Best Positron Podcasts (2025)

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Season 6 Ep 32 - MARSHA AND THE POSITRONS - Song Features - "Counting on My Brain", "Fly Ladybug Fly", "Shoelaces" and "Walking on Sunshine" 33:07

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Marsha Goodman-Wood of Marsha and the Positrons returns to the show to share the song and video stories for Counting on My Brain, Fly Ladybug Fly and Shoelaces. We catch up on what she’s been working on since she was last on the show and we close it out with Walking on Sunshine, our collaboration from Kindies Do the 80’s Volume 2. 1 – Counting on M…

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Michael Chow: From psychology and Python to constrained creativity 1:07:24

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For this episode, we turn the mic around. Wes McKinney takes over the interviewer’s chair to chat with his co-host, Michael Chow. Michael’s a principal software engineer at Posit, but he started out studying how people think — literally, with a PhD in cognitive psychology. Somewhere along the way, he got hooked on data science, helped build adaptiv…

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Season 6 Ep 35 - PATRICK ADAMS - Album Feature - "Party Time with Patrick" 30:15

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I am my own guest for this show, as I share songs and song stories from Party Time with Patrick and give an update on the future of the Kindie Rock Stars podcast. Songs featured in this episode include: 1 – Birthday Bash 2 – Graduation Days 3 – Life of the Party 4 – Halloween House 5 – Christmas Morning Find the Album at: Spotify https://open.spoti…

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Season 6 Ep 34 - JADA & FRIENDS - Song Feature - "Thanks a Million" 12:42

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Jada Siwak of Jada & Friends returns to the show to talk about her rebranding from Jada’s Children’s Music and Books to Jada & Friends and shares to song and song story for “Thanks a Million”, her new song! Find the Album at: Spotify Coming Soon! The featured song will be added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 6 Spotify playlist. Add the KINDIE ROCK…

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Season 6 Ep 33 - MATT AND THE DRAGONFLIES - Song/Music Video Feature - "Letter Sounds" 23:49

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Matt Moffitt of Matt and the Dragonflies returns to the show to share the story and video for their music video debut! Letter Sounds is the first video and was filmed in Victoria, BC, Canada. Matt shares all the tools and tricks he discovered in the video making process. YouTube Episode Video Link: https://youtu.be/qhUdj-GrZY4 Find the Song at: Spo…

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Season 6 Ep 31 - ANDY Z - Album Feature - "My Voice" 44:34

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Andy Zamenes, better known as Andy Z, joins the show to tell us about his new album called “My Voice”. He talks about touring life and shares some fun stories and songs from the album along with a bonus track that Andy and I made for the Kindies Do the 80's album series. Songs and song stories include: 1 – My Voice 2 – Flutter Flutter Butterfly 3 –…

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Season 6 Ep 30 - KATIE DWYER MUSIC - Album Feature - "Warm Fuzzies" 40:24

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Katie Dwyer of Katie Dwyer Music returns to the show to talk about her upcoming album release called “Warm Fuzzies”. We catch up on what Katie has been up to since she was last on the show and she shares some fun album and song stories. With the album out in October, consider this show the ultimate sneak preview! Songs and song stories include: 1 –…

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Roger Peng: Sustaining data science — in classrooms, code, and conversations 45:05

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Michael, Hadley, and Wes welcome Roger Peng, professor of statistics and data science at UT Austin and co-host of Not So Standard Deviations. Together they trace Roger’s journey from early R adopter to pioneering online educator and prolific podcaster. The conversation ranges from the accidental rise of “data science” as a field, to the tension bet…

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Season 6 Ep 29 - TWINKLE TIME - Album Feature - "A Non Fiction Fairytale" 46:29

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Twinkle Time returns to the show to talk about her new album “A Non Fiction Fairytale” and her touring life. She shares 3 songs from the album and talks about the amazing opportunity to work with Kitt Wakely on the song “Fly”. “A Superhero” is super fun, and I had the opportunity to see her perform that one live when her tour brought her here to He…

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Season 6 Ep 28 - JAMMIN WITH YOU - Song Feature - "Love Bug" 24:31

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Josh Shriber of Jammin With You (and Josh & the Jamtones) joins the show to tell us about the Jammin With You music school for kids of all ages. We also talk about their hilarious show called JamTV, available on YouTube, done with partners Greg Luzitano and Kara Kulpa. Josh shares the recent song and video for “Love Bug”. Be sure to check out the a…

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Season 6 Ep 27 - CEE BEE TEATIME - Song Features - "We Love the Countryside", "What Do the Parts of Your Body Do?" and "My House Can Talk" 21:39

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Charlotte Talbot, the creative force behind Cee Bee Teatime, returns to the show to talk about some more of her recent song releases for pre-school and young listeners. Charlotte has been a guest on the show each season, and she’s a wonderful person and friend of the show. Songs featured in this episode include: 1 – We Love the Countryside 2 – What…

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Season 6 Ep 26 - DANA from DANA'S MUSIC PLAYGROUND - Album Feature - "Wonder FULL" 46:41

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Dana Cohenour of Dana’s Music Playground returns to the show to talk about her new album “Wonder FULL” and the inspiration behind the songs. Dana works with James Coffey on some great music videos and has won several awards already for the album and it’s songs, including the Clouzine Intl Music Awards, Global Music Awards, Creative Child Magazine A…

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Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel: Teaching in the AI era — and keeping students engaged 54:47

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In this conversation, Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, data science educator at Duke University and Posit, joins Michael, Hadley, and Wes to talk about teaching data science in a time when AI can write the code for you. Mine shares her journey from actuarial science to academia, the teaching philosophy behind the “whole game” approach, and her experiments us…

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Season 6 Ep 25 - DEBI DERRYBERRY - Album Feature - "Go to Sleep Lullaby Album" 33:25

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Children's Musician and accomplished Voice Actress Debi Derryberry returns to the show to share her new lullaby album called “Go to Sleep Lullaby Album”. We talk about her inspiration to do a lullaby album and she shares the story of 5 of the songs. Meant to be played until your child falls asleep – let Debi know what track number your kids finally…

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Season 6 Ep 24 - MUSICA SIERRA - Album Feature - "Garden" 53:12

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Lindsay McIntosh and Owen McIntosh of Musica Sierra join the show to talk about their non-profit focused on arts and entertainment with Kindergarten through 6th grade development in mind. Featuring collaborators Fire & Grace (William Coulter and Edwin Huizinga) and The Nightbirds (Ashley Hoyer, Samantha Harvey and Jade Hendrix), their newest album …

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Wes McKinney: Part 2 — The open source hustle and an insider view of Positron 26:33

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In part two of our conversation with Wes McKinney, we dig into the challenges and realities of sustaining open source development. Wes shares how funding actually works (or doesn’t), why corporate buy-in is essential, and what it’s like building tools across languages, communities, and IDEs. We also talk about the Apache Software Foundation’s role …

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Wes McKinney: Part 1 — Building Pandas, Arrow, and a speedrunning legacy 23:22

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Wes McKinney’s fingerprints are all over the modern data stack — from inventing Pandas to co-creating Arrow. But before all that, Wes was organizing speedrun communities and hacking together better ways to wrangle datasets in finance. In this conversation, he shares his origin story and what makes good tools good. Stay tuned for part 2, coming soon…

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Season 6 Ep 23 – YOU AND US - Album Feature - "Fun Machine Dream Vol 1" 41:48

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Nicole Porter of You and Us returns to the show to share the stories and songs from her new album "Fun Machine Dream Vol 1", produced by Luther Dickinson. We also touch back on the critically important work that she does with Emerald Sketch to help children throughout the world recover from trauma and traumatic events. She shares 5 songs and a bonu…

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Season 6 Ep 22 - THE HAT LADIES - Album Feature - "You're a Star" 34:14

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Lisa Joy Pimentel and Joanie Pimentel, known to us in the kindie community as The Hat Ladies, join the show to talk about their inspiration to make music for kids and families and tell stories about the making of their first album, You’re a Star as well as their new album called Hat Lady Magic. Have you seen the movie Jackpot! With John Cena and Aw…

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Spreadsheets, bikes, and the accidental empire of R packages — with Hadley Wickham 28:28

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Before Hadley Wickham became a pillar of modern data science, he was a spreadsheet-loving teenager making databases for his dad’s job. In this episode, he reflects on the early days of his involvement with R, the birth of tidyverse, and how real-world unpredictability — like a bear in a field — shapes data science. What’s Inside: Hadley’s first bru…

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Season 6 Ep 21 – TODD’N’TINA - Album Feature - "The Color Weasel" 36:11

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Good friends of the show Todd'n'Tina return to talk about their new album “The Color Weasel”. We do some fun deep dives into both the making of the album and the featured songs, which include: 1 – The Color Weasel 2 – Chicken Pot Pie 3 – (Not Another) Dinosaur Song 4 – Spooky Cat 5 – Safe Harbor Find the Album at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/a…

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Season 6 Ep 20 – NUTSHELL PLAYHOUSE – Song and Story Feature - "We’re Scientists" and Tales from Latimer Bay 41:31

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Don Jordan, Director of Nutshell Playhouse, joins the show to tell us about this wonderful multimedia company that creates music, shows and podcasts. Started in 2007 and inspired by Don’s time and experience with theater in France, they debuted with a show and have been adding new shows ever since. The shows are free of charge in the Berkshire Coun…

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Season 6 Ep 19 – DINOCATS - Song Feature - "Never Give Up" 19:57

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Returning to the show from Vancouver, Canada is Dustin Sacks of the band DinoCats. Formerly known as Koobee Kids, he talks about the inspiration to return to the name DinoCats. He also shares the fun and martial arts inspired story behind the featured song "Never Give Up". Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/3Q3MZjPtuuZYBem9f67…

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Season 6 Ep 18 – MARKO POLO - Album Feature - "Tree Sounds" 31:10

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Mark Pagano, known to us in the kindie world as Marko Polo, joins the show to to talk about the making of his new album "Tree Sounds" which features some great songs, which are shared on this show. He also shares some fun news about an upcoming project! Featured Songs include: 1 – In the Park 2 – Evergreen (Feat. Molly Ledford) 3 – I Was a Tree 4 –…

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Season 6 Ep 17 - CAPTAIN FESTUS MCBOYLE - Album Feature - "Captain Festus McBoyle: The Prose and the Cons" Pt 2 35:31

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Our favorite pirate, Captain Festus McBoyle, returns to the show to catch us up on the progress with the new album, ”Captain Festus McBoyle: The Prose and the Cons”. The new album isn't due until later this year, but we get to hear some more singles and some pretty cool inspirations for a number of them Songs and song stories featured in this episo…

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Season 6 Ep 16 - MATT AND THE DRAGONFLIES - Album Feature - "Dragonfly Ring!" 50:40

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Matt and Michelle of Matt and the Dragonflies join the show to talk about their debut album "Dragonfly Ring!”. Inspired by the random songs he would sing to his young daughter years ago, Matt has finally turned those into full-fledged songs with the help of Michelle and his young sons, all of whom feature on the album. They share 5 featured songs a…

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Season 6 Ep 15 - SHAWNY - Album Feature - "Go Go Stop - Music and Movement for Kids" 33:53

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Shawn Thicke, better known as Shawny to kids and Kindie music fans, returns to the show to talk about his new album "Go Go Stop – Music & Movement for Kids” and all of the things that inspired the songs. This album is ready-made for live shows! He shares 5 featured songs, including: 1 – Go Go Stop 2 – Little Bubbles 3 – So Different (Feat. Buddy) 4…

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Season 6 Ep 14 - ROLIE POLIE GUACAMOLE - Album Features - "On the Stoop" and "Rockamole" 50:39

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Frank Gallo of Rolie Polie Guacamole returns the show to talk about their latest albums, other projects they’ve been working on and Frank’s own mayoral aspirations in NYC. We talk about the late Steve Albini and how he impacted them in so many ways along with some other awesome inspirations on their work from such iconic bands as Nirvana, the Ramon…

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Season 6 Ep 13 - JESSE JUKEBOX - Album Feature - "Jesse Jukebox Sells Out" 42:30

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Jesse Friedberg, better known to all of us as Jesse Jukebox, returns to the show to talk about his amazing new album “Jesse Jukebox Sells Out”. Brought to you by Squeens Corp, Jesse takes you on a trip through silliness and fun with great songs and hilarious skits. Get ready to meet The Bland Boys, DJ Terkey Sandwich, Periwinkle and McClack – Attor…

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Season 6 Ep 12 - MR. SUPER DUDE - Song Feature - "Baby Boogie" 26:31

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Troy Neilson, better known to all of us as the awesomely named Mr Super Dude, joins the show to talk about his newest song and video for “Baby Boogie” and how he transformed from his hip-hop roots to the Kindie genre and how the name Super Dude followed him. The Baby Boogie video is a ton of fun, and keep your eyes and ears open to a number of call…

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Season 6 Ep 11 - CHEF BISOUS - Album Feature - "Tasty Tunes Vol 1" 42:53

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Jade and Daniel of Chef Bisous join the show to talk about their album “Tasty Tunes Volume 1” and the inspiration behind their fun food themed personas. Known as Chef Bisous and Sous Chef Encore, they create delightful and very educational songs and videos for families. They share 5 song and video stories with us on the show, including: 1 – Dinosau…

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Season 6 Ep 10 - ELECTRIC BLUE YONDER - Album Feature - "MicroPARTY" 53:26

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Johnny and Beth of Electric Blue Yonder join the show to talk about their debut children’s album “MicroPARTY”. Their journey into children’s music began with a lullaby made as a gift to a special young child. From there, they crafted a unique album of music sure to appeal to both children and adults alike with whimsical topics and cool instrumentat…

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Season 6 Ep 9 - ROSALIE MOSCOE - Album Feature - "Kids Power!" 28:59

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Rosalie Moscoe returns the show to talk about her new album "Kids Power!" and shares the fun stories and inspirations that went into making the album. A multi Juno award winning artist, Rosalie loves making music for kids and is a beloved veteran of the industry. She shares 5 new songs with us on the show, including: 1 – Be Proud 2 – Veggie Power 3…

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Season 6 Ep 8 - FUSHA KIDS - Album Feature - "I Believe in Myself" 58:34

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The multi-talented Funmilayo Chesney, also known by artist name FUSHA Kids, joins the show to spotlight her new album “I Believe in Myself”. In addition to being a singer/songwriter, Funmi is also a teacher, dancer, drummer and choreographer. We talk about her career, influences and inspirations and how this album is meant to teach, empower and ent…

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Season 6 Ep 7 - EASY PEASY - Album Feature - "Easy Peasy Party" 37:38

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Charlie Ploughman of the Australian based Easy Peasy joins the show to introduce the band, how they joined together and how they chose their band name. Charlie, along with Harmony Breen, Jake Cropley and Michael King have released their second children's music album called "Easy Peasy Party", a really fun and engaging album focused on music, moveme…

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Season 6 Ep 6 - PRESCHOOL ROCKSTAR - Album Feature - "Tiny Humans, Big World" 29:56

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Marty Long, better known to us in the Kindie world as Preschool Rockstar, joins the show to talk about how her path to becoming a kindie artist was forged during the pandemic, the origins of her name and pulling together her debut album called "Tiny Humans, Big World". Loads of fun and a rocking good time - kids and parents will dig Marty's brand o…

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Season 6 Ep 5 - WENDY & DB - Album Feature - "Get Your Sunny Side UP" 32:55

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Wendy Morgan and Darryl Boggs, known to all of us as Grammy-nominated duo Wendy and DB, return to the show to talk about their new album. "Get Your Sunny Side UP" has been in the works for over 4 years, but is now ready for prime time and Wendy & DB share some stories of this journey. Produced by Dean Jones and featuring some superb collaborations,…

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Season 6 Ep 4 - BEE TRUE TO YOU / THAT GIRL TOBI - Album Features and Bee True To You Assembly Program Showcase 50:54

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What an amazing guest this episode in Ashley Tobias, Founder/CEO of Bee True To You, a school assembly program focused on anti-bullying and prevention of negative and toxic behaviors. In addition to leading that program, Ashley creates fun and engaging music with Bee True to You as well under her stage name, That Girl Tobi. We talk about her life j…

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Season 6 Ep 3 - CORY MCATEE - Album Feature - "Steppin' With Cory" 33:38

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Cory McAtee returns to the show with a feature on her debut album called “Steppin’ With Cory”. Loaded with fun and catchy songs and influenced by her love of the outdoors, you’ll get a kick out of the album and your kids will love it. Songs featured in this episode include: 1 - I Want to Go Outside and Play (Steppin' In to the Outside) 2 - Rock Wit…

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Season 6 Ep 2 - CEE BEE TEATIME - Song Features - "Fingers", "Drawing Shapes" and "Manu Peekaboo" 17:30

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Charlotte Talbot, the creative force behind Cee Bee Teatime, returns to the show to talk about her recent song releases which are movement and motion oriented for pre-school and young listeners. Charlotte has been a guest on the show each season, and she’s a wonderful person and friend of the show. Songs featured in this episode include: 1 - Finger…

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Season 6 Ep 1 - GREG LATO - Album Feature - "Dandelion: Songs Inspired by Military Kids and Families" 48:09

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Season 6 kicks off with the awesome Greg Lato talking about his new album Dandelion: Songs Inspired by Military Kids and Families. Greg details the extended journey in bringing this album to life through his meetings and conversations with military families, sharing poignant stories and writing and creating some great music. Greg is extremely proud…

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The Desi Spark 4:40

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Send us a text Got a chance to be a part of Thinking/Writing exercise, themed “I am from” chosen by my Table Talk group facilitators Ms. Cheryl and Annalise from Upwardly Global Organization. Enjoyed and loved listening to what my fellow Table Talkers shared and their creative way of expression. “The Desi Spark” is something I could think of and co…

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Season 5 Ep 42 - PATRICK ADAMS - Album Feature - "Imagination Time with Patrick" (with Guest Hosts Todd'n'Tina) 55:33

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Special Guest Hosts Todd'n'Tina take the reins and interview me about my newest album "Imagination Time with Patrick". I had a great time, and Todd Millenacker and Krissy Mondelli made it a lot of fun! Learn about how one song, which came from the creative mind of my then 4 year old daughter, Lyric, inspired the whole concept and vibe of the album.…

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Season 5 Ep 41 - JULES! - Album Feature - "Jamming With Jules!" 28:55

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Jules Hoffman, better known now as Jules!, joins the show to talk about their new and debut children's music album "Jamming With Jules!". Jules may look very familiar, as they were part of many YouTube episodes of Super Simple Songs with Ms. Rachel! I personally had seen Jules in these videos consistently as, for my daughters, it has been among the…

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Season 5 Ep 40 - JAMES COFFEY of BLUE VISION MUSIC - Song and Feature - "Clickety Clack" and Producer Demo Reel 36:23

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James Coffey, the creative powerhouse behind Blue Vision Music, joins the show to talk all things music production. Blue Vision Music started up in the mid-1990's with a focus on entertainment for families and goes strong today in helping many of us in the children's music community, not only with production but also animation. Jim shares a demo re…

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Season 5 Ep 39 - CAPTAIN FESTUS MCBOYLE - Album Feature - "Captain Festus McBoyle - The Prose and the Cons" 38:11

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Our favorite pirate, Captain Festus McBoyle, joins the show from New Zealand to catch us up on new music, band and family updates and touring life. The new album isn't due until 2025, but we get to hear some singles that are out and some sneak previews of other great songs from the album along with some cheeky song stories. Songs and song stories f…

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Season 5 Ep 38 - THE WISE CHANNEL - Album Feature - "All the Feels" 55:04

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The Wise Channel brings All the Feels to this episode! Ceylon Wise (the Dad), Ashley Wise, Ceylon Wise (the son) and Caleb Wise join the show to talk about their beginnings and how they have grown their love of music not only into great albums, but into many impactful and positive projects worldwide. We talk about their part in the Grammy nominated…

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Season 5 Ep 37 - VAN SERENO - Album Feature - "Goldilocks" 25:28

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Our good friend Van Sereno returns to the show to talk about his new album "Goldilocks" and how he puts his own stamp on some all-time classic children's songs . We feature five music videos and how he put those together for this show's featured songs. Songs featured in this episode include: 1 - Ants Go Marching 2 - Five Little Monkeys 3 - Five Lit…

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Season 5 Ep 36 - KATH BEE - Album Feature - "Simple Action Songs for Babies to 2 Yrs for Learning and Fun" 21:45

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Kath Bee joins us from beautiful New Zealand to catch us up on the various projects she's been working on, from a cool sounding song built off of a list of Paul McCartney song titles, to our featured album in this show called "Simple Action Songs for Babies to 2 Yrs for Learning and Fun". We do a rapid fire segment discussing each track and, as a s…

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Season 5 Ep 35 - KITTYKO - Song Features - "Cycle Song" and "I Know My Body" 14:02

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Kris Kitko, known to us in the Kindie world as Kittyko, joins the show to catch us up on what she's been working on since her last appearance on the show and shares two new amazing music videos and their song stories. Songs featured on the show include: 1 - Cycle Song 2 - I Know My Body YouTube Episode Link: https://youtu.be/3elzMsvdPgE Find the Ar…