Tag: John Cech
Keb Mo’s Big Wide Grin
That’s Keb Mo with the opening track “Everybody Be Yoself” from his new CD for children and families called “Big Wide Grin.”
National Chemistry Week
You are hearing a little of “What is the Smallest Part” from a recent CD about chemistry produced by Kim Mitzo Thompson and Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, the sisters of Twin Sisters Productions.
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/New-Englands-Epitaphs-for-Americas-Childhood.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/2/2001 Plan Your Epitaph Day Transcript Unlikely as it may seem, some provocative soul has proclaimed today Plan Your Epitaph Day — an activity that most of us probably would rather avoid thinking about. It’s certainly not an exercise that children or teenagers are […]
John McCutcheon’s “Autumnsongs”
That’s John McCutcheon swinging into fall on his “Autumnsongs” CD, the third in his Four Seasons cycle of songs that we’ve been reviewing on this program.
Willie Nelson’s “Rainbow Connection”
That’s the incomparable Willie Nelson, on the opening track for his new CD of music for children and families, “The Rainbow Connection,” with one of the most memorable instrumental solos in recent children’s music history.
Music for Dinosaur Month
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Music-for-Dinosaur-Month.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/5/2001 Music for Dinosaur Month Transcript October has been dubbed the Month of the Dinosaur, and if your family still hasn’t had enough Velociraptor and Pterodactyl action from this past summer’s movie fare at the Jurassiplex, or insightful commentary from the BBC’s and Discovery […]
Jimmy Carter’s “An Hour Before Daylight”
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jimmy-Carters-An-Hour-Before-Daylight-.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/2/2001 Jimmy Carter’s “An Hour Before Daylight” Transcript It’s former president Jimmy Carter’s birthday this week, and he has given us the present this year with his new book, An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood. Mr. Carter grew up during the […]
“Abbey Road” and the Beatles Legacy
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/From-Abbey-Road-to-Sesame-Road.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/1/2001 “Abbey Road” and the Beatles Legacy Transcript Today, in 1969, the Beatles released what would become one of their best-selling albums, Abbey Road. According to one commentator, it was half traditional rock album, half pop symphony, with all the songs on the second […]
Banned Books Week
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Banned-Books-Week.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/25/2001 Banned Books Week Transcript This week public libraries around the country are calling attention to the on-going national debate about censorship through their annual Banned Book Week displays of works that have come under attack for their depictions of some aspects of human […]
Martha Stewart Kids
John Cech reviews Martha Stewart's new magazine for kids and parents.