Podcast Categories: Kids & Family

One of the greatest American novels and a popular culture sensation, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz depicts the adventures of the young Dorothy Gale, who is swept away from her colorless farm home in Kansas by a cyclone, and winds up in the magical Land of Oz. Trapped in an unknown land, Dorothy must find a way back home and subsequently embarks on an adventure and meets a group of colorful characters along the way. Serving as an inspiration throughout generations, the children’s novel has been represented through various cinema adaptations and musicals.

The novel commences with the introduction of Dorothy, a young orphan girl who is taken in and raised by her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in their dreary farm home in Kansas. One day, however, a treacherous cyclone sweeps across the prairie and catches hold of the house while Dorothy and her beloved pet dog Toto are still inside. Afraid and bewildered, Dorothy and Toto are eventually set down in a mysterious land which they later identify as the Land of Oz. Greeted and commended by the small Munchkins, Dorothy is declared to be a good witch, because her house had accidentally landed on the evil ruler of the Munchkins – the Wicked Witch of the East and consequently resulted in her death. Subsequently, the Good Witch of the North also arrives to greet Dorothy and presents her with a pair of silver shoes believed to contain magical properties. In addition, she instructs Dorothy to follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City and ask the almighty Wizard of Oz to help her get back to Kansas. On her way across the land she is accompanied by the Scarecrow, the rusted Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion.

Entertaining and intelligently written, Baum has effectively created a modern fairy tale forever embedded in the imagination of both young and old readers. Exploring the prominent and universal theme of “There’s no place like home”, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz does not seize to delight and captivate long after its finish.

Somos Padres is a parenting podcast where husband and wife duo, Paulo and Yesenia, talk about and share information about parenting AND also embrace parenting as the vehicle thru which we can recognize the places where we need to do some work on ourselves. Yesenia would call it healing, Paulo would call it evolve and others would call it something else, but it doesn’t matter what anyone calls it. It is the recognition that our children are our mirrors that reflect back to us the places where we need to grow as human beings, and talking about parenting thru this lens is what Paulo and Yesenia are passionate about. Podcasts drop as often as this mom and dad are able to release.

The mission of the GraceLink Sabbath School curriculum is to help children joyfully experience God’s grace and respond by showing love to God (worship), Showing love to family and friends (community), Serving others in their world (service) as productive members of God’s family now and always.

Welcome to All Things Pups™, hosted by celebrity dog trainer and author, Kaelin Munkelwitz!

Emmy award winning actors, Forbes list business moguls, and local families alike all trust Kaelin for the same reason: Kaelin knows dogs. Kaelin is the author of “The Puppy Training Handbook”, and founder of All Things Pups™, Southern California’s premier dog training leader. With over 10 years and thousands of hours of dog training experience, Kaelin has quickly proved herself as a star in the dog training industry. She is the trusted trainer for many celebrities and influencers around the world due to her extensive experience and uncanny ability to read and shape dogs’ behavior through her fresh approach towards positive reinforcement training.

In this podcast, Kaelin is going to share some of her expert tips on how you can raise and train the dog of your dreams!

Church of the City Parents is a podcast hosted by COTC pastors Shannon Scott and Matt Vairetta. They bring their perspectives as both children’s and youth pastors as well as parents with children in different phases. Episodes include conversations between the hosts and interviews with various experts in fields like education, mental health, and spiritual formation among others. For more information about Church of the City or its programs for families visit ChurchoftheCity.com.

In the U.S., 70% of new fathers take off just 10 days or fewer to spend with their new baby. So what’s it like when two new working parents in Brooklyn can take a 12-week parental leave together (again)? We both love our careers and work to share parenting as equally as we can, starting off with shared parental leave.

We are Adrienne and Christian, and had our first baby, Rasmus, in November 2017. Once our parental leave kicked off, we started posting a new episode each week, and we invite you along for the ride. Now for season 2, we’re having a second child, with the added twist of birth smack dab in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Questions for us? Email us at parentalleavepodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.