Andrew & Polly
Ear Snacks
A little bit of everything rolled up into one, hosts Andrew and Polly mix music, facts, and conversations into episodes each themed around a single topic.
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Created by: Andrew & Polly
Started: July 7th, 2015
Status: Active, 197 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
Family of Trees! (Earth Week remix)
00:09:44 | Season: 14 | Episode: 20 | April 16th, 2024
Happy Earth Week! What has 3 trillion trees and one kid named after a birch tree? Andrew & Polly’s family tree has (at least!) 3 tree experts who give us just the tiniest glimpse into the wonder of all things arboreal. Thanks to Bay Area-based Plant Stars and Oakland Aesthetics for sharing what they love! To learn more or to be on the show, visit earsnacks.org – and thanks for listening!
Eclipse!
00:18:05 | Season: 4 | Episode: 19 | March 27th, 2024
What do you see during an eclipse? What does it feel like? What does it sound like? In 2017, we asked kids and families living in the path of totality to record their experience of the Great American Eclipse. If you’re getting ready for the total solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024 that will stretch from Texas to Maine, check this out!
Rainbows & Holi (with Charu Suri)
00:33:52 | Season: 4 | Episode: 18 | March 22nd, 2024
Why ARE there so many songs about rainbows? Because there’s SO MUCH TO SAY about them!
Pi + Pie! (with America’s Test Kitchen Kids)
00:15:32 | Season: 4 | Episode: 17 | March 8th, 2024
WHAT IS PIE? What about pi? Can I have 3.1415 pieces, please? Pre-heat your International Pi Day festivities! Andrew & Polly get granular with Molly Birnbaum from America’s Test Kitchen Kids who does all kinds of fascinating kitchen experiments and games on her new kids podcast, Mystery Recipe. Find more at ATKkids.com/mysteryrecipe and earsnacks.org — we hope family time can be filled with fun and learning and good food!
Yarn & Protest Puppets (with Andy Ferguson)
00:30:47 | Season: 4 | Episode: 16 | February 23rd, 2024
Do you ever make things in your house? Do you ever use YARN? Unwind the knotty world of knitting, coziness, and monster design with our friends Lilah, Gertie, Dot, and Andy Ferguson a.k.a. musician & puppeteer, Red Yarn! Andy shares a paper bag craft, using pantomime to create new puppetry characters, and how crafting can contribute to protest movements. Our pal Angela Diveglia shares about her time working with Bread and Circus Theater and the giant protest puppets they’ve used in civic engagement since the 60’s. Many thanks to Andy Ferguson for sharing his artistry and Red Yarn’s song, Town Hall Meeting. You can find more of his music and puppetry at redyarnproductions.com. Thanks to librarian Angela Diveglia for hopping on the phone with old college friends to talk about her super-inspiring work (and muscles!) with Bread and Puppet Theater Company. If you’re in Vermont, look ’em up! Vocabulary & Ideas in this episode include:
Hearts! (with Ruben Rojas)
00:34:23 | Season: 4 | Episode: 15 | February 9th, 2024
Do all hearts beat the same? We don’t know…unless we listen to them.
Ear Snacks Presents: Best Children’s Music from the GRAMMY® Awards
00:33:02 | Season: 4 | Episode: 14 | January 27th, 2024
Guest host extraordinaire Carly Ciarrocchi introduces you to the GRAMMY®-nominated artists for Best Children’s Music Album in 2024:
Bells & Blindness with Andrew Leland
00:32:19 | Season: 4 | Episode: 13 | January 12th, 2024
Ding ding! Andrew & Polly explore a world of bell sounds and sensations guided by blind author Andrew Leland and percussionist Abby Savell. Kora, Nora, Hazel, Max, Fortney and Berlin think about the use of bells in mindfulness and meditation, around the necks of cats and cows, and the language of fairies. Topics include the physics of sound, the spectrum of blindness, the British punk band Wire, and a vast array of bells including: Almglocken, Bell Trees, Bicycle Bells, Camel Bells, Cat Bells, Chimes, Church Bells, Cow Bells, Door Bells, Elephant Bells, Hand Bells, Microtonal Bells, Orchestral Bells, Sleigh Bells, Ship Bells, Telephone Bells, Tubular Bells and more! Many thanks to North American mammal and author Andrew Leland whose book helped us share about visual impairment, parenting with a disability, the spectrum of blindness and disabilities, and the importance of language regarding inclusion. The Country of the Blind is available wherever you get your books. Thanks to Abby Savell of L.A. Percussion Rentals for generously touring us around her cornucopia of over 1300+ percussion instruments available to rent for live and studio music productions in Southern California. This episode features “The Finest Drops” from A Bell is a Cup by Wire and original underscore by GRAMMY-nominated musicians, Andrew & Polly. Thanks to EVERYPLATE for sponsoring Ear Sncaks. Go to everyplate.com/podcast and enter code 49earsnacks for $1.49 per meal + $1 steaks for life. Subscription must be active to qualify and redeem $1 steak.
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Created by: Andrew & Polly
Started:
July 7th, 2015
Status: Active, 197 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
Every song here is enjoyable and lovely!