Skunks

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This episode of The Children’s Hour is going to stink, as we learn all about skunks with the founder and director of The Dragoo Institute for the Betterment of Skunks and Skunk Reputations, Dr....

Coyotes

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour, we learn about a canine that is thriving across North America: coyotes. They may look like wild dogs, but we learn from biologist Zoe Rossman that they are quite...

Sloths

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Learn all about sloths with author Georgeanne Irvine from the San Diego Zoo, and biologist Sam Trull from the Sloth Institute in Manuel Antonio Costa Rica. Find out how we can all help protect sloths....

Whales

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour we’re learning about the largest animal to ever live on Earth, which still roams the oceans today: whales. Once hunted to near extinction, some whales are making a...

Black Footed Ferret

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This week we explore a creature that used to live throughout the mountain west United States, the elusive and nearly extinct black footed ferret.  Once declared extinct, the highly endangered specialist...

Parasites

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More 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...

Penguins

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More The Kids Crew is joined by Charles Bergman who is a writer, photographer, and speaker and longtime professor at Pacific Lutheran University. He also wrote Every Penguin in the World: A Quest to See Them...

Manatees

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour, we learn about Manatees, the gentle giants of the sea. In a visit with Andrea Hermann from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, the Kids Crew and Katie discuss the current...

Reading To Dogs

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More This time on The Children’s Hour we explore how reading to dogs can help kids feeling confident and excited about reading. Read To The Dogs programs can be found in many libraries, and sometimes...