Ear Snacks Podcast for Kids

Lights! (Explaining Hanukkah & How Candles Work)

Light the lights! Andrew & Polly ask their friends about sources of illumination, human-made and natural. Lori Hoch Stiefel from PJ Library shares her Hanukkah story and

The Neuroscience of Bad Guys & Superheroes!

Andrew & Polly's Bad Guy game continues! When they can't figure out WHY they are having fun scaring fish and serving them their least favorite foods, they call up a "Bad

Playing Bad Guys!

What's a "bad guy?" Is it fun to pretend to be one? (When is it not fun?) Andrew & Polly model conflict in play, learn how to talk like a villain from voice actor Morla

Disguises! (Halloween!)

What's a disguises? (How is it different from a costume?) Andrew & Polly solve a mystery for forlorn giraffes Kevin & Lousie, learn how to disguise their voices with voi

What's a Muppet? (Happy Birthday, Jim Henson!)

We got a whole lot of chickens. Andrew & Polly celebrate the birthday of one of their heroes by asking their friends one of life's eternal questions: what's a muppet? T

Pirates! (Talk Like a Pirate Day!)

Ahoy, matey! How cold are yer timbers? Andrew & Polly ask some friends about the steps to talking like a pirate, sprinkled in with some historical pirate factoids and An

Treats!

What's the best treat of all-time?   From the food science of sugar rushes to the bellies of hungry musicians, Andrew & Polly ask their friends what makes a good treat.

Keys!

What do la clave, the difference between public and private, and two giraffes have in common? In this sneaky episode of Ear Snacks, Andrew & Polly learn about the rhythm

Cartoons!

Meep meep! What's a cartoon? New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro (Home Free, Back to School Backpack) talks cartoons of all shapes and sizes on this episode of  Ear Snacks! A

Soap & Thought Bubbles!

Is your family feeling as mid-summer-y as ours? On this 'Bubbles!' episode of Ear Snacks, e've got some amazing crafting & imagination activities for lazy days and long r

Bells & Blindness!

Ding dong! Andrew & Polly wax poetic about bells and blindness with Country of the Blind author Andrew Leland and visit an enormous percussion warehouse with LAPR’s Abby

Happy Birthday, Ear Snacks!

Many happy returns! How should we celebrate Ear Snacks’ 10th birthday? Should we make an Ear Snacks: Songs from the Podcast Vol. 2?!? Today we’re sharing some of the orig

Fruit!

Happy Birthday, Ear Snacks!  10 years ago this July, we started this bonkers idea. Our music had started reaching kids all over the world , but with our growing family,

Aquairums!

Whale hello there! What's your favorite quarium?   Andrew & Polly are getting ready for a big July -- the 10th year of Ear Snacks! Wolftrap on July 11th! -- but we can'

Juneteenth!

Today on Ear Snacks we're celebrating Juneteenth (Freedom Day! Jubilee Day! Emancipation Day!) with songs from the GRAMMY-nominated family music album "All One Tribe" - w

Fiddle Around!

Polly goes to Fiddle Camp, violinist Katie Buckbee and her son Archer expound on their love of bluegrass, and our pal Eddie Berman introduce us to his 5-string banjo. A b

What's a Mustache?

We mustache you a question -- What exactly IS a mustache? And WHO can have one? Celebrate Pride month with Andrew & Polly by wondering about all the different types of h

Comfort & Joy Playlist! (Winter Break remix)

(Hello! We're excited to make more music and podcasts for & with you in 2025! Meanwhile, enjoy these holiday-themed episode remixes -- and thanks for listening!) Happy H

Boxing Day! (Winter Break remix)

(Hello! We're excited to make more music and podcasts for & with you in 2025! Meanwhile, enjoy these holiday-themed episode remixes -- and thanks for listening!) Andrew

Hanukkah & How Candles Work (Winter Break remix)

(Hello! We're excited to make more music and podcasts for & with you in 2025! Meanwhile, enjoy these holiday-themed episode remixes -- and thanks for listening!) Sundown