WEE Nation Podcast

Check out Uncle Devin's Broadcast from Wolf Trap's National Park for the Performing Arts as he prepares for a week long Teaching Artist training as a part of their Institute For Early Learning Through The Arts.  He is joined by current Wolf Trap Teaching Artist, Groovy Nate, who explains exactly what this program offers and why he enjoys being a part of it.

Did you know that WHUT-TV, Howard University Television, was the first public station in the United States to be licensed and operated by a historically black college and university (HBCU)?

Uncle Devin interviews Jeffrey Lee, General Manager, Howard University Television, and a Washington, DC area native, about this historic television station in the nation's capitol and their PBS Kids 24/7 Channel premiering on WHUT Kids Channel 32.2. Aired on November 5, 2018.  Also interviewed was Krystal Branton, WHUT's Education and Outreach Manager.

The Uncle Devin Radio One talk show airs every Monday from 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM on WOL 1450 AM/95.9 FM in DC or you can stream it live at www.woldcnews.com. Call in number is 1-800-450-7876.

The Uncle Devin Show is an interactive musical experience for children that use percussion instruments to cultivate their minds - a dynamic cross between DC's Trouble Funk and Schoolhouse. Learn more at www.TheUncleDevinShow.com

Jessica "Culture Queen" Hebron sits in the Radio One studio in Silver Spring, MD as Uncle Devin calls in live from the Delaware Library Showcase and Expo at the Smyrna Opera House in Smyrna, DE.

Uncle Devin's Talk Show airs every Monday from 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM.  Listen live at www.woldcnews.com.  For more information about Uncle Devin's Radio Network, go to  https://www.theuncledevinshow.com/radio. 

Listen to this very inspirational and uplifting interview with Baba Ras D, a longtime musician, educator and creator of Harambee, a music program with a mission of introducing children to topics that uplift positive identity development and explore what is fair and unfair – the foundation for recognizing social inequities and knowing how to stand up for yourself and others. He was joined by his manager, Gabriel "Asheru" Ben. Tune in every Monday from 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM on WOL 1450 AM www.woldcnews.com.

Does your child have an eye for acting?  If so, you should listen to this wonderful discussion with Michael Bobbitt, Artist Director, and Leon Seamann, Executive Director, of Adventure Theater & ATMTC Theater.  Adventure Theatre MTC is the pre-eminent Theater Academy for youth in the DC region with an integrated and nationally renowned high quality professional theater for family audiences.

Listen to Uncle Devin's interview with Quynn Johnson, a multi-award winning performing artist, who has been described as having a “deliciously buoyant movement quality and a natural organic rhythm.”  In 2014, she won the Individual Artist Award for Dance Choreography from the Maryland State Arts Council. Quynn’s newest production, SOLE Defined (co-created with Ryan Johnson) is a show with incredible fusion of tap dance and body percussion. SOLE Defined has been presented at the Italy World Children’s Festival, Jacobs Pillow, The John F. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, and Dance Encore Festival in Quebec, Canada. Co-hosted by Jessica "Culture Queen" Hebron!

Listen to Uncle Devin's interview with Grammy-Award winner and family music legend, Dan Zanes, with his lovely wife and jazz vocalist, Claudia Eliaza.  Dan occupies a unique place in American music – where sea shanties, English Music hall, play party songs, the spirit of early rock-n-roll, soul, North American and West Indian folk music collide. For the past 15 years, he has toured the world with his band, Dan Zanes and Friends, sharing handmade 21st century social music with enthusiastic crowds of kids and kid sympathizers.

Listen to this very lively interview with Northern Virginia's own Groovy Nate on Uncle Devin's Radio One talk show (www.TheUncleDevinShow.com/radio).  Groovy Nate is a children’s entertainer and Wolf Trap Teaching Artist who creates fun and educational shows using exotic musical instruments and puppet skits - a la Sesame Street meets Parliament/Funkadelic, meshed with The Electric Company, Kraftwerk, and Dub Reggae. The shows encourage children and adults to move, sing, and play creatively with one another, while exposing them to various genres of music. (www.groovynate.com).

The Uncle Devin Show is an interactive musical experience for children that use percussion instruments to cultivate their minds - a dynamic cross between DC's Trouble Funk and Schoolhouse.

Check out this wonderful interview with Emmy-Award wining TV Host and children's book author, Markette Sheppard, who was our September 17, 2018 guest on "The Uncle Devin Show," on Radio One's WOL. 

Markette discusses her path to TV, being a mom and writing the book, "This Little Light!"  She is also a wonderful support of children's music, as you will hear in this very inspirational and engaging interview. https://www.markettesheppard.com/. 

 

 

Kaitlin McGaw and Tommy Shepherd of the Alphabet Rockers were my guests on The Uncle Devin Show on Radio One's WOL 1450 AM/95.9 FM in Washington, DC.  They spark an intergenerational conversation about the world through hip hop music and dance. Partnering with anti-bias thought leaders and expert artists, this GRAMMY-nominated music group is the soundtrack for social justice. They discuss how they produce concerts, music and media to engage young changemakers and their adult allies. As they say, "It’s time to be WOKE!"  http://alphabetrockers.com/