Celebrate the diversity of voices in family music!
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Should we dance our way out f of hibernation?
More (More) Road Trip Mixtape, Summer 2019!
It's summer! We're super happy to share some of our family's favorite music this summer in an all-new road-trip mixtape. And stay tuned for more tunes - there was just too much music to share in this episode, so a second installment is coming your way next week.
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It’s summer! Time to crank up the jams!!!
Road Trip Mixtape, Summer 2019!
It's summer! We're super happy to share some of our family's favorite music this summer in an all-new road-trip mixtape. And stay tuned for more tunes - there was just too much music to share in this episode, so a second installment is coming your way next week.
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Season 2, Episode 20: Decoding Bugs!
Avery is a coder. Chris is an entomologist.. Like a Red Wriggler in compost, we break it down.
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Season 2, Episode 19: Bug(g)s
What’s a bug? Who are The Buggs? Can I be a Bugg? These are the hard-hitting questions Andrew & Polly ask in this exposé on all things buggy.
Thanks to entomologist (Entimen-ologist?) Dr. Chris Wheeler for teaching us about moth pheromones and photographer & vegan cookie fan Peter Bugg for introducing us to his awesome extended family: Christopher Bugg, Peggy Bugg, Colin Bugg, Emily Bugg, Ellen Thorderson, Cordelia Bugg, and Juniper Bugg. And thanks to Alex, Zoe, Luke, Nathan, and Harrison for your patience, insights, and spot-on sound effects!
Hello, World!
Featured ideas & vocabulary:
What’s in a name? Who’s in your family?
entomologist
Lepidoptera
head, thorax, abdomen
pheromones
antennae
taxonomy
the scientific method
Season 2, Episode 13: Seeds (II)
Andrew & Polly ask many different people about growing many different things.
How does bird poop bring the world together? With peppers, duh! And no one knows more about peppers than Uncle Fred. Our neighbor Miriam takes us to the Peace Garden at Peace4Kids in South Central Los Angeles.
Many thanks to Fred Gray, Miriam Cortez, Alex Zalder, Zaid Gayle, Amelia, Bennett, Charlie, Sam & Kalinga. If you'd like to know more or be on the show, visit earsnacks.org.
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