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Current Show: Create Your Own Way

Broadcasting: March 31 – April 6, 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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Last 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 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.

This Week: Create Your Own Way

What happens when an author, an artist, an actor/musician, a child superstar and a kid composer come together? It’s a show about how we all create our own way. The Kids Crew meet the legendary William Shatner, beloved children’s author Dan Gutman (My Weird School), street artist Maewyn Padilla, and child star Celestina Harris as we explore creativity.

Alisha Gaddis and Lucky Diaz, posed in white hats. Lucky is looking at Alisha. There is a blue background.

Next Week: Many Kinds of Minds

This episode of The Children’s Hour explores how different minds work, from neurodiversity to emotional intelligence to artificial intelligence. We meet the creators of Carl the Collector, a PBS Kids show featuring an autistic main character, and hear from former Wiggles star Sam Moran about using music to understand emotions. Dr. Martin Spinelli explains how AI is shaping our world, encouraging us to think critically about its impact.