New Year, NEW MUSIC! Through the magic of teleportation, all five awesome Grammy-nominated kids artists pop into Ear Snacks to goof around with Andrew & Polly and share their fantastic music with you.
Read MoreSeason 2, Episode 18: Take Care of Teeth!
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Read MoreSeason 2, Episode 17: Human Teeth!
How many teeth do you have? Will you always have that number of teeth? Andrew & Polly ask Izzy, Ainsley, Desmond, Frankie, Jad & Kai about the teeth in their mouths and Frankie shares a song she wrote about her loose tooth.
Read MoreEar Snacks presents: The Lion's Whisker from Circle Round
We are delighted to share an episode of Circle Round, WBUR's excellent storytelling podcast for kidsCircle Round. The story we’re sharing is called "The Lion's Whisker" - it’s about overcoming frustration and impatience with courage, understanding, and a little magic. Andrew & Polly and Cory the Crocodile encounter some frustration of their own.
Read MoreSeason 2, Episode 16: Animal Teeth
Which animal has a tooth that comes out of its forehead and what does thinking like a beaver mean? Andrew & Polly call on podcast pals Chompers & Cool Facts About Animals as well as film pal Sarah Koenigsberg to learn about animal teeth.
Read MoreSeason 2, Episode 15: Steps with John Baldessari
What's that word for when you put one foot in front of your other foot? And then you put the first foot back in front of the next foot and do it over and over and over?
Read MoreSeason 2, Episode 14: Steps
What's that word for when you put one foot in front of your other foot? And then you put the first foot back in front of the next foot and do it over and over and over?
Read MoreSeason 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.
Read MoreAll! The! Powers!
In this episode, we (finally) reveal the superhero name you chose for Polly (hint: it involves lasers) and all the birthday wishes you sent us!
Read MorePolly's Birthday Wish?
Pssst...it's Polly's birthday! What should her birthday wish be? She'd love to hear your ideas via voice memo or see a drawing of your ideas - let her know at http://www.earsnacks.org !
Read MoreSeason 2, Episode 12: Seeds!
Tell me: what do you know about seeds? Andrew & Polly's friends from Austria, Australia, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts invite you into their homes and gardens to discover what kinds of seeds there are where they live. We also welcome Chanel Tsang from Toronto, Canada who shares a lovely meditation from her podcast Peace Out called "Ready, Set, Grow!" inviting listeners to move their bodies and imagine what it might be like to be a seed.
Read MoreSeason 2, Episode 11: More Bad Guys (Part II)
Andrew & Polly's Bad Guys game continues, and when they can't figure out WHY they are having fun scaring fish and serving them their least favorite foods, they call up a Bad Doctor to find out. Dr. Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas from the Greater Good Science Center tells us about what brains have to do with Bad Guys & Superheroes.
Read MoreBonus Episode: Super (Hero) Suggestions!
Thank you so much to Ainsley, Lucy, Savannah, Adeline, Bela & Izzy for their suggestions for Polly's superhero name. So... what should Polly's super-hero name be?
Read MoreSeason 2, Episode 10: Bad Guys (Part I)
Andrew & Polly play an imaginary space game that evolves into a game of Bad Guys. Sadie, William, Westley, Adeline, Grey, Amelia, Kohler, Roland, Betula & Orion share what they know about Bad Guys and we learn how to make Bad Guy voices from voice actor Morla Gorrondona.
When Andrew gets a little too carried away with his Bad Andrew voice, Andrew & Polly try to figure out - how can they keep playing together?
Read MoreEar Snacks for Parents: Pretend Gun Play and Actual Bad Guys with Jane Lindholm
We know playing “Bad Guys” is an integral part of early childhood development — but, as some older kids who are more exposed to the media know, real people can do bad things, too. We had planned to release a “Bad Guys” episode of Ear Snacks on Valentine’s Day, but first we wanted to explain to you, the parents, how and why we are approaching such a difficult topic, especially in the wake of last week’s tragedy in Parkland, Florida. This episode is not intended for kids.
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Shhhhhhhhhhh!
This is a secret episode!
💛 Let My Love Open the Door 💛
Happy Valentine's Day! Polly plays a funny trick on Andrew in this special secret bonus episode and she shares their brand new song - a cover of Pete Townshend's "Let My Love Open the Door." We hope you like the new tune - if you do, we hope you'll share it with a pal!
Get it on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube & Google Play.
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2018 Kids Grammys
We were honored to have all five of this year’s Grammy-nominated kids artists drop by on this episode of Ear Snacks to goof around with us and share their awesome music with you.
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How do you see?
We all see the world a little bit differently.
Season 2, Episode 9: Musical Glass with Sara Louise Callaway (Snacktivity)
Sara Louise Callaway from The Music Box, a podcast for kids about classical music from WUOL in Louisville, Kentucky, teaches Andrew & Polly how to make music with glasses. Andrew, who is legally blind, talks about his magnifying glass and how he sees differently.
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I spy...
a jellyfish!
Season 2, Episode 8: Glasses (with Guy Raz & Juli Berwald)
Andrew & Polly talk to Guy Raz about his glasses and something that the guests on his podcasts all have in common. Juli Berwald tells us how jellyfish sense the world and our friends help think about why we all see the world a little differently. Thanks to Blythe, Adeline, Hadley, Victor & Robbie for being on Ear Snacks for the very first time!
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So...
What happens next?
Season 2, Episode 7: Kintsugi as a Family & a Visit to Noah's Ark (Inactivity)
We know that things crack and break, but what can we do after that? Andrew & Polly talk to Paul, James & Allison Pulstelnik about Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. Then we visit Noah's Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center and talk with Executive Director Nina Silver about Noah's Ark and why it's important for us to share stories about our problems.
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