Light the lights! <a href='http://andrewandpolly.com/'>Andrew &amp; Polly </a>ask their friends about sources of illumination, human-made and natural. Lori Hoch Stiefel from <a href='https://pjlibrary.org/enroll-in-a-community?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=pj%20library&amp;utm_campaign=22377857886&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22377857886&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADr5I1SR_h62M1ZvkzU-MiDYL22Be&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA9OnJBhD-ARIsAPV51xM026_k1N0BnWO_ObXNIlqMMsiYYmG8a44FZlAlZw67-6u1SogSTWgaAkXUEALw_wcB'>PJ Library</a> shares her Hanukkah story and we begin to wonder...why do candlelight and winter celebrations go hand-in-hand?
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Thanks to Arlo, Molly, Poppy, Opal, Sam, and Thiri (and their parents) for sharing what they know about lights and how their families use lights to celebrate. To find out more or to be on the show, visit <a href='https://www.earsnacks.org/be-on-the-show'>earsnacks.org </a>- and thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;Light the lights! &lt;a href='http://andrewandpolly.com/'&gt;Andrew &amp;amp; Polly &lt;/a&gt;ask their friends about sources of illumination, human-made and natural. Lori Hoch Stiefel from &lt;a href='https://pjlibrary.org/enroll-in-a-community?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_term=pj%20library&amp;amp;utm_campaign=22377857886&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=22377857886&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAADr5I1SR_h62M1ZvkzU-MiDYL22Be&amp;amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA9OnJBhD-ARIsAPV51xM026_k1N0BnWO_ObXNIlqMMsiYYmG8a44FZlAlZw67-6u1SogSTWgaAkXUEALw_wcB'&gt;PJ Library&lt;/a&gt; shares her Hanukkah story and we begin to wonder...why do candlelight and winter celebrations go hand-in-hand?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ear Snacks is a free podcast centered around children’s voices &amp;amp; ideas. Please support us by subscribing, leaving a 5-star review, and sharing with your friends! And if you can &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/andrewandpolly/?hl=en'&gt;follow us on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, that helps too!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks to Arlo, Molly, Poppy, Opal, Sam, and Thiri (and their parents) for sharing what they know about lights and how their families use lights to celebrate. To find out more or to be on the show, visit &lt;a href='https://www.earsnacks.org/be-on-the-show'&gt;earsnacks.org &lt;/a&gt;- and thanks for listening!&lt;/p&gt;
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Andrew & Polly think about winter festivals with kids around the world, interview PJ Library about Hanukkah, and sing a holiday song!

Lights! (Explaining Hanukkah & How Candles Work)

Andrew &amp; Polly's <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ear-snacks/id1013225660?i=1000735291338'>Bad Guy game</a> 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 Doctor" to find out!
Dr. Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas from UC Berkeley's <a href='https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/'>Greater Good Science Center</a> tells us about what brains have to do with Bad Guys &amp; Superheroes.
We're looking for more friends to share what they know! To find out more or be on the show, visit <a href='https://www.earsnacks.org/'>earsnacks.org</a> - and thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p id="yui_3_17_2_1_1762980443024_564"&gt;Andrew &amp;amp; Polly's &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ear-snacks/id1013225660?i=1000735291338'&gt;Bad Guy game&lt;/a&gt; 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 Doctor" to find out!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr. Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas from UC Berkeley's &lt;a href='https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/'&gt;Greater Good Science Center&lt;/a&gt; tells us about what brains have to do with Bad Guys &amp;amp; Superheroes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We're looking for more friends to share what they know! To find out more or be on the show, visit &lt;a href='https://www.earsnacks.org/'&gt;earsnacks.org&lt;/a&gt; - and thanks for listening! &lt;/p&gt;
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Andrew &amp; 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 Doctor" to find out!
Dr. Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas from UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center tells us about what brains have to do with Bad Guys &amp; Superheroes.
We're looking for more friends to share what they know! To find out more or be on the show, visit earsnacks.org - and thanks for listening! 

The Neuroscience of Bad Guys & Superheroes!

What's a "bad guy?" Is it fun to pretend to be one? (When is it not fun?)
Andrew &amp; Polly model conflict in play, learn how to talk like a villain from voice actor <a href='https://www.morlagorrondona.com/'>Morla Gorrondona</a>, and ask kids what they know about "bad guys!"
To learn more or to be on the show, visit <a href='https://www.earsnacks.org/'>earsnacks.org</a> - and thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;What's a "bad guy?" Is it fun to pretend to be one? (When is it not fun?)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Andrew &amp;amp; Polly model conflict in play, learn how to talk like a villain from voice actor &lt;a href='https://www.morlagorrondona.com/'&gt;Morla Gorrondona&lt;/a&gt;, and ask kids what they know about "bad guys!"&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more or to be on the show, visit &lt;a href='https://www.earsnacks.org/'&gt;earsnacks.org&lt;/a&gt; - and thanks for listening!&lt;/p&gt;
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What's a "bad guy?" Is it fun to pretend to be one? (When is it not fun?)
Andrew &amp; Polly model conflict in play, learn how to talk like a villain from voice actor Morla Gorrondona, and ask kids what they know about "bad guys!"
To learn more or to be on the show, visit earsnacks.org - and thanks for listening!

Playing Bad Guys!

What's a disguises? (How is it different from a costume?)
Andrew &amp; Polly solve a mystery for forlorn giraffes Kevin &amp; Lousie, learn how to disguise their voices with voice actor <a href='https://www.instagram.com/gregchunva/?hl=en'>Greg Chun</a>, and explore the link between evolution and animal disguises (crypsis &amp;  camouflage) with CalAcademy's <a href='https://www.calacademy.org/staff/ibss/citizen-science/rebecca-johnson'>Rebecca Johnson</a>! And as always, we ask our friends what they know about...DISGUISES!
To learn more or to be on the show, visit <a href='https://www.earsnacks.org/'>earsnacks.org </a>- thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;What's a disguises? (How is it different from a costume?)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Andrew &amp;amp; Polly solve a mystery for forlorn giraffes Kevin &amp;amp; Lousie, learn how to disguise their voices with voice actor &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/gregchunva/?hl=en'&gt;Greg Chun&lt;/a&gt;, and explore the link between evolution and animal disguises (crypsis &amp;amp;  camouflage) with CalAcademy's &lt;a href='https://www.calacademy.org/staff/ibss/citizen-science/rebecca-johnson'&gt;Rebecca Johnson&lt;/a&gt;! And as always, we ask our friends what they know about...DISGUISES!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more or to be on the show, visit &lt;a href='https://www.earsnacks.org/'&gt;earsnacks.org &lt;/a&gt;- thanks for listening! &lt;/p&gt;
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What's a disguises? (How is it different from a costume?)
Andrew &amp; Polly solve a mystery for forlorn giraffes Kevin &amp; Lousie, learn how to disguise their voices with voice actor Greg Chun, and explore the link between evolution and animal disguises (crypsis &amp;  camouflage) with CalAcademy's Rebecca Johnson! And as always, we ask our friends what they know about...DISGUISES!
To learn more or to be on the show, visit earsnacks.org - thanks for listening! 

Disguises! (Halloween!)

We got a whole lot of chickens.
Andrew &amp; Polly celebrate the birthday of one of their heroes by asking their friends one of life's eternal questions: what's a muppet?
To learn more or to be on the show, visit <a href='https://www.earsnacks.org/'>earsnacks.org </a>- and thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;We got a whole lot of chickens.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Andrew &amp;amp; Polly celebrate the birthday of one of their heroes by asking their friends one of life's eternal questions: what's a muppet?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more or to be on the show, visit &lt;a href='https://www.earsnacks.org/'&gt;earsnacks.org &lt;/a&gt;- and thanks for listening!&lt;/p&gt;
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We got a whole lot of chickens.
Andrew &amp; Polly celebrate the birthday of one of their heroes by asking their friends one of life's eternal questions: what's a muppet?
To learn more or to be on the show, visit earsnacks.org - and thanks for listening!

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

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