The Little Moments Count Radio Podcast
Feb 27, 2023
As a collaborative movement, Little Moments Count partners are out in the community promoting the benefits of brain development in the first 1000 days of life. That’s because activities that build brain power also promote health equity and healthier outcomes in later life.
The Little Moments Count Radio Podcast was created in partnership with Minnesota Public Radio and community radio stations throughout Minnesota. With community radio partners including KRSM 98.9FM, AM950 Native Roots Radio, KMOJ 89.9FM and WFNU 94.1FM, Little Moments Count is hosting conversations with educators, early childhood experts, pediatricians, community leaders, educators, and others. These rich conversations reflect the unique cultural and geographic perspectives of our community radio partners, and the result is a meaningful sharing of information with listeners, and an increased awareness about how parents, caregivers, and members of the community can have an impact on the young children in their lives.
Little Moments Count Radio Podcast offers a collection of powerful audio stories about social and health justice, early childhood brain development and so much more. With 20 episodes now available, we’re excited to share the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast as a new, robust resource for parents and caregivers. You can subscribe to Little Moments Count Radio Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or find it at https://www.littlemomentscount.org/radio-podcast.
More about the community radio partners who help create and share the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast:
Power Perspectives | KRSM | 98.9 FM
Power Perspectives, with hosts ShaVunda Brown and Andrea Pierre, is a radio show on KRSM 98.9FM which talks about policy, art, building power, and community life in Minneapolis.
KRSM is a low-power FM radio station based out of the Phillips neighborhood in South Minneapolis. Broadcasting at 98.9 FM, this is a hyper-local platform for amplifying the voices, stories, cultures, and conversations happening in KRSM-area neighborhoods. KRSM’s focus is on communities that are marginalized, misrepresented, and erased by traditional media. For example, the schedule features shows in six different languages (English, Spanish, Somali, Ojibwe, Hmong, and Haitian Creole), and the station airs 10 hours of programming each week by Indigenous hosts. KRSM is located at the Waite House Community Center, and it is part of Pillsbury United Communities’ media initiative which aims to provide a platform for raising up stories of the community. The station was designed in partnership with Hope Community, Voices for Racial Justice, Little Earth of United Tribes, Main Street Project, and the Native American Community Development Institute, as well as a volunteer base of over 100 neighbors.
I’M AWAKE | Native Roots Radio | AM950
I’M AWAKE - with hosts Robert Pilot, Wendy Pilot, and Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe- is a weekly Native American talk radio show that discusses local, regional, and national Native American news and events. Local and national guests help keep listeners current with Mother Earth, Tribal and Political issues across all of Turtle Island.
Native American Issues are human Issues. Native Roots Radio invites all people to walk hand in hand with our struggles, victories, and achievements. We all must be AWAKE.
I’M AWAKE is broadcast on community radio stations in the Twin Cities, Chicago, and Madison.
Afternoon Drive | KMOJ | 89.9 FM
Afternoon Drive can be found on KMOJ weekday afternoons. The show is hosted by Walter Q Bear Banks Jr., who has been broadcasting the Minneapolis sound through the airwaves for more than 40 years.
KMOJ’s vision is to provide Communities of Color with information and education through the vehicle of mass communication. KMOJ’s mission is to: “Teach Communities of Color media skills that help reinstate the positive affirmative Black image.” KMOJ’s philosophy is that a process of education, collaboration, and grounding in culture, can elevate the quality of life in the community. The organization understands the significance of its role as a media resource for the community. KMOJ also recognizes this role must be nurtured and expanded to support and inform the community with knowledge and information.
Frogtown Community Radio | WFNU | 94.1 FM – distribution partner
Frogtown Community Radio is a low-power FM radio station based out of the Frogtown neighborhood in St. Paul, MN and broadcasting on 94.1 FM.
The mission of WFNU is to amplify the diverse voices of the Frogtown Community by providing skills training and a broadcasting platform to members of the Frogtown community. As a volunteer-run station, WFNU is committed to creating programs for and by those who are excluded from or mistreated by mainstream media and serving the Frogtown neighborhood with local news, perspectives, and great music.
More about Little Moments Count:
Little Moments Count is a statewide movement to help parents and the community understand the importance of talking, playing, reading, and singing early and often with children. These types of positive interactions and experiences in early childhood greatly impact health and well-being outcomes later in life.