Ear Snacks Podcast for Kids

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.

Art Legend John Baldessari on The Steps in Making Art

In which Andrew & Polly interview four kids, an alien, and art legend John Baldessari about the steps involved in making art, sandwiches, and paper airplanes. Many thanks to Malcolm, Jonas, Milena, Sady, Ella, and to Patrick Pardo for arranging our interview with Mr. Baldessari. You can learn more about John Baldessari at baldessari.org or at most modern art museums. All music in this episode was composed by Andrew & Polly. To find more about our music or how to be on this podcast, visit earsnacks.org

What’s a Muppet?

Happy Birthday, Jim Henson! Our pals Zoey, Luke, Gavin & Izzy talk to us about the muppets. Why? Just because we like 'em.

How to Talk Like a Pirate!

Learnnnnn ye how to talk like a pirate from arrrrrrr friends! Thanks to Heidi, Kieran, Lilah, Frankie, Liliana, Bodhin, Izzy & Nano and their parents for this thorrrrrough extra!

Episode 14: Steps

Andrew & Polly and their friends think about STEPS - the kind your feet take, like when you go on a walk with mom... or when you get up and dance! Special guest Sarah Reich tells us all about tap dancing, the Tap Music Project and her awesome new album of collaborations, "New Change." To learn more about Sarah visit sarahreich.com and or check out her Instagram @sourtaps. For more about Ear Snacks or to learn how to be on the show, visit earsnacks.org

Gabes at McCabe’s & ”Hold Tight, Shine Bright”

We're at McCabe's Guitar Shop with our band The Gabes at 10:30a this Sunday! Hope to sing with you soon! And if you have two ears and a heart, you should probably check out "Hold Tight, Shine Bright" - a 27-track compilation album of family songs to benefit families separated at the border. All proceeds from "Hold Tight, Shine Bright" go to RAICES Texas, an organization seeking to #reuniteeverychild www.earsnacks.org

Roadtrip Mixtape

01 Trail of Hearts by Underbirds 02 Lighten Your Load by The Okee Dokee Brothers 03 Sunshine Family by Mista Cookie Jar and Aaron Nigel Smith 04 Camp Songs by KB Whirly 05 Mr. Spaceman by Randy Kaplan 06 Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band (and us!) 07 In Your Biz by Mike Phirman 08 City of Hills by Frances England 09 Hey, Hat by Andrew & Polly Find out more at www.earsnacks.org

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. Links in show notes! 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.

All the Powers! (Bonus)

Summer's heating up, and so is Ear Snacks! We're cooking up a bunch of new episodes that pick back up this week and will take you through your summer adventures, whether they are home or away! In this bonus, we (finally) reveal Polly's superhero name (hint: it involves lasers) and share your birthday wishes! Thank you to Sady, Betula, Sammy & JJ, Riley, Ainsley, Lucy, Savannah, Adeline, Bela & Izzy. If your child would like to send us something or be on an episode, visit earsnacks.org.

Polly’s Birthday Wish?

Psssst....it's Polly's birthday! What should her birthday wish be? She'd love to hear your ideas via voice memo or see your ideas in a drawing! Let her know at http://bit.ly/earsnacks-pollysbirthdaywish !