Celebrate the best in Kindie musical releases in 2024. We hear from all five Grammy nominees for best children’s release and meet Andre DeShields, the star of the hit kids podcast: Live from Mount Olympus, along with the show founder and showrunner, Julie Burnstein. We’ve got a Kids Crew review of this podcast, and we keep you dancing, singing and humming for the whole hour. 

It’s that time of year, when we review all the great music for kids and families, and think about what we love the best. This episode starts with a sample of each of the 2025 Grammy nominees for Best Children’s Release, including John Legend, Divinity Roxx, Joanie Leeds and the Jazz Cats, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, and Rock for Children. Which one do you think will win the Grammy award on February 2, 2025?

Hear from more of our favorite musical releases of the year, too! There were so many great ones, we couldn’t fit them all into this episode, but if you follow our playlist below, you can see which bands made the cut. These songs are played throughout the episode.

The Kids Crew meet the star of the podcast series Live from Mount Olympus, André DeShields and show creator and showrunner, Julie Burnstein. We learn why Greek myths are something we should all know, and how the show came to be. Live from Mount Olympus is a wildly popular podcast series which can be used in classrooms, or just for fun at home. Marcel from our Kids Crew has a review.

Live from Mount Olympus

The Live from Mount Olympus podcast is an educational adventure into Greek mythology, performed by Broadway stars like our guest André DeShields. Now in its fifth season, Live from Mount Olympus is a free download which will keep you captivated as you learn the names of the Greek gods, and discover their timeless lessons in morality, integrity, and being human. Give it a listen and let us know what you think! 

This episode of The Children’s Hour was written and produced by Katie Stone, with production support from Jacqui Fulton. Thaniel Lentz is our intern. 

The Children’s Hour is distribued by Native Voice One: The Native American Radio Network. 

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Please note: not all songs we play can be found in Spotify.