African Folktales with Miss Jo Jo
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African Folktales with Miss Jo Jo
African Folktales with Miss Jo Jo is a Webby Award-winning children's podcast of diverse short stories originating in Africa, originally passed down through generations by word of mouth. These traditional tales told with a new twist, are not only entertaining but serve to teach a lesson as well. Som...
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Motiratika
Today our magic jeep visits a couple and their dog from a faraway land! Make sure to listen closely for the bell. The bell will ring when I say the “M...
The Goat and Her Young Ones
Today our magic jeep takes us to visit a Mother Goat and her kids, who live in a beautiful house right by the mountains. When Mother Goat needs to gat...
How Tomatoes First Grew
Today our magic jeep brings us to a land where everyone seems to have bad luck. No matter how hard they try to get rid of it, nothing works! It will t...
Why The Lizard Continually Moves His Head Up and Down
Today our magic jeep visits our friend Hyena, who is determined to win the Queen’s special prize – a magical flute that plays on its own! The only pro...
The Hawks and the Crows
Today our magic jeep travels back to a time when crows and hawks played together. We’ll meet Koongoo′roo, the captain of the crows, and Mway′way, lead...
The Daughter of the Sword
Today our magic jeep travels to a distant kingdom, where we’ll meet a spoiled princess named Hadiza. After she demands more and more gold from her fat...
Don't Shake Hands With Everybody
Today we are bubbling our way to Frogs farm! We see how a kind act went too far. Find out how one frog got so excited to say thank you to everyone tha...
Why the Moon and the Stars Receive their Light from the Sun
Today our magic jeep visits Father Anansi and his son Keku, who have a very scary encounter with a dragon! When it snatches them away and locks them u...
Why the Warthog Gets Around on His Knees
Today our magic jeep takes us to where a Warthog has built a nice big house. But the Warthog sees the Lion from one of our old stories and he becomes...
A Good Fortune in Camels
Today our magic jeep takes us to where a man named Ali wishes to set out and earn a fortune for him and his wife. After some work, Ali has enough mone...
Younde Goes To Town
Today our magic jeep takes us to Accra! We follow a young man who learns about a mysterious person. Yonde goes on a long adventure and learns some val...
The Baboon Chief
Today our magic jeep visits Chief Zewdu and his sister Fana, who live deep in the savanna with a group of baboons. Despite being the leader, Zewdu not...
The Man and the Sheep
Today our magic jeep brings us to a small town, where we meet Magala the tailor and his son, Jabulani! The young boy is given a pet sheep by his fathe...
IMANI
IMANI - FAITH - to believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggl...
KUUMBA
Description: UJIMA: KUUMBA - CREATIVITY, to always do as much as we can, in any way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and benefic...
NIA
NIA - PURPOSE, to make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatn...
UJAMAA
UJAMAA - COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS - to build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Listeners w...
UJIMA
UJIMA: COLLECTIVE WORK & RESPONSIBILITY - to build and maintain our community together and make our sister's and brother's problems our problems and t...
KUJICHAGULIA
KUJICHAGULIA-SELF DETERMINATION, to define ourselves, speak for ourselves, instead of being defined and spoken for by others.
Day 2 of Kwanzaa T...
UMOJA
UMOJA - UNITY, to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.
This delightful Day 1 of Kwanzaa Time! Aunti Oni t...
Younde Goes To Town
Today our magic jeep takes us to Accra! We follow a young man who learns about a mysterious person. Yonde goes on a long adventure and learns some val...
The Magic Wand in the Pot of Butter
Today our magic jeep introduces us to a man named Chidi, who owns a magic wand that can transport him anywhere! When a neighbor ends up borrowing it w...
Clever Jackal Gets Away
Today our magic jeep takes us to a land with a very clever and smart Jackal. One day when the Jackal was moving through the land he came across a grea...
Why the Moon and the Stars Receive their Light from the Sun
Today our magic jeep visits Father Anansi and his son Keku, who have a very scary encounter with a dragon! When it snatches them away and locks them u...
The Lightning and the Thunder
Today our magic jeep takes us deep into the night! We go into the sky and follow the story of Lightning and the Thunder. A long, long time ago the Thu...
The Sky God's Well
Today our magic jeep is cruising through a forest! We follow a frog who seems nice and innocent. It is said that once in the old days, the frog was te...
The Monkey Who Was Made King
Today our magic jeep takes us to a special Kingdom to find out about a monkey who did everything he could to be made the King! Were all the animals ha...
The Magic Pot
A long time ago there lived an old woman who had the best chicken soup in the market. People would come from all over the land to try this incredible...
The Contest Between Fire and Rain
Today our magic jeep brings to a princess who is due to be married. The only problem is that she has fallen in love with two strong men. One of them i...
The Porcupines Shovel
Today our magic jeep takes us to learn about a special shovel that’s one of a kind. In the beginning, there was only one shovel in the world, and men...
The Goat and Her Young Ones
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Today our magic jeep takes us to visit a Mothe...
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
Today our magic jeep takes us to a dispute between the sun and the water! Many years ago the sun and water were great friends, and both lived on the e...
The Grasshopper and the Toad
Today our magic jeep arrives in a place where the Grasshopper and the Toad are best friends. That is until they invite each other over for dinner and...
The Boy and the Drum
Today our magic jeep takes us to where a boy named Afi wishes to go hunting. But when it begins to rain, he asks the tortoise for shelter. This result...
The Longest Story in The World
Today our magic jeep takes us to a place where there's a chief who loves good stories. Just like you! But this chief issues a challenge for someone to...
Introducting Five Minute Mysteries w/ Kiddy Casey!
Hello my little ones! We've got some exciting news for you. Take a listen to my good friend Kiddy Casey and her brand new show Five Minute Mysteries....
The Tortoise and the Elephant
Today our magic jeep brings us to a village where animals can speak like humans! When the good Queen gets sick one day, it’s up to clever Tortoise to...
A Goat and Her Daughter
Today our magic jeep brings us to where a goat is traveling with her daughter. But as they travel there are many dangers. Other animals want to eat th...
Why the Bat Is Ashamed to Be Seen in the Daytime
Today our magic jeep arrives in a place where a bat is going on a journey to visit his father-in-law, but he needs help to carry all of his things. Th...
Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies
Today our magic jeep journeys to a magical field! We’ll meet a new friend, Farmer Mybrow, who runs into a group of woodland fairies. As Mybrow sets of...