Exoplanets

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreOn this episode of The Children’s Hour, the Kids Crew talk with an exoplanetologist, Dr. Diana Dragomir. We discover what an exoplanet is, and how astronomers find them in a vast sea of stars. Learn...

Tigers & Snow Leopards

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreThis time on The Children’s Hour we learn about two of the most endangered big wild cats: tigers and snow leopards. The Kids Crew visit with the Senior Carnivore Keeper at the ABQ Biopark, Casey...

Every Day is Earth Day

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreThis time on The Children’s Hour we celebrate our planet, the only place in the known universe that can sustain human life. We are joined by the authors of the new book for kids called The Tantrum...

Fungus Among Us

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS On this episode of The Children’s Hour we explore mushrooms with mycology educator and author, Peter McCoy. We’ll learn about how the fruits of fungi are the smallest parts of these incredible organisms, which...

Earthquakes & Volcanoes

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreThis time on The Children’s Hour, we’re learning all about earthquakes and volcanoes with Dr. Mousumi Roy, a University of New Mexico professor of Physics and Astronomy with a specialty in...

Porcupines

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreThis week on The Children’s Hour we learn about porcupines from the leading researchers in New Mexico, kids in the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Project. Photos from BEMP Find out about these elusive giant...

Under-Appreciated Animals

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Does an animal have to be adorable to be appreciated? This week on The Children’s Hour, we’re covering under-appreciated animals.  How do common animals like snakes, ants, cockroaches and others...

Kids Online

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreKids are online so much of their lives these days, so we wanted to learn more about internet safety and security. With us on this episode of The Children’s Hour is award winning novelist and...

The Brain

Podcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS This week on The Children’s Hour, we’ll poke around brain science with neuroscientists Nick Aase and Ingrid Lane from The Mind Research Network at the University of New Mexico. Find out how our brains work,...