Culture
King Tutankhamen
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/King-Tuts-Wonderful-Things.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/5/2004 King Tutankhamen Transcript In early November of 1922, Howard Carter, made one of the most famous discoveries in archaeological history, that of the tomb of the boy king, Tutankhamen. As Carter peered through the small opening he and his crew had dug, into […]
Chicago Children’s Humanities Festival
That’s the opening from The Magic Lion, an animated film by Charles Githinji, from the National Film Board of Canada, which has a long tradition of producing some of the most original animated movies in recent times.
The Ancient Olympics
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Children-at-the-Ancient-Olympics.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 8/4/2004 The Ancient Olympics Transcript In the movie, Troy, we are repeatedly informed of ancient Greece’s obsession with winning glory through victory in war. In the Olympics to be held in Athens later this month, we will be regaled with another Greek way of […]
Up on the Moon
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Up-On-the-Moon.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 7/20/2004 Up on the Moon Transcript I have always felt lucky to remember the first moon landing. At the time, I was only three and a half. I suppose that if I had been born just a few months later, I could have missed […]
Ancient Greek Childhood
That's Savina Yannatou with the Greek lullaby, "Nanourisma," from Ellipsis Arts' beautiful Mediterranean Lullaby CD.
Frontier Children
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Frontier-Children-on-the-Westward-Trail.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 3/23/2004 Frontier Children Transcript In the second half of the 19th century, the prevailing view of the ideal Victorian child was someone who could enjoy a life of carefree happiness before coming of age and taking on adult responsibilities, but for thousands of children […]
Nat Love, African American Cowboy
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Nat-Love-African-American-Cowboy.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 2/5/2004 Nat Love, African American Cowboy Transcript In the mid 19th century, the western frontier drew many adventure seekers, some of them quite young teenagers. Nat Love was born in a Tennessee slave cabin in 1856. It took a long time for news of […]
Wholly Nasrudin
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Wholly-Nasrudin-Tales-from-the-Middle-East.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 1/23/2004 Wholly Nasrudin Transcript If you thought saints couldn’t be funny, think again, for here comes Nasrudin, the witty and wise visionary holy man from Sufi culture, a branch of Islam. In traditional folkore all over Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan, anecdotes about Nasrudin are […]
Crayolas Turn 100
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Crayola-Centennial.mp3 Author Cathlena Martin Air Date 12/18/2003 Crayolas Turn 100 Transcript Remember the fresh, waxy smell mingled with back-to-school excitement and the urge to pick our your favorite color and begin a picture. That smell of Crayola crayons lingers with us even into adulthood. “According to a Yale University study, […]
Chicago Children’s Humanities Festival
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Chicago-Humanities-Festival.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/24/2003 Chicago Children’s Humanities Festival Transcript The other good reason to be in Chicago with your children over the next two weeks is the city’s Children’s Humanities Festival, which begins this weekend with the presentation of the Chicago Tribune’s Young Adult Book Prize. This […]