Ear Snacks Podcast for Kids

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Bells & Blindness! Jul 16, 2025

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Ding dong! Andrew & Polly wax poetic about bells and blindness with Country of the Blind author Andrew Leland and visit an enormous percussion warehouse with LAPR’s Abby Savell.

Happy Disability Pride Month! Andrew & Polly are proud members of RAMPD, Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities. July is a great month to open conversations with people of all ages about different types of minds and bodies and think about how we build our world.

Thanks to our friends Fortney, Kora, Nora, Hazel, Berlin, and Max (and their parents!) for sharing what they know about bells. To find out more or to be on the show, visit earsnacks.org – and thanks for listening!

Happy Birthday, Ear Snacks! Jul 09, 2025

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Many happy returns! How should we celebrate Ear Snacks’ 10th birthday? Should we make an Ear Snacks: Songs from the Podcast Vol. 2?!? Today we’re sharing some of the original songs we’ve written for these episodes since Ear Snacks: Songs from the Podcast Vol. 1 came out in 2016, and we thought it’s kind of a magical time capsule of these episodes inspired by the ideas of children. From the absurd to the heartfelt and back again, we hope these songs take your minds and memories on a joyous journey throughout your summer!

To see us live at Wolftrap Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods on July 11th or future Andrew & Polly shows, visit andrewandpolly.com

We’re making new episodes and writing new songs all summer and into the fall! To learn more or to be on the show for Season 5, visit earsnacks.org – and thanks for listening!

Fruit! Jul 02, 2025

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Happy Birthday, Ear Snacks!

10 years ago this July, we started this bonkers idea. Our music had started reaching kids all over the world , but with our growing family, we didn't get to sing with them very often...but what if we could make a show *with* them? This is that show.

So today on Ear Snacks, we want to share our very first episode "Fruit!" - it's still one of the grapes ! Whether you've been listening from the beginning or are hearing this for the very first time, we hope you find it delicious.

Aquairums! Jun 25, 2025

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Whale hello there! What's your favorite quarium?

Andrew & Polly are getting ready for a big July -- the 10th year of Ear Snacks! Wolftrap on July 11th! -- but we can't leave June without celebrating Aquarium Appreciation Month! Nate from The Show About Science talks about Luna the Otter at the Shed Aquarium in Chicago, Rebecca Johnson from the California Academy of Science talks about nudibranch camouflage (crypsis!) and evolution, and our friend Jenn talks about her love of seahorses!

(We also share the aquatic anthem we wrote with Mista Cookie Jar, AQUARIUM!)

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Juneteenth! Jun 18, 2025

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Today on Ear Snacks we're celebrating Juneteenth (Freedom Day! Jubilee Day! Emancipation Day!) with songs from the GRAMMY-nominated family music album "All One Tribe" - we hope your family will find, support, and share their work!

On this episode you'll hear:

For All by The Wise Channel
Family Reunion by Fyütch feat. Divinity Roxx
What Do You Believe? by Shine and the Moonbeams
Clap Your Hands by The Magic Jones
Shine (The Melanin Remix) by Alphabet Rockers
Nothing Wrong With the Black Crayon by DJ Willy Wow
We All Live (in the Same House) by Melanie DeMore
Mtoto Mzuri by Jabali Afrika feat. Ahadi
Beautiful Brown Babies by Kymberly Stewart

Have a beautiful day!

XO,

Andrew & Polly

Fiddle Around! Jun 11, 2025

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Polly goes to Fiddle Camp, violinist Katie Buckbee and her son Archer expound on their love of bluegrass, and our pal Eddie Berman introduce us to his 5-string banjo. A bit of ear training on Ear Snacks!

(And we use "fiddling" as a model for ways of learning by doing.)

We're getting ready for the 10th year of Ear Snacks, and we can't make this show without you! Parents around the world have shared their children's voices & ideas with us, and we love building inspirational, educational, fun shows centered around them. To find out more or to be on the show, visit earsnacks.org - and thanks for listening!

What's a Mustache? Jun 04, 2025

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We mustache you a question -- What exactly IS a mustache? And WHO can have one?

Celebrate Pride month with Andrew & Polly by wondering about all the different types of hairs that can grow on a face! Filmamker Sally Rubin joins us to talk about her family's mustaches and her animated short film "Mama Has a Mustache" a conversation starter for families and educators thinking about gender (that we made the music for!)

To support all kinds of families and hear kids talk about gender, visit mamahasamustache.com

To support our work, visit patreon.com/earsnacks or find our music & merch at andrewandpolly.com -- and to learn more or be on the show, visit earsnacks.org

Thanks for listening!

Comfort & Joy Playlist! (Winter Break remix) Dec 27, 2024

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(Hello! We're excited to make more music and podcasts for & with you in 2025! Meanwhile, enjoy these holiday-themed episode remixes -- and thanks for listening!)

Happy Happy Holidays! Let these completely original family-music tunes light up your holidays, road trips and home days! Thanks to these incredibly talented and generous musicians who fill our ears and hearts all year long - a great way to support their work is by sharing their music, adding their songs to your playlists and following them on social media!

Happy Happy Holidays by Aaron Nigel Smith
All I Want for Christmas is Used by Formidable Vegetable
Coniferous Trees by Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly
Zat You Santa Claus by Jazzy Ash
Kwanzaa Slide by Culture Queen & Fyütch
Bright Winter Day by Little Miss Ann
Esta Lucesita by Elizabeth Mitchell & Suni Paz
So Freaking Ready for a New Year by those jokers Andrew & Polly

Ear Snacks is a free interactive experience centered around children’s voices & ideas. To support the work we’re doing for your kids (and all kids), become a supporter on Patreon or through Apple Podcasts Premium Subscription feature. OR you can always leave us a 5-star rating & review for free. Or just tell a friend about this great show your family likes? Thanks for listening!

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Boxing Day! (Winter Break remix) Dec 26, 2024

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(Hello! We're excited to make more music and podcasts for & with you in 2025! Meanwhile, enjoy these holiday-themed episode remixes -- and thanks for listening!)

Andrew & Polly talk about BOXES in a special interview with Antoinette Portis, author of Not a Box. This episode also highlights The Box Project with Eliza Gregory - and, of course, thanks to our kid experts: Ruslan, Gavin, Manny, Charlie, Penny, Ainsley, Liliana, Lane, Guy, Grey, Sadie & William. Oh - and this episode was the first time we released our modern holiday-adjacent classic, Thank You for the Box!

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Hanukkah & How Candles Work (Winter Break remix) Dec 25, 2024

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(Hello! We're excited to make more music and podcasts for & with you in 2025! Meanwhile, enjoy these holiday-themed episode remixes -- and thanks for listening!)

Sundown, lights up! Andrew & Polly ask their friends about sources of illumination, human-made and natural. Lori Hoch Stiefel from PJ Library shares her Hanukkah story and we begin to wonder...why do candlelight and winter celebrations go hand-in-hand?

Thanks to Arlo, Molly, Poppy, Opal, Sam, and Thiri (and their parents) for sharing what they know about lights and how their families use lights to celebrate. To be on the show or to find out more, visit earsnacks.org

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