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The REACH Guide to the Total Solar Eclipse

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - April 01, 2024 05:00 - 10 minutes
On April 8, 2024 we will experience a Total Solar Eclipse. What exactly is an eclipse? Who will get to see it? How can you safely view? What if you aren't in the path of totality? You've got questions, we've got answers with the amazing Dr. Marin M. Anderson, Research Scientist, NASA JPL. All tha...

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Introducing: KOALA SHINE - Spike The Space Ball ⚾️☄️

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - March 05, 2024 06:00 - 19 minutes
While we're gearing up for all new episodes of REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids, we thought it would be a blast to share an episode of a podcast from some of our friends. This week we are over the moon to present Koala Shine and an episode we think younger space fans will love. Give it a listen! ...

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STORY: Mookie and the Magic Egg, Story 6

April Eight Songs and Stories - September 13, 2023 01:59 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
Story 6 from the series Mookie and the Magic Egg. Who could sleep when they have a baby Chromanian dragon to protect? Certainly not Mookie. Fortunately, he has some unexpected assitance from a tiny mouse (who you callin' tiny?) and a helpful gnome.  The "Mookie and the Magic Egg" series is a g...

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REACH x Koko Sleep: Hector & Sunny in Space 🐶🚀

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - August 22, 2023 12:13 - 24 minutes
Tonight's episode is pretty special! We've teamed up with an amazing podcast called Koko Sleep, to send the lucky pups Hector & Sunny into space! Brian and Meredith will be appearing to Hector and Sunny in a dream, and taking them on a space tour. So, put your astronaut helmets on and prepare for...

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Introducing: The Ten News: Meet Daisy, Apple's Recycling Robot 🤖

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - July 31, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes
This week the REACH team is proud to present a great resource exploring the topics that kids care about the most, it's The Ten News! Presenting The Ten News: Meet Daisy, Apple's Recycling Robot 🤖 🤖 Meet Apple's iPhone Recycling Robot with Sarah Chandler, VP of Environment & Supply Chain Innovati...

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REACHing Out: How fast are Satellites?

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - July 25, 2023 04:00 - 5 minutes
REACH's "REACHing Out" episodes are where we answer YOUR Questions. This week we find out the answer to Rei's question "How fast do satellites go?" Do you have any guesses? Listen in to hear our response.   Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien Written, Produced, and Edited by: Nate DuFort Co...

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REACHing Out: What is the difference between a meteor and an asteroid?

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - July 11, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes
REACH's "REACHing Out" episodes are where we answer YOUR Questions. This week we have two great questions. “What is the difference between a meteor and an asteroid?” and "What are asteroids made of?" Do you have any guesses? Listen in to find out!   Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien Writte...

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REACHing Out: What are the different types of telescopes?

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - June 27, 2023 05:00 - 11 minutes
REACH's "REACHing Out" episodes are where we answer YOUR Questions. This week's question comes from Taylor in Pennsylvania who asks "What are the different types of telescopes and what are they used for?" For an answer, we turn to REACH Special Contributor Joalda Morancy.   Hosts: Brian Holden an...

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Mookie and the Magic Egg, Story 5

April Eight Songs and Stories - June 21, 2023 17:45 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
One of our old friends pops up in this episode - literally - to help Mookie and Grandpa decide what to do to help their baby dragon. Brizbane is back and up to all kinds of trouble, as usual. A gentle, magical podcast for innocent ears. Perfect for bedtime, snack, dinner, or car-time – any time ...

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The KIDS LISTEN Summer Sampler

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - June 13, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes
This week the team here at REACH is excited to feature a Summer Sampler of some of our favorite Kids Listen podcasts. Maybe you'll find a new favorite in the bunch!  Learn more about Kids Listen at https://www.kidslisten.org And to learn more about all of the amazing shows featured in today's sam...

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First Canadian to Walk in Space with Col. Chris Hadfield and Kevin Vidal (REBROADCAST)

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - November 22, 2022 06:00 - 35 minutes
This week the REACH team is over the moon to have a longform sit-down with renowned author, retired astronaut, and the first Canadian to walk in space, Col. Chris Hadfield.  Then we get a visit from the icy moon of Jupiter, Europa (the great Kevin Vidal!), - all on this episode of REACH.   Hosts:...

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REACHing Out: ALIENS with author Joalda Morancy

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - October 18, 2022 07:00 - 8 minutes
REACHing Out are bi-weekly mini-episodes where we answer YOUR Questions. This week we have a special episode as author and REACH Special Contributor Joalda Morancy stops by to talk about their new middle-grade book ALIENS. Don't miss it!   Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien with Nate DuFort...

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Mookie and the Magic Egg, Story 4

April Eight Songs and Stories - September 29, 2022 23:39 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
In Story 4, Mookie comes home to tell his grandpa all about the adventures he and his friends had and the magical creatures they discovered in Hawthorn Grove Woods. Dragons, fairies, kids, and magical cat wizards - there's a lot of fun to be had in this original series of sweet stories from stor...

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Introducing: Newsy Pooloozi’s Space Capsule!

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - August 09, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes
If you enjoy REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids, then we think you’ll love Newsy Pooloozi. Newsy Pooloozi is a weekly, world news podcast for smart kids and curious adults, covering science, animals, space, tech, culture, entertainment, sports… and even politics! The family friendly podcast is pre...

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Mookie and the Magic Egg, Story 3

April Eight Songs and Stories - June 23, 2022 01:27 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
Mookie, Larken, Jemi, and Sander follow their fairy friend into the woods to find out how to protect the baby dragon that just hatched out of the egg Mookie had been protecting for weeks. They meet a wise creature, the likes of which they never imagined. What in the world is a Chatabourger? You'...

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Introducing: Adventure in Atacama

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - April 25, 2022 11:00 - 13 minutes
If you enjoy REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids, then we think you’ll love ADVENTURE IN ATACAMA. In this comedy adventure game, you get to help Mariela, a Mexican American flight attendant find her missing mother and save the world from the #Atacama Effect, a mysterious phenomenon that is affecting...

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REACHing Out: This Just In: New Record Broken! Hubble Space Telescope Spots Farthest Individual Star Ever Seen

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - April 19, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes
REACHing Out are bi-weekly mini-episodes where we answer YOUR Questions. This week we're addressing numerous questions that have come in about the purpose of space telescopes by sharing a recent discovery.  One for the record books! NASA just announced an exciting new finding from the Hubble Spac...

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Inspiration in Space with Dr. Sian Proctor

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - April 12, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutes
This week the REACH team is honored to talk to  geoscientist, explorer, space artist, author,  and astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor about the Inspiration4 all-civilian orbital mission to space, her Space2Inspire,  and so much more. Then we have a special surprise in store for National Poetry Month - al...

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REACHing Out: Packing for Mars for Kids with author Mary Roach

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - April 05, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes
REACHing Out are bi-weekly mini-episodes where we answer YOUR Questions. This week we have a special episode as author Mary Roach stops by to talk about her new middle-grade book Packing for Mars for Kids. Don't miss it!   Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien Written by: Nate DuFort with Sand...

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REACHing Out: What is Planet 9?

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - March 15, 2022 05:00 - 12 minutes
REACHing Out are bi-weekly mini-episodes where we answer YOUR Questions. This week we're actually digging into a question both Brian and Meredith had on a past episode: "What is Planet 9?"  Joining us with the answer is Dr. Mike Brown, Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronom...

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First Canadian to Walk in Space with Col. Chris Hadfield and Kevin Vidal

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - March 08, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes
This week the REACH team is over the moon to have a longform sit-down with renowned author, retired astronaut, and the first Canadian to walk in space, Col. Chris Hadfield.  Then we get a visit from the icy moon of Jupiter, Europa (the great Kevin Vidal!), - all on this episode of REACH.   Hosts:...

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REACHing Out: What is a Satellite?

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - March 01, 2022 06:00 - 7 minutes
REACHing Out are bi-weekly mini-episodes where we answer YOUR Questions. This week's question comes from Bella who asks "What is a satellite?" Joining us with the answer as well as an overview on how CubeSats are opening up space exploration to all of us is Will Saunders, PhD candidate in Astrono...

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Tracks Across the Solar System with Rob Manning and Ashley Comeau

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - February 22, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes
This week we are thrilled to have a longform sit-down with Rob Manning, Chief Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, before we get a visit from the dwarf planet Ceres  (the amazing Ashley Comeau!), - all on this episode of REACH.   Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien  Written by: Sand...

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REACHing Out: Temperature Check for Planet Earth

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - February 15, 2022 06:00 - 9 minutes
REACHing Out are bi-weekly mini-episodes where we answer YOUR Questions. This week we're addressing listeners questions concerning global warming by talking about NASA and NOAA's latest global temperature update for 2021.  Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien Written by: Nate DuFort with Sand...

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Driving on Mars with Dr. Rachel Kronyak and Melly Victor

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - February 08, 2022 06:13 - 26 minutes
This week we talk all things Mars Rover with Dr. Rachel Kronyak, Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Then we hear actual sounds from the surface of Mars AND get a visit from the Mars Perseverance Rover (Stoopkid Stories Melly Victor!), - all on this episode of REACH.   Hosts: Br...

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REACHing Out: What Do Exoplanets Look Like?

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - February 01, 2022 06:00 - 12 minutes
REACHing Out are bi-weekly mini-episodes where we answer YOUR Questions. This week's question comes from Max in Illinois who asks "What Do Exoplanets Look Like?" Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien Written by: Sandy Marshall with Nate DuFort, Meredith Stepien and Brian Holden. Co-Created, Pr...

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SONG: A Lullaby for a Dragon

April Eight Songs and Stories - January 29, 2022 21:43 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
In our last episode, Mookie and his friends watched as a Chromanian Dragon hatched out of her shell. And what could they do with this wee magical creature but rock her to sleep with a baby bottle? ;-)  There's a bit of trouble afoot in Hawthorn Grove, but that's for the next episode! For now, l...

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Exploring the Solar System! with Dr. James Green and Kay Cannon

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - January 25, 2022 06:10 - 23 minutes
We are thrilled to launch the new season of REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids with Dr. James Green,  formerly NASA’s Chief Scientist and now NASA Scientist and Senior Advisor and host of the Gravity Assist Podcast, who shared his experience and expertise on everything from starting  NASA’s first in...

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Season 3 Trailer

REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - January 18, 2022 07:00 - 1 minute
The next season of REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids is launching into your ears January 25th, 2022. Make sure you're subscribed wherever you get podcasts.  Reach: A Space Podcast for Kids is a weekly, family friendly exploration of our galaxy (and beyond!) with hosts Brian Holden and Meredith Step...

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Mookie and the Magic Egg, Story 2

April Eight Songs and Stories - December 30, 2021 00:43 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
Taking care of his chickens is one of Mookie’s favorite things to do. But one day, he was gathering eggs in the chicken coop for his Grandpa and found something quite curious. It was an egg, but certainly not a chicken egg. Still, Mookie cared for the green and blue speckled egg and wondered exa...