ubiquitous creatures are the psychedelic acrobats of the ocean.
  • Acequias were created and maintained by Native Americans before the Spanish settlers arrived. Centuries later, acequias remain a common conveyance for water all around our state in the face of an unpredictable climate and constant water rights battles. On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll highlight a new film showing how climate change is impacting the health of our acequias and agriculture, and, we'll check in with acequia users and legal experts. Should we be doing more to protect acequias?
  • Sat. 3/19 9a: Kid Pan Alley is an organization that empowers kids around the United States to write their own songs. We're joined this time on The Children's Hour by Paul and Cheryl Reisler who have written more than 2,500 songs with more than 70,000 children over the last 30 years.We've asked Paul and Cheryl to show us how Kid Pan Alley works, and to share music they've co-written with schools.Together with our Kids Crew, Paul and Cheryl will show us how we can help write the lyrics for a song of theirs that needs a bridge.Exploring the fundamentals of music education through creativity and participation, Kid Pan Alley will leave us all humming along.
  • In this episode we talk with Dr. Matthew Wilks about his work volunteering with Team Rubicon in Ukraine. And we revisit an interview with journalist Laura Paskus about climate change in New Mexico.
  • On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’re looking past the day shelters and soup kitchens to ask how chronic homelessness can be solved in the long term. We’ll be tackling the issue with representatives for city governments, non-profit organizations, and folks who offer trauma-informed care to those who have experienced homelessness first-hand.
  • Sat. 3/26 9a: This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about parasites. What makes a creature a parasite, and how do parasites find their hosts? Parasitologists Dr. Matt Bolek, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology at Oklahoma State University, and Dr. Sarah Bush, Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah join our Kids Crew for a lively discussion.Explore different types of parasites, including the dreaded and dangerous Guinea Fire Worm. Are viruses parasites, and are viruses even living organisms or are they just a collection of chemicals? We plunge into this controversy and more with the Kids Crew.Mixed with great music, you “mite” learn more than you ever knew about parasites with us this week!
  • Sat. 4/2 9a: This time on The Children's Hour, we spend the hour with Cristina and Andres from Uno, Dos, Tres Andres, a bilingual indie band up for a Grammy this year for their release, Activate!They have been helping the children's music industry in the United States shift toward focusing on educational songs in Spanish and English.We'll hear some of their collaborations with other artists, and they'll introduce us to Spanish language children's musicians from Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Columbia.This episode requires dancing! Join us for an hour of musical delight with Uno, Dos, Tres Andres!
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