We're going all punk on Radio Active Kids this week with TWO interviews! At 8:30, we'll interview Ultrasonic kids, whose debut album just came out! And at 9:30, we'll interview Don't Splash Marty, who just released their 2nd album! Also, new songs by Renee & Jeremy, Howdytoons, Levity Beet Music, Billy Kelly, Totally Knuts, ERWA, Triple Rainbow, & #YouAndUs (Emerald Sketch)! Here's the playlist! 

RAK 1/28/23 - Ultrasonic Kids AND Don't Splash Marty interviews!!!

We've got new Kindie/Music on this week's Radio Active Kids episode! Songs by #ChrisBallew (AKA caspar babypants), Andy Z, Andrew & Polly, The String Beans, Captain Festus McBoyle, Rolie Polie Guacamole, Billy Kelly, Daria Music, Lori Henriques, Ginalina & the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble, Caleuchístico, Johnny and the Raindrops, Mike Phirman, I CAN Children, Key Wilde & Mr Clarke, The Zing Zangs, Music With Mandy, Ultrasonic kids, Dream Quaffle & more on a comp by Totally Knuts, Yosi Music, & Grow Resilient Families! Here's the playlist. 

RAK 1/21/23 - Kindie/Music!

We interview awesome kindie swing band The Swinging Belles this week on Radio Active Kids! They have a new album out called Welcome to the Flea Circus, and it's great! Also, new songs (and a story!) by Little Feet Music, Jim "Mr. Stinky Feet" Cosgrove (ft. Aaron Nigel Smith, Genevieve Goings, Brady Rymer, Mista Cookie Jar, 123 Andrés, Hullabaloo & Sugar Free Allstars!), Bill Harley, Rolie Polie Guacamole, Marla Lewis, Mr. Nick Davio & Kath Bee, EVT Kids, The Faithful Sidekicks, Young Folkies (ft. Claudia Robin Gunn & Beanstalk Arts), #Ness covering DARIA, Dots and Lines, & Jess and Aaron! Here's the playlist. 

RAK 1/14/23 - The Swinging Belles interview!

We've got new tunes for a new year this week on Radio Active Kids, featuring songs by 123 Andrés, Bill Harley & Keith Munslow, Rolie Polie Guacamole, Tu Rockcito & Los Niños Colegio Integrada La Candelaria, Fabulous Lemon Drops, Draco and the Malfoys, uncle dox ft. My Friend Christopher & more, Stacy & Athena, Ashley Mills Monaghan, Penny Pom Pom & Charlotte Diamond, #GhostyToasters ft. Nick Lutsko, Ludo Bagman and the Trash, Todd'n'Tina, Coach Kody, Don't Splash Marty, & #PaperBaggBand, plus a request for Suzi Shelton!!! Here's the playlist.

RAK 1/7/23 - New year, new tunes!

This week on Radio Active Kids, I am so excited to have brand-new bilingual kindie band Musiquita performing LIVE in studio! It's going to be amazing, y'all. Also, new tunes by LOOPY TUNES, Divinity Roxx & Aaron Nigel Smith, The Pop Ups, Billy Jonas, Kid Pan Alley, Mr. Jon & Friends, The Swinging Belles, SING SONG PARTY TIME, Marsha and the Positrons, Suzanne Jamieson, The Weirdos Are Out, Todd'n'Tina, Joy Blooms, Macaroni Birthday & #HamsterHouse! The playlist is here! 

RAK 12/31/22 - Musiquita in-studio performance!

It's our Christmas-ish show this week on Radio Active Kids! We've got incredible new holiday songs from the likes of (in alphabetical order): The BenAnna Band (ft. Culture Queen's Culture Kingdom Kids, Ms. Niki's Music Class, Little Parade & The Buttons), Laurie Berkner Band, Chris Lam Sam (ft. Suzy Cato), Esther Crow, Suzanne Jamieson, LOOPY TUNES, Simone Ludwig, Magic Bullet, Martin and Rose Music, The Microphone Doctors, Mr. Pete's Playhouse, Music With Mandy, Nathalia, Pottörhead, The Punk Rock Socks, Red Yarn, Rolie Polie Guacamole & No Parking Studio, Strawbitty Yops, Anna van Riel, Tom Weber, Key Wilde & Mr Clarke, Watch Reggie Run, #YouandUs (Emerald Sketch), & Young Folkies!!!! The playlist is here. 

Radio Active Kids 12/24/22 - The 2022 Christmas-ish show!

This week on Radio Active Kids, I am thrilled to interview The Relative Minors, who have a new album out called Minor Third! Also, new Hanukkah songs by Susan Salidor, Louis and Dan and the Invisible Band, Billy Kelly, Erica Rabner, Fun Run Band, & Rabbi Chayim, plus more new releases by Music with Michal, the Fabulous Lemon Drops, Dub Town Rockers, Claudia Robin Gunn, Mr. T & Friends, Madam Pince and the Librarians, JellyBean Queen & The Future Brigade! The playlist is here!

RAK 12/17/22 - The Relative Minors interview!

We've got even more brand new music this week on Radio Active Kids, with new songs by Splash'N Boots, Joanie Leeds & Fyütch, Mista Cookie Jar & Uncle Jumbo, Draco and the Malfoys, Greg Lato, Jaqualyn Taimana Williams, Ronnie Boy Kids, #ShapeNotes, Banda Porota, The Faithful Sidekicks, #DeanandtheFamilyJones (No Parking Studio), Marko Polo, Stuart Stotts, #NoRulesFamilyBand & more! The playlist is here. 

RAK 12/10/22 - Brand! New! Music!

Despite everything, we're still broadcasting on Radio Active Kids! This week, we've got nothing but new music, and the legendary Justin Roberts has made this incredible jingle for us! We've got new songs by 123 Andrés, The Gothsicles, Red Yarn ft. Mil's Trills, Culture Queen's Culture Kingdom Kids, Lucy Kalantari, Little Miss Ann, Strawbitty Yops, 123 Andrés, No Parking Studio & Hi Joe Kye, Sonshine and Broccoli, Lavender Blues ft. Dan Zanes, Nanny Nikki ft. SaulPaul, The Wise Channel ft. Lucy Kalantari too, Ants Ants Ants, a comp by Istotne Nagr., Tom's Fun Band, From Page To Play, Tiny Tina, Sing Along With Tony, BARK, #BisexualHarry/Dots and Lines/Candle Wix on a comp, & Todayongoodkids! Here's the playlist!

RAK 12/3/22 - Justin time for new music!

This week on Radio Active Kids, I'm so excited to interview the awesome new kindie band Strawbitty Yops! Also, new tunes by Music with Michal, Joanie Leeds & Fyütch, Will's Jams & Seeka Sings, Billy Kelly, Captain Festus McBoyle, Stacey Peasley, Steve Elci & #JillLamoureux on a comp by One Little Finger, The Relative Minors, Little Miss Ann & No Parking Studio, Levity Beet Music, fleaBITE, Key Wilde & Mr Clarke, Shawny, #JamesandtheMaraudersMap on a comp by Wizrocklopedia Compilation Club, Jump for Joy Music, Cee Bee Teatime, & Whoopie Chicken! Here's the playlist!

RAK 11/26/22 - Strawbitty Yops interview!

Here's the playlist! 

I'm tired this week, so I'm doing something different on the show! This week, we'll play--in full!--two classic independent kids' albums that are long out of print & are absolutely amazing: Ride Through the Solar System by #MichaelStein & #BryanSmith (Michael is Jacob from The Pop Ups' dad!!!), and Magic Bike by Green Chili Jam Band! Both these albums hold up amazingly today, and I'm excited for folks to hear them! Also, songs by the 2021 children's album Recording Academy / GRAMMYs nominees: Alphabet Rockers, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, Divinity Roxx, Justin Roberts, & Wendy & DB, plus wizard rock by The Swedish Shortsnouts, Solitary Snape, The 8th Horcrux & Luna (Not) Lovegood!

RAK 11/19/22 - The Magic Bike Ride Through the Solar System!

I am so stoked (or should I say spoked?) to interview David Gibb this week on Radio Active Kids! His new concept album about bicycles is incredible! Also, new songs by 123 Andrés, #TheTallestKidintheRoom, Ms. D&Me, #LosAurores/aka_swell_rell/Dream Quaffle on a comp by Wizrocklopedia Compilation Club, & Happy Music Garden, plus older tunes by Mike Phirman & Lucas Miller, the "Singing Zoologist"! The playlist is here!

RAK 11/12/22 - David Gibb interview!

We've got the rhythm and the rhyme of new music playing this week on Radio Active Kids! New songs from Tu Rockcito, Dub Town Rockers, EVT Kids, Ingrid Hofer, Vasthy & Friends, Mr. Lobster, Strawbitty Yops, #MrBooDaddy, Tom Knight, Tim Hoh’s Music For Kids, Hey Buster, Amp'd, Potterwatch, Emma Greenfield Kids' Music, Don't Splash Marty, & #JamesandtheMaraudersMap! Here's the playlist.

RAK 11/5/22 - The rhythm & rhyme of new music!

IT'S FINALLY HERE! The 2022 Radio Active Kids Halloween episode is HAPPENING this week, with BRAND-NEW Halloween songs by (in alphabetic order): Andyroo & the Andyrooniverse, Freddy Apple, Auntie Kayte, Laurie Berkner, Flor Bromley & Genevieve Goings, Coach Kody, The Dolly Shakes, Johnette Downing, From Page To Play, Lori Henriques, Itty Bitty Beats, Jesse Jukebox, Lucy Kalantari and the Jazz Cats, James Kochalka Superstar (with ROUGH FRANCIS & Jello Biafra!), Little Feet Music, Simone Ludwig, Martin and Rose, #MrBooDaddy, Mr. Pete's Playhouse, Nanny Nikki & Kelli Welli, Nathalia, Bee Parks and the Hornets & Ants on a Log, Pata Punn & Pez al revés, Stacey Peasley, Ronnie Boy Kids, Three O'Clock Rock, Uncle Jumbo, Trevor Walls (ft. Billy Kelly, Mista Cookie Jar, & The Oot n' Oots!), & Key Wilde & Mr Clarke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here's the playlist.

RAK 10/29/22 - The 2022 Halloween Show!!!

I am ECSTATIC to have the chance to interview Uncle Devin on this week's Radio Active Kids show! His new #GoGo album In the Pocket is amazing! Also, new songs by Jazzy Ash & Red Yarn, David Gibb, Tiptoe Giants, Simone Ludwig, Heywood Banks, Suzanne Jamieson & The Pop Ups, Father Goose Music, Little Parade, Penny Pom Pom, Hooray Miss Marae, & songs from a comp by Leah from Hawthorn & Holly and Wizrocklopedia Compilation Club! 8-10am ET Saturday at ashevillefm.org/show/radio-active-kids or tun.in/pjiei & podcasting at mixcloud.com/Radio_Active_Kids! The playlist is here!

RAK 10/22/22 - Uncle Devin interview!

We've got an incredible new show this week on Radio Active Kids, where we're totally FALLING for new music! We've got new songs by Music with Michal, Mr. Pete's Playhouse, Johnny and the Raindrops, Los Rockan, Kath Bee, Two of a Kind, Tom Weber Children's Music, Heywood Banks, Fabulous Lemon Drops, Billy Kelly, Steve Pullara and His Cool Beans Band, Kaci Bolls Kids, The Happy Racers, Frisbi Jones, Beppie, Erica Rabner Music, Esther Crow Music, Bradley's Ukulele, #Nanzdemort & more on a comp by Wizrocklopedia Compilation Club & Dream Quaffle, Allie Jean Music & #MrBooDaddy, plus more randomness! The playlist is here!

RAK 10/15/22 - FALLing for new music!

It's that time of year again! This week is the Asheville FM #FallFundDrive, and we'll have a special Fund Drive show for you! Dr. Bob from The Climate Buzz show on AFM will be joining us to help pitch, and if YOU can help keep Radio Active Kids on the air, please donate at https://www.flipcause.com/secure/fundraiser/MTYwNjc1/76790! We'll be spinning new songs by Sonia De Los Santos, Uncle Devin, Muckemacher, Tallulah's Daddy, Strawbitty Yops, Yeah Nah & Tinker, plus older tunes by 1TribeCollective, Un Bosque EnCantado, Draco and the Malfoys, Duke Otherwise, Josh and Gab, Lard Dog, & Los Patapelá! Playlist is here: https://spinitron.com/WSFM/pl/16508681/Radio-Active-Kids

RAK 10/8/22 - 2022 Fall Fund Drive show!

We've got an incredibly exciting show on Radio Active Kids this week! We'll interview Nathalia, whose new album Mil Colores is amazing! We also have new tunes by Laurie Berkner, Steve Weeks & Joanie Leeds, Levity Beet Music, The Hipwaders, Music with Michal, Lindsay Müller, Elliott Park, Mo Phillips, Ants Ants Ants, Claudia Robin Gunn, Animal Farm & Jessa Campbell, #FangirlRiot/Pottörhead/Potterwatch on a comp by Totally Knuts & Dream Quaffle, Paper Rainbows & #Feldiken (this one's actually old, but new to the show)! The playlist is here!

RAK 10/1/22 - Nathalia interview!

We return to the airwaves this week and interview Wendy & DB, who have a new #blues album out now! Also, new songs by Alphabet Rockers, Genevieve Goings, Ingrid Hofer, Captain Festus McBoyle, Stacey Peasley, Gro-Town, Mr Roberelli, Katie Dwyer Music, #AutumnBrooke/Muggle Snuggle/Dots and Lines/Bradley's Ukulele, Roast Beef & Pizza on a comp by Totally Knuts & Dream Quaffle, and #LouiePhipps! The playlist is here.

RAK 9/24/22 - Wendy & DB interview!

We've got another top-notch show this week on Radio Active Kids! We interview Brighter Light Brigade and play selections from BOTH their new EPs! Can't wait!!! Also, new songs by Sharon and Bram, Randy Kaplan, Howdytoons, 3 O'Clock Rock Records, Mama B, & Musiquita! Also, older tunes by MONEDITA DE ORO (RIP Juan Monedita ), #KindianaJones, The Blibbering Humdingers & Un Recreo Fantastico/La Bollito Band! The playlist is here.

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