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Sat. 3/26 9a: 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 Integrative Biology at Oklahoma State University, and Dr. Sarah Bush, Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah join our Kids Crew for a lively discussion.Explore different types of parasites, including the dreaded and dangerous Guinea Fire Worm. Are viruses parasites, and are viruses even living organisms or are they just a collection of chemicals? We plunge into this controversy and more with the Kids Crew.Mixed with great music, you “mite” learn more than you ever knew about parasites with us this week!

A wrap-up of recent news about women

Sat. 4/2 9a: This time on The Children's Hour, we spend the hour with Cristina and Andres from Uno, Dos, Tres Andres, a bilingual indie band up for a Grammy this year for their release, Activate!They have been helping the children's music industry in the United States shift toward focusing on educational songs in Spanish and English.We'll hear some of their collaborations with other artists, and they'll introduce us to Spanish language children's musicians from Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Columbia.This episode requires dancing! Join us for an hour of musical delight with Uno, Dos, Tres Andres!

Sat. 1/8 9a: This week on The Children’s Hour we learn about porcupines from the leading researchers in New Mexico, kids in the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Project.Find out about these elusive giant rodents, and learn how to spot them in trees.Mixed with great music celebrating porcupines.

Carol Boss speaks with Margaret Randall, poet, essayist, social activist and photographer, who has over 150 books of poetry and prose published.

This week on Let's Talk New Mexico we're talking hospital staffing shortages as the omicron variant pushes COVID-19 case numbers to record levels.

Sat. 1/15 9a: This 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 Earth Sciences.Dr. Roy explains to our Kids Crew how scientists study earthquakes and volcanoes, and we explore the connection between earthquakes and volcanoes on our volatile planet.

Sat. 3/5 9a: 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 ecological status of manatees, plus we find out all about their lives in the seas around Florida and elsewhere in the world.This episode comes with a Learn-Along guide to explore even more. The guide meets national education standards. You can find it at https://ChildrensHour.org/manateesManatees are unique creatures because not only are they massive and friendly, they have no predators whatsoever in the ocean. Manatees are facing unprecedented die-offs in the last year, and conservationists are working hard to understand the best ways to save them. We'll learn what the Conservation Marine Aquarium is doing to help save manatees, and educate boaters about watching for manatees in their habitats.We'll hear a baby manatee talking to its mom, and some great music celebrating these elephants of the ocean.

On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’re talking about teacher burnout. And we want to hear from you! Are you a teacher experiencing burnout and looking to leave your job? Are you a parent who’s worried about the future of your child’s education?

On this episode we talk with two University of New Mexico scholars about why Indigenous communities have such high rates of vaccination against COVID-19, despite a long history of colonization that has created distrust in government and medical institutions.