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What happened to Kitten? Did she drown in the swamp when her box broke? Did Blue the otter rescue her? How dare the writers leave us hanging on this one?! Good things come to those who wait. Please enjoy the conclusion of Kitten’s Tale.

New words in this episode:

• Overreacting
• Whipper Snapper
• Related
• Disturbs
• Slumber
• Carapace
• Disturbance
• Tranquilizer
• Frond
• Heinous

French Words:

• Cretin - stupid person

Latin Words:

• Chelydra Serpentine - Common Snapping Turtle
• Python Bivittatus - Burmese Python
• Platalea Ajaja - Roseate Spoonbill

Themes:

• Bravery
• Empathy
• Resilience
• Perseverance
• Optimism
• Curiosity
• Overcoming Fears

Songs:

• Python Attack
  • Music Track - Conquer The Battle 1 By Fredrik Ekstrom (Epidemic Sound)
• I Like Big Fur By Shonda
  • Music Track - Adapted from Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-lot (No music acapella)

Questions to Ask your Listener:

• How old is Ted’s father?
• What would Hazel have found time for?
• What sound do you hear when Ted stops talking?
• How long can Ted hold his breath?
• What does Ted catch in his carapace?
• What is Ted’s solution to getting Kitten’s paw unstuck?
• What saves Kitten’s paw?
• How long can Python’s hold their breath?
• What do the spoonbill sisters like to eat?
• What do the spoonbill sisters make Kitten do before they hear her problem?
• Why was Dolores in the swamp?
• How many Chickens long was Dolores?

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Have you ever wondered about Kitten’s mysterious past? She mentioned in one episode that she was in a swamp before she was taken to the pound. How did she end up in a swamp? Did Kitten have a family before she was adopted? Tune it to find out.

New words in this episode:

• Traumatize
• Dramatize
• Fatigued
• Mesmerizing
• Memorizing
• Transpired
• Downstream
• Upstream

French Words:

• ma chère ( my dear)
• Transpirer (what happened or to sweat)

Latin Words:

• Palus - marsh or swamp land
• Coccothrinax argentata - silver palm tree
• Lontra canadensis -river otter
• Lepomis macrochirus - Blue Gill fish
• Lepomis gulosus - Warmouth fish
• Fundulus confluentas - Marsh Killifish
• Amia calva - Ruddy Bowfin fish

Themes

• Bravery
• Empathy
• Resilience
• Perseverance
• Optimism

Songs

• Separation By Kitten
  • Music Track - Alive in the Shadows by Ludvig Moulin (Epidemic Sound)
• Twisting & Turning By Kitten
  • Music Track - Exorcism by Bjön Alva (Epidemic Sound)
• Mama, Where are you? By Kitten
  • Music Track - Bittersweet Lament by Max Anson (Epidemic Sound)
• Put on a Happy Face By Blue
  • Adapted from Bye Bye Birdie ( No music acapella)

Questions to Ask your Listener:

• How many brothers and sisters did Kitten have?
• What caused Kitten to become separated from her family?
• Have you ever been lost?
• Did Kitten have a human family before the Daniels?
• What new animal did Kitten meet?
• Why was Feral concerned about Blue?

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Siblings are they good, bad or just strange. Find our how are crew is fairing with their new family members.

New words in this episode:

• Exuberance
• Endurance
• Avians
• Felines
• Respite
• FOMO
• AKA
• Monopolizing
• Impairment
• Uppies
• Spacey
• Exhilarating

Spanish Words:

• Que - What?
• Me encanta - I love
• Adios - Bye

Themes:

• Family
• Sibling Challenges
• Venting Frustration
• Home
• Accepting Others

Questions to ask your Listener:

• What other animal is Clucky related to?
• What did Link do to Kitten?
• Why does Rosie like to Run?
• What colors make you happy?
• Do any colors make you sad?

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Bonus! We were part of a collaboration with Kids Listen!

Endings & Beginnings (Part 2) 🌅🌱
Welcome back to Big Emotions! It's our final episode! Change like this can bring excitement, sadness, pride, and hope - sometimes all at once. In Part 2 of our season finale, we explore the emotional waves that come with endings and the possibilities hidden in beginnings. From grief and legacy to wonder and inspiration, these stories remind us that every ending holds meaning and every beginning holds potential.
Contributing podcasts in this episode: Kitten & Clucky • The Show About Science • What If World
Hosted by Tal Kelly, Producer
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About this series: Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups is a 7-part audio adventure where creators from the Kids Listen community come together to explore feelings in all their shapes and sizes. Each episode pairs two related emotions, sharing original clips and reflections to help kids (and grownups!) understand, name, and navigate their feelings.
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Feral is feeling festive and has brought a treat to share! Will he finally impress Kitten with his thoughtfulness or will this be strike 3 on his gift giving escapades? Tune in to find out!

Can you believe how much we packed into such a short episode?!

New words in this episode:

• Autumnal
• Jaunty
• Tolerable
• Filberts
• Debacle
• Inferring
• Pizzazz
• Wringing
• Gesundheit!
• Immigrated

French Words:

• Salut mes amis - Hello my Friends
• Absolutement - Absolutely
• Exactement - Exactly
• Zut alors - Shucks!
• C’est pas possible! - It’s not possible
• Mais oui! - But Yes!
• Salut - Hi

Latin Words:

• Tamiasciurus douglasii - Douglas Squirrel
• Pseudotsuga menziesii - Douglas Fir Tree
• Felis catus - Cats
• corylus avellanas - Hazelnuts
• Canis lupus familiaris - Siberian Husky
• Ursus americanus - American Black Bear
• Bubo scandiacus - Snowy Owl
• Strix - Owl

Scottish Words:

• Heid - Head
• Din - Racket
• Hurkle durkle - linger in bed longer than necessary
• Samhain - Scottish Holiday

Themes:

• Friendship
• Kindness
• Halloween
• Vocabulary expansion
• Accepting Others
• Cultural Differences
• Language exploration

Questions to ask your Listener:

• Have you ever given a gift that was not received well?
• Before this episode, had you heard of the Latin Language?
• Do you like to hurkle durkle?
• Do you know anyone who has immigrated? Where did they immigrate from?

Songs:

• Trick or Treat song by Feral

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Clucky and Rosie are still struggling to find a good balance with Link. They love seeing the joy he brings to Xander but are trying to come to grips with sharing his attention.

New words/phrases in this episode:

• Overshadowed
• Casting
• Achieve
• Accomplish
• Diversion
• Masterful
• Coiled
• Analyzing
• Inspire
• Inquire
• Boy Howdy (Cowboy for Oh my)
• loanwords
• Foster Dog

Spanish Words & Phrases:

• ¡buenísimo! - Great!
• pobrecita - poor thing
• es mi lugar favorito - It’s my favorite place!
• ¡Ayuda! - Help
• ¡Sáquenme de aquí! - Get me out of here!
• pero tienes que dejar de moverte - but you have to stop moving!
• hermana - Sister
• ¡Soy libre! - I’m free!
• ¡Vamos! - Come on
• ¡Sí se puede! - Yes I can
• ¡qué descarado! - How cheeky!
• No dinero involved! - No Money Involved
• ¡Así soy! - Of course
• “¿Sabes qué, nené? - You know what, baby?
• Juntos - Together

Quechuan Words: Quechua - language of the indigenous people of Peru, Bolivia, Colombia… parts of Chile too. And of course Ecuador!

• Yaku - Water
• Choclo - Corn
• Cuy - Guinea pig

Themes:

• Challenges of Siblings
• Sharing
• Power of Teamwork
• Family dynamics

Songs:

• Lonely By Clucky

Questions to ask your Listener:

• Can you share a time when you have felt left out?
• Have you every had a challenging time with a brother or sister?
• What did Sugar get stuck in?
• What did Clucky and Rosie learn from the Go Go Power Pack?

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There is a new family member but not everyone is excited. Find out who is new, who is excited and who wants things to stay the same.

New words in this episode:

• Irreplaceable
• Metaphor
• Meteor
• Similarities
• Politely
• Suspected
• Clumsy
• Confused
• Language
• English
• Spanish
• Admire
• Experiment
• Elegant
• Tactics
• Taxes
• Achieve

Spanish Words in this Episode:

• Si Señor! - Yes Sir!
• Muy rapido - really fast
• Familia - Family
• No lo sè - I don’t know

Themes:

• Challenges of a new sibling
• Sharing
• Curiosity
• Take Control of your actions

Questions to ask your Listener:

• Is Link a visitor?
• What clues let you know that Link will be a big dog?
• Do you know anyone who speaks another language like Spanish?
• What tangled around Brigitta?
• Have you ever struggled like Rosie with Link?
• Have you ever been asked to share things you did not want to?
• Have you ever had to change your tactics?

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Spring is in the air and Kitten's allergies have returned. So have several other friends! Find out what friends and fauxs have joined us for this last episode of season 4!

New words in this episode:

• Thwart - Prevent or stop someone from accomplishing something
• Infernal - irritating or tiresome
• Captors - a person or animal that catches or confines another
• Perch - typically a branch or a horizontal rod or bar in a birdcage, to rest on something
• Bolted - run really fast
• Work in progress - an unfinished project that is still being added to or developed.
• Annihilating - destroy utterly, obliterate
• Pathetic - miserably inadequate; of very low standard
• Afoot - danger near
• Plotting - discuss evil plans
• Potting - to put plants in pots
• Knave - a dishonest or unscrupulous man
• Acronym - an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word
• Colluding - cooperating in secret
• Angora Rabbit - long-haired breed of rabbit

Themes:

• Science is more powerful than weapons
• Paperclips are for more than just paper
• Friends work together

Questions to ask your Listener:

• Do you think Thwart is a funny word?
• How does Rubix get caught?
• Do you understand what Sensei says?
• Do you know who MacGyver is?
• Do you find paperclips useful?
• What was the other useful item mentioned?
• Did Lemon help Rubix escape?
• Do you think Lemon will be back?

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Discovering the world - one paw and claw at a time.

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