Spare the Rock

Spare the Rock Spoil the Child

For over fifteen years Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child has been providing the soundtrack to thousands of childhoods around the country. The show plays “indie music for indie kids,” including the best of music aimed at kids (like Dan Zanes, Moona Luna, Ella Jenkins, Pierce Freelon, Elizabeth Mitchell, Lunch Money, Caspar Babypants, and They Might Be Giants) right along side kid-friendly tracks from the likes of The Ramones, Mike Doughty, Ella Fitzgerald, Brian Eno, Pizzicato Five, Andrew Bird, Fishbone, and more.

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Episode One: Episode 1: 2020-06-28 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

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Created by: Spare the Rock

USA under 5's 6-10 11+

Started: June 29th, 2020

Status: Active, 217 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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2022-08-07 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child radio feed
^{58:59 | August 8th, 2022}

promo copy: This week, Aric Bieganek is coming by to sing some songs, plus we’ll hear new music from Alex the Astronaut and Wendy & DB—plus songs from Brian Eno, The Pointer Sisters, Justin Roberts, Uncle Devin, and more! It’s indie music for indie kids.

2022-07-31 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child for radio
^{58:59 | August 1st, 2022}

promo copy: This week, Papa Siama is coming by the studio to play some songs inspired by his time growing up in Congo, plus we’ll hear new songs from Sugar Free Allstars, The Other Other Brothers, Justin Roberts, and Dean & The Family Jones—plus more! It’s indie music for indie kids.

2022-07-24 Spare the Rock for stations
^{59:00 | July 25th, 2022}

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2022-07-17 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child full 59
^{58:59 | July 18th, 2022}

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2022-07-10 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child radio feed
^{58:59 | July 11th, 2022}

This week, we’ll hear new songs from Josh Lovelace’s Young Folk project, Mama B, Regina Spektor, Nathalia, and Smith & Yarn, plus we’ll listen to Willie Nelson, Kid Koala, Cedella Marley, Andre 3000, Todd McHatton, and more. It’s indie music for indie kids.

2022-07-03 Spare the Rock for radio feed
^{59:00 | July 4th, 2022}

This week, we’ll hear new songs from Josh Lovelace’s Young Folk project, The Roughhousers, Brady Rymer, and Sugar Free Allstars, plus we’ll hear music from Dale Watson, Rush, Rissi Palmer, The Ramones, Nina Simone, and much more. It’s indie music for indie kids.

2022-06-26 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child radio feed
^{59:00 | June 27th, 2022}

This week, we’ll hear new songs from Josh Lovelace’s Young Folk project, The Roughhousers, Go Banana Go, and Brady Rymer & the Little Band that Could, plus we’ll hear music from Uncle Jumbo, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Van McCoy, Jazzy Ash, and much more. It’s indie music for indie kids.

2022-06-19 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child feed for stations
^{59:03 | June 20th, 2022}

This week, we’ll hear new songs from Josh Lovelace, Jasmyn, Benny & Friends, and Justin Roberts, plus we’ll hear songs by Dan & Claudia Zanes, Otis Redding, The Not-Its!, Parliament, and much more. It’s indie music for indie kids.

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Created by: Spare the Rock
Started: June 29th, 2020
Status: Active, 217 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

USA under 5's 6-10 11+

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Spare the Rock Spoil the Child

There are 217 episodes

Episode One: Episode 1: 2020-06-28 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

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Episodes

2022-08-07 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child radio feed 58:59 | August 8th, 2022

2022-07-31 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child for radio 58:59 | August 1st, 2022

2022-07-24 Spare the Rock for stations 59:00 | July 25th, 2022

2022-07-17 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child full 59 58:59 | July 18th, 2022

2022-07-10 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child radio feed 58:59 | July 11th, 2022

2022-07-03 Spare the Rock for radio feed 59:00 | July 4th, 2022

2022-06-26 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child radio feed 59:00 | June 27th, 2022

2022-06-19 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child feed for stations 59:03 | June 20th, 2022