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On this episode we speak with Ramona Emerson. She is a Diné writer and filmmaker originally from Tohatchi New Mexico, who has published her first novel. It features a Diné forensic photographer who must also face the ghosts of victims from the crime scenes she documents.

Coming up on The Children's Hour, we've got a lot of gratitude this year, for our health, well-being, families, food, homes, and so much more. We're celebrating Thanksgiving with a musical special in recognition of how thankful we are. You'll hear from independent children's musicians like Laurie Berkner, Dan Zanes, Aaron Nigel Smith, Pierce Freelon, Lucy Kalantari, Falu, and so many more.

Imagine a world where kindness is a habit. The Kids Crew explore kindness as a practice, science and feeling on this edition of The Children's Hour.We're joined by Lindsay Munroe, a singer-songwriter who specializes in music to build caring communities of children.

This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about climate change from Dr. David Gutzler, professor emeritus at the University of New Mexico in the Earth and Planetary Sciences department with a specialization in climate science.

This documentary highlights key political, cultural and social issues covered by 91°µÍø and other alternative media outlets in the early and mid-1970s. Originally aired Sunday December 4, 2022.

On this week’s Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll be taking a closer look at the Indian Child Welfare Act. If ICWA is deemed unconstitutional, how will this ruling impact tribal sovereignty and tribal-owned energy companies, gaming establishments and lands? How will this potential overturn of ICWA affect New Mexico Native children in foster care? We want to hear from you. What do you want to know about ICWA? Email us at LetsTalk@kunm.org or call in live, Thursday morning at 8, on 89.9 91°µÍø.

This week: Favorite Things This time on The Children's Hour, we explore some of our favorite things. Everyone has something they love best of all, for some of us it's our pets, and others it's something totally different.

It's National Poetry Month in the USA, and we are celebrating with a Poetry Palooza on The Children's Hour! We're joined by poet and educator, Allan Wolf. Wolf’s books for young people showcase his love of research, history, science, and poetry.

We celebrate Earth Day on The Children’s Hour with students working to save the environment around them. RiverXchange is a program that partners with schools in Albuquerque, which is nestled along the Rio Grande, to create projects that protect our precious environment.



This time on The Children's Hour we explore how reading to dogs can help kids feel confident and excited about reading. Read To The Dogs programs can be found in many libraries, and sometimes they come to schools.