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Current Show: Hanging With Sloths

Broadcasting: March 17 – 23, 2025

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We produce high-quality children’s public radio programming and podcasts, cultivated through community involvement and immersion. The Children’s Hour is distributed by Native Voice One, the Native American Radio Network. Our award-winning kids’ public radio program, The Children’s Hour can be heard on demand as a weekly podcast and on more than 225 stations in 7 countries.

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Lucky Diaz dressed in a white cowboy hat and brown vest with a dahlia pinned to its lapel, and wearing a black buttonup shirt underneath, is looking at Alicia Gaddis. She is wearing a hat of white flowers, a black tank top, and a blue turquoise necklace, as well as a brown belt. Alicia is looking straight into the camera with a closed-mouth smile.

Last Week: 2025 Grammy Winner Lucky Diaz

This time on The Children’s Hour, meet the 2025 Best Children’s Grammy Winners Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis from Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band. This three time Grammy winning bilingual duo have gained acclaim worldwide and were the first North American band to ever win a Latin Grammy. They just won their seventh Grammy nomination this year with their latest work, ¡Brillo, Brillo!

This Week: Hanging With Sloths

We hang with sloths along with author Georgeanne Irvine from the San Diego Zoo, and biologist Sam Trull from the Sloth Institute in Manuel Antonio Costa Rica. These sleepy, slow creatures used to live all over North America. Now they have limited habitat in fragile environments. Find out how we can all help protect sloths as as we explore sloths. Comes with a learning guide!

Statue of Lady Justice holding a scale and a sward, and with her eyes closed. Justice if fierce, equal, and blind.

Next Week: What Is Justice?

What is justice? In this episode of The Children’s Hour, the Kids Crew talks with Maria Martinez-Sanchez from ACLU New Mexico to learn how the judicial system works, from local courts to the Supreme Court. We also explore tribal justice systems with Chief Justice Rosanna Toya, who explains how Native American nations have their own courts and laws. Join us as we discover how justice is served in different ways across the United States.