![]() By 1963, Columbia House was the flagship of the record-club armada, with 24 million records shipped. The allure of the record club was simple: you put almost nothing down, signed a simple piece of paper, picked out some records, and voila! - a stack of vinyl arrived at your doorstep. From roughly 1955 until 2000, getting music for free meant taping a penny to a paper card and mailing it off for 12 free records - along with membership and the promise of future purchasing. After all, by the end, Columbia House was no longer Columbia House it had folded into its main competitor and become an online-only entity years before.Ī more likely explanation, though, is that a new generation of music fans who had never known a world without the Internet couldn't grasp the marvel that was the record club in its heyday. Other defunct facets of the 20th-century music business have been properly eulogized, but it seems that nary a tear was shed for the record club. There is FREE curriculum to accompany this episode.On June 29, 2011, the last remnant of what was once Columbia House - the mightiest mail-order record club company that ever existed - quietly shuttered for good. So this week, instead of talking about our favorite books, we’re talking about democracy. Now with the televised congressional hearings looking at the January 6th attack, we’ve again heard from parents looking for ways to have a conversation about January 6th with their kids. After the attack on the Capitol on January 6th of last year, we saw the need to help parents and teachers talk to kids about what happened – without scaring them half to death, and to put the insurrection in some sort of historic context that kids could understand. We created a special episode with curriculum that can be used in the classroom. Fina is the 10-year old daughter of a congressman who solves mysteries inside the US Capitol. May the 4th Be With You: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger ListenĪs you probably know, we also produce another podcast THE FINA MENDOZA MYSTERIES, an audiodrama designed to introduce elementary school kids to civics.And check out Kids Radio LA, the podcast from the students at Atwater STEAM Elementary (and Mr. Sutherland Wayside School series - Louis Sachar Big Ideas for Curious Minds: an Introduction to Philosophy Lots more book suggestions on our "Books We Love" page of the website. Just click on the links: Dog Man - Dav Pilkey The Bad Guys - Aaron Blabey Harry Potter series - J.K Rowling The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo Ordinary People Change the World series The Witches - Roald Dahl Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger Land of Stories - Chris Colfer Thirst - Varsha Bajaj The Giver - Lois Lowry The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan Baseball books Pig the Stinker - Aaron Blabey Wings of Fire (the graphic novel) - Tui T. Some are Book Club for Kids podcast episodes. ![]() How? We hear from a group of 4th graders in Los Angeles who have a few suggestions. It’s that time of year when all you can think about is “how long until summer vacation?” So how do you keep kids engaged? Find a book they love. A Conversation with Johnnie Christmas Listen. ![]() Sign up for the Ten News Newsletter! Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes Follow the show on Instagram Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode!. ![]() Did you ever hear the segment about the 9th planet from Jacob and Olivia Rozencwaig from the Curious Kid Podcast? Or, when Bethany spoke to Terry V irts, a former NASA astronaut, and commander of the International Space Station!? And of course, we can’t stop talking about the James Webb telescope! Tune in to today's road trip remix to learn about all things outer space. Ten News Road Trip Remix: We're hitting the road and tuning into our favorite space segments with the Ten News. It’s their on the road episode.all about space. We’re sharing our airwaves with one of our friends from Kids Listen, a grassroots organization of people who make podcasts for kids. ![]()
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