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Episode 44 - Twinkle Jan 30, 2018

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Alitzah was a child actor. Then she grew up and was a member of the girl group Nobody's Angel. Now, she's come full circle and is performing for children, as her musical alter ego Twinkle. She's continued acting all along, including a recurring part on General Hospital. She is also the President of the Young Entertainer Awards, which are celebrating their third year.

Episode 43 - Brady Rymer Jan 24, 2018

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Brady Rymer has been recording and performing kids music for almost 20 years. He has been nominated for three Grammys, and at the end of last year he released his first holiday album, Revvin' Up The Reindeer. Here's what you should do: grab your favorite swing dance partner, Go to BradyRymer.com, listen to the first track from that album (which is also the title track), and you'll be hooked.

Episode 42 - Joe Hennes Jan 17, 2018

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Joe Hennes is not just a blogger. He is a Muppet Blogger. Along with Ryan Roe, he is the co-owner and editor of toughpigs.com, the preeminent location on the web for all things Muppet and Jim Henson. I can't believe it took me 42 episodes of a show about children's media to talk in-depth to someone about the Muppets. Muppets, y'all. Muppets.

Episode 41 - Kevin Aniskovich Jan 10, 2018

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Kevin Aniskovitch is the CEO of Jumo Health. Jumo Health creates comic books and other media that uses a team of superheroes called the Medikidz to teach children about different medical procedures and conditions. From jumohealth.com:

"It all started when two compassionate medical professionals wanted to alleviate the anxiety that often accompanies a diagnosis."

Episode 40 - Meredith Halpern-Ranzer Dec 19, 2017

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Meredith Halpern-Ranzer is the Chief Executive Tinkerer at Tinkercast, the company that produces last year's immensely popular new podcast "Wow in The World" featuring NPR's Guy Raz and former Kid Stuff Podcast guest and Kids Place Live host Mindy Thomas.

Before joining Tinkercast, Meredith was there at the beginning of Sprout, and spent 10 years bringing the kids' channel to the world and defining its brand.

Episode 39 - Mista Cookie Jar Dec 14, 2017

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C.J. Pizarro is a fan of Vanilla Ice. He tells us why, and also explains the beautiful construction into which all of his music as Mista Cookie Jar fits, The Love Bubble.

Episode 38 - Natalie Woociker Dec 05, 2017

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Natalie Woociker is a photographer, an artist, and the founder of Wooly Mammoth Stories, where you can have a custom story written and performed by Natalie for your child (or for any child of your choosing).

You can Natalie her on Facebook at facebook.com/woolymammothstories or at nataliewoociker.com

Thanks for listening!

Episode 37 - Heather B Armstrong Nov 14, 2017

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"I'm still willing to show the flaws and the edges because those things connect us all."

Heather B. Armstrong has made a name for herself writing autobiographically in an authentic and transparent way on her website dooce.com for over seventeen years.

Episode 36 - Annabeth and Connor Nov 07, 2017

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Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White met in the theater department at Northwestern University. Annabeth was writing and directing plays, and Connor discovered the group Griffin's Tale, which took storytelling into elementary schools with high-energy performances.

When Annabeth's young cousin Harrison sent them an email asking for a funny story to read, they did not know it would change their lives and careers. But it did, and Shivers, the Pirate Who's Afraid of Everything, was born.

You should go find Annabeth and Connor on the web at annabethandconnor.com.

Episode 35 - Rachel Giannini Oct 31, 2017

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Rachel Giannini spent years as a pre-school teacher in the Chicago area. She was so good at it that she has since become one of the subjects of an upcoming documentary about early childhood education called No Small Matter. She was so good at that, that the producers of the movie asked her to take on some of the outreach for the movie via their blog.

She now works at the Chicago Children's Museum on Navy pier as their Brand Ambassador.

You can find all things Rachel at www.rachelgiannini.com.

You can find the Chicago Children's Museum on Navy Pier in Chicago or at chicagochildrensmuseum.org.

You can find the movie No Small Matter at nosmallmatter.com.

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