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Molly of Denali Podcast:

Do you love Molly of Denali? Now you can LISTEN to Molly and her adventures in the Molly of Denali Podcast!

Meet Molly Mabray, an Alaska Native girl growing up with her parents, family and friends. Join Molly and the gang and discover what life is like for a typical kid on big adventures in Alaska! The Molly of Denali podcast is made by the folks behind some of your all-time favorite PBS television shows: Arthur, Curious George, Pinkalicious and Peterrific and more!

There are a few seasons of the Molly of Denali Podcast (see below). Each season is 8 episodes long and episodes range from 8-15 minutes. 

  • Season 1: Molly Mabray’s 10th birthday is approaching, and she can’t wait to celebrate and eat her favorite strawberry cake. Except someone, or something, stole Molly’s birthday cake outside the Denali Trading Post. With the help of a mysterious raven, Molly sets out to solve the case of the missing cake.
  • Season 2: All aboard! Join Molly on a brand-new adventure as she and Trini take a train from Denali to Anchorage, Alaska. But this is no ordinary train – it’s the MYSTERY TRAIN! When a jewel necklace goes missing, it’s up to Detective Mabray and her assistant Dr. Mumford to solve the case! Follow along as Molly and Trini search for clues with some unexpected guests, decipher some strange bird calls, and even get stuck in a spooky town, all while riding the mystery train!
  • Season 3: The Arctic Wolf Junior Relay has come to Qyah and junior mushers from all over Alaska, including Molly’s best friend, Tooey, will be participating in the epic dog sled race! But when Tooey catches a cold, Molly steps in to take over the sled. If she hopes to finish her first relay she’ll need to get advice from world-famous musher Eugene Pike, brave the elements and a herd of caribou, and help out her fellow racers. Good thing Suki’s come along for the ride!

Listening Guides: There are also some super helpful Listening Guides for the Molly Podcast – After listening to each season’s podcast, read through these questions with your child to review together the events of the story.

How to Listen: There are a few ways to listen to the Molly of Denali Podcast:

  1. Head over to https://pbskids.org/molly/podcast and listen on the PBS KIDS website.
  2. Listen on your favorite podcast platform – Apple Podcast, Amazon, Spotify
  3. Via YouTube! Listen using the Molly of Denali Podcast playlist below: 

Listen to the Molly of Denali Podcast on YouTube:

American Veteran: Unforgettable Stories Podcast Series

American Veteran: Unforgettable Stories is a ten-part podcast series tracing the veteran experience through individual stories. 

Each episode of the podcast revolves around the direct testimony of a single veteran – from a Coast Guard gunner’s mate who manned a landing craft at Omaha Beach on D-Day, to an Army cook in Iraq who became the first Black American woman held as a POW; from an Army nurse in Vietnam who struggled to do her part, to a satellite technician who served as a gay man during the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era.  This collection of riveting first person stories provides a compelling portrait of the veteran experience over multiple generations.  

The series is hosted by Phil Klay, a Marine Corps veteran featured in the “American Veteran” television series and author of the National Book Award-winning collection of short stories, “Redeployment.” It was produced and released October-December 2021

LISTEN HERE: “American Veteran: Unforgettable Stories” drops on Tuesdays, October 19 – December 14. Published by PRX, the series is available free to listeners across all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and Amazon Music, and on the American Veteran podcast site. 

Scheduled Podcasts: 

  • Episode 1 : “That Day” featuring Shoshana Johnson
  • Episode 2: “She Never Knew” featuring Frank DeVita
  • Episode 3: “My Boys” featuring Edie Meeks
  • Episode 4: “My Double Life” featuring Brandon Anderson
  • Episode 5: “It Was Just Too Exciting” featuring Edward Field
  • Episode 6: “The Reaper” featuring Nick Irving
  • Episode 7: “No, I’m Not Good” featuring Clifton Hicks
  • Episode 8: “The Shadow Side” featuring CJ Scarlet
  • Episode 9: “Get Me Airborne” featuring Harold Brown

Veterans Day on Connections Podcast

 

Listen to the conversation from Connections with Evan Dawson for two shows featuring on veterans for Veterans Day 2021. First hour: Transitioning back to civilian life  and second hour remembering 1983 Beirut Bombing. Listen On-Demand to the Archive Below

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Listen to the Archive: First hour when members of the military leave active duty, they may face challenges re-entering civilian life. We talk about Operation Green Light, a program geared at easing that transition. Our guests:

  • Jason Skinner, U.S. Army veteran, and director of Livingston County Veterans Services
  • Mike Eastman, Brigadier General (ret), and executive director of the ETS Sponsorship Program

Listen to the Archive: Then in our second hour, a 1983 bombing in Beirut took the lives of more than 240 U.S. service members, including local Marines. We sit down with a one of the survivors. Our guests:

  • Mike Zawacki, Beirut Marine veteran 
  • Hicham Bou-Nassif, associate professor of government at Claremont McKenna College 

American Veteran: Keep It Close On-Demand

 

American Veteran: Keep It Close is a docuseries from PBS that tells the stories of veterans and the special objects they carried during deployment and beyond. These objects, ranging from a puppy to a vial of lip gloss, have provided everyday comfort and hope to the veterans — and offer civilians a window into the veteran experience. Although the stories are unique to the individual veterans and their military service, the concept of mementos and the emotions they can generate are universal. The American Veteran: Keep it Close digital series is on PBS’ Voices YouTube channel. Learn more at the series website

Watch On-Demand: Playlist from PBS Voices YouTube Channel:

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Videos, Games & Activities

Play games and watch full episodes of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: https://pbskids.org/daniel

“Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” stars 4-year-old Daniel Tiger, his family, and friends as they learn key skills for navigating school and life. Catchy strategy songs about learning social and emotional skills will have the whole family singing! This show for preschoolers ages 2 to 4 is inspired by the iconic “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

Where to Watch:

Watch Full Episodes Below on this Daniel Tiger Playlist

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Here are a some of our favorite Daniel Tiger Activities: 

  • Read a book about Big Brother Daniel from DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD. Check out these free online Daniel books to read together. Or go to local library to get a library card and check out other books about new babies and their big brothers and sisters.
    Big Brother Daniel Online Book
  • Daniel learns about being a big brother and being a helper. You can, too when you play the Bathtime Helper game Do you prefer the water pink or green?
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Collection from PBS LearningMedia

Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Show Page

Daniel Tiger en Espanol YouTube Channel

Cyberchase: Videos, Games & Activities

Play games and watch full episodes of Cyberchase on https://pbskids.org/cyberchase

Check out the newest game: Cyber Sound Quest

Cyber Sound Quest

Play Cyber Sound Quest

About the Series: In the world of Cyberchase, the dastardly villain Hacker is on a mad mission to overthrow Motherboard and take over Cyberspace with the help of his blundering henchbots, Buzz and Delete. But Motherboard enlists the help of three curious kids, Inez, Jackie, and Matt, and their cyberpal, Digit, to stop him. Their weapon: brain power. In For Real, the live-action segment following each animated episode, Harry and Bianca show kids how math can help solve life’s wacky problems in the real world.

Where to Watch:

Cyberchase Mobile Adventures in STEM: Fall, Spring, Summer and Fall Hands-on STEM Activities

Explore videos and instructions for hands-on STEM activities

PBS LearningMedia Cyberchase Collections (K-8th grade)

Cyberchase Math Collection: 73 Resources
Cyberchase Math Collection: 73 Resources
Cyberchase Environmental Science
Cyberchase Environmental Science Collection
Cyberchase Ready to Learn Collection
Cyberchase Ready to Learn Collection

Watch Full Episodes Below on this Cyberchase Playlist

PBS KIDS for Parents Cyberchase Show Page: Activities, Games, Articles & More

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Here are a few of our favorite Cyberchase Activities: 

Arthur: Videos, Games & Activities

Play games and watch full episodes of Arthur on https://pbskids.org/arthur

“Arthur” is an animated series aimed at children ages 4 to 8, starring 8-year-old aardvark Arthur and his family and friends. Watch them creatively solve problems, learn to get along, and appreciate each other’s differences! Additionally, “Arthur” encourages a love of reading and libraries for all children. Based on the popular book series by Marc Brown, “Arthur” has been a family favorite to watch together for over 25 years.

Where to Watch:

Listen to the Arthur Podcast Series: Arthur Read is back with The Arthur Podcast! Listen in as he shares his favorite adventures with DW, Buster and all their friends from around Elwood City. Each episode is an audio adaptation of a story from the classic television series with some new commentary from Arthur himself 

Watch Full Episodes of Arthur:

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Here are a few of our favorite Activities:  ARTHUR Activities:

Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Arthur Show Page

Watch Digital Shorts from Arthur: https://www.youtube.com/@arthur

Art and Activism Video Short

Check out this CANVAS segment with Rochester artist Shawn Dunwoody that was featured on PBS NewsHour: Brief but Spectacular series

Shawn Dunwoody is a local artist and activist born and raised in Rochester, New York. Early in his career he found success in galleries and at universities. But he’s now returning his focus to his own neighborhood, hoping to ignite conversations through art to create changes in the community. He shares Brief But Spectacular take on bridging communities for our arts and culture series, “CANVAS.”

Transcript here

How can art motivate activism?

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