http://www.boomkids.com/episodes Big Ideas for Curious Kids Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:10:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.boomkids.com/episodes/index/episode-22-featuring-woody-guthrie-and-buy-now-free/ http://www.boomkids.com/episodes/index/episode-22-featuring-woody-guthrie-and-buy-now-free/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:29:42 +0000 admin http://www.boomkids.com/episodes/?p=103 Big Talk: Why does Mom want me to play outside? Turning Points: A lot of people have heard of poet and songwriter, Woody Guthrie, but few know his incredible story. Kelsey goes back in time to 1946 for an interview… Boom Radio: Ben Jammin thinks Hummers are kid stuff …. In News Update, Devin discovers at least one good reason to save a few locks of hair. Hayley ponders the sociable customs of the walrus — all 3,000 pounds of them — in her Natural Wonder…. THE Big Idea: Alicia and the King of Complicated Stuff demonstrate how differently the world is seen by “buyers” and “sellers”… Freddie returns from his yearly vacation in lower Iceland for another game of Weird Words… Schmave’s Elevator: Schmave’s Dad goes on a long trip, annointing him “the man of the house.” Dave figures out what that means — the hard way.

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