Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW

Today’s SONGS TO CHEW podcast is Chapter 4 of “In The Hospital”, with a song about a boy named Samit, … who shrinks himself down to a size of a grain of sand, … so small, that he can go into his own blood stream on a stallion and fight with a Dragon that’s inside of him!  Whoa!! We turn needles into noodles, and sing “New Ground”, because when we lose something we love, … if we keep our eyes open,...

     This week’s podcast of SONGS TO CHEW is chapter 3 of my “In The Hospital” album with my friend Bill Harley  We sneak out of our room to meet more kids.  Here’s a music video of one of our songs, “My Little Clock”: [click on this link to see it! ~     https://youtu.be/wMQH3RJQNTw ].  To get your own free episode every week, [click on:  https:// peteralsop.podbean.com ] and hit follow.  See ya...

Here’s Chapter Two of our “In The Hospital” album.  Last week, my storytelling buddy Bill Harley and I found ourselves in the hospital together, singing and getting into mischief with the other kids.  In this episode Bill’s gonna tell us a story about Peggy the Quadrapus, (she’s an Octopus who only has four legs!)  This album has helped 1000’s of families become familiar with how to navigate being...

   Today’s Songs To Chew podcast, is the First Chapter of our “In The Hospital” album that my buddy Bill Harley and I did for kids and families.  It won Best Children’s Album when it came out.  I was encouraged to do this project by Diane Gates and Penny Pefley, two wonderfully creative pediatric nurses from Seattle Children’s Hospital, and together we’ve helped 1000’s of families become familiar...

       I just finished a new song “All Our Kids” about the immigrant children being held in detention centers on our US southern border.  It’s featured on this week’s “SONGS TO CHEW” podcast with some discussion.  When I’m not sure what to do to make things better, I’ve found it helps to do something. Even if I’m not sure if it will be effective, taking action always moves us closer to a solution,...

Hi!  Peter Alsop here with the fourth and final chapter of my PLUGGIN’ AWAY album.  My “Songs To Chew” podcast delivers songs that parents, teachers, and other human service professionals use to bring up and discuss ideas that get their kids thinking!  Requires adults to think too!  Feel free to go back and listen to ANY of the other chapters of my albums or songs from past episodes.  Just click o...

         My free “Songs To Chew”  podcast is something folks have been sharing every week with their kids!  This week is the Chapter 3 of my Pluggin’ Away album for kids and families!  I think we’re just about to head out on a dangerous “Safari Thru My Sister’s Nose!”  (A Dr. Demento favorite!), Click on: peteralsop.podbean.com , then hit “follow” for a good time!  Come on along with us! Get full...

      Peter Alsop here with today’s “SONGS TO CHEW” podcast, Chapter 2 of my PLUGGIN’ AWAY album.  It won a Best Children’s album award and comes with a booklet that helps parents, teachers, & other human service professionals talk with their kids about the topics that we bring up in each song.  Free weekly episodes for you and your kids, (and sometimes, just for you!) Click on: peteralsop.podbean...

    Today’s Songs To Chew podcast is Chapter 1 of my PLUGGIN’ AWAY album for kids & families.  It starts with a Dad (me!) trying to get my daughter Willow to clean her room.  Sound familiar?  Pluggin’ Away songs cover self-worth, using our imagination, AIDS, hopes, fears & disabilities.  C’mon in!  This podcast is free!  Click on: peteralsop.podbean.com , then “follow” ~ and every week you’ll rece...

      For today’s episode of my “Songs To Chew” podcast we’ll listen to my song “Low Flying Crows” from my Disciples Of PerFection album.  I wanted to write a song to share information I had about Monsanto’s use of Glyphosate in their Round Up, but I didn’t want to just name names, I felt like being poetic and metaphorical, so I used the image of crows. I certainly had not intended to villainize c...

        Hi!  I’m Peter Alsop, and on this week’s SONGS TO CHEW podcast, we’ve got the last Chapter of my “Stayin’ Over” album.  Don’t miss “Aaargh!”, the song sung by a perfect little kid who hopes to be a therapist someday, where the chorus is all screaming!  Or “Where Will I Go When I’m Dead And Gone?”, which has more that 200,000 views on YouTube!  Just click this link: ~ peteralsop.podbean.com...

     Today is Chapter 3 of my “Stayin’ Over” album.  It won Best Children’s Album of the year from NAIRD & a Parent’s Choice Honors Award.  All the neighborhood kids are Stayin’ Over at my house for the night, having a great time singing, staying up late, and Honky Boy Pete drops in to play a couple of songs. You might want to listen to Chapters One and Two before you listen to Chapter Three, … bu...

       On my SONGS TO CHEW podcast this week we’ll listen to Chapter Two of “Stayin’ Over”, and pick up with a song called “Dear Mr. President” written by an old friend of mine, Bob Blue.  He wrote tons of wonderful songs for kids.  This one he wrote way back in 1984 and it’s still very relevant today. Get full access to Peter Alsop’s Substack at peteralsop.substack.com/subscribe

     Today on my SONGS TO CHEW podcast a bunch of neighborhood kids show up and stay over at my house.  It's our first Chapter of STAYIN’ OVER, my “pajama party” album!  Winner of the NAIRD Best Children’s Album and the Parent’s Choice Honors Award, it will get you laughing and singing along with us!  (Do you deserve a “lift” today?)  Go to peteralsop.podbean.com , click on “follow” and every week...

      This week on Peter Alsop’s SONGS TO CHEW podcast, we’ll showcase my “Frack, Frack, Fracking” song for adults from my River Of Life album.  And here’s the link to my YouTube music video, featuring Mark Lewis as the “Fracker”, and Uncle Sam along with a crew of Topangans and other friends as the townspeople who throw the Fracker out of their town.  ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdyr1DZV92k...

     This week is Chapter Four of “Take Me With You!”  We’re on a day trip to the park with a bunch of neighborhood kids, singing about food & keeping ourselves safe! Click the link - peteralsop.podbean.com - and "follow" for free weekly episodes (or get Peter Alsop’s SONGS TO CHEW where ever you get your podcasts!) Get full access to Peter Alsop’s Substack at peteralsop.substack.com/subscribe

      Hello again!  It’s me, … Peter Alsop and we’re here this week with Chapter 3 of, “Take Me With You!”.  Last week we left off after singing “Animal Crackers”, so let’s pick up our story today with “Chickens For Peace”.  Here we go, … Get full access to Peter Alsop’s Substack at peteralsop.substack.com/subscribe

Today on Peter Alsop’s SONGS TO CHEW, we’ll “chew on” my song “Hey Ev’rybody”, … about how we all feel clumsy and awkward when we’re learning how to do something new, and my hit song, “It’s No Fun When Ya Gotta Eat An Onion”!  Most us know some people who like onions, … and some who do not!  Come take a break with us, as we listen to Chapter 2 of “Take Me With You!” Get full access to Peter Alsop’...

    We’ve got a family album this week called “Take Me With You!”, with songs that encourage laughter, fun, independence, and imaginative thinking, and they help parents and teachers talk with their children about such sensitive and difficult issues as fear, risk-taking, peer pressure, self-esteem, world peace, violence, anger, disabilities, touching and self-protection. Get full access to Peter A...

This week we’re gonna do one of my songs for adults. It’s called “So-So Security” from my Disciples Of PerFection album.  Of course, it's a hum-along!   Get full access to Peter Alsop’s Substack at peteralsop.substack.com/subscribe

       This week we’ve got the last chapter of my Wha’D’Ya Wanna Do? album.  Last week we heard the classic, “I Am A Pizza”, and “No One Knows For Sure” and “Don’t Trick Your Dad!”, (always good advice!).  So let’s go on now, with Chapter 4 of, … Wha’D’Ya Wanna Do!? Get full access to Peter Alsop’s Substack at peteralsop.substack.com/subscribe

The songs from today’s show, just like the first two chapters, have a free song booklet with EXERCISES, QUESTIONS and DISCUSSION ideas all written out to help grown-ups and kids explore the issues that we bring up in the songs!   Get full access to Peter Alsop’s Substack at peteralsop.substack.com/subscribe

     Here we go with Chapter Two of Wha'D'Ya Wanna Do?.  I think the reason kids love these songs is because I have lots of other REAL kids singing along with me!  Why don't you sing with us too! Get full access to Peter Alsop’s Substack at peteralsop.substack.com/subscribe

This week we’ll take a listen to Chapter One of my WHA'D'YA WANNA DO? Album.  It won the INDIE AWARD for Album of the Year in the children's category from NAIRD, the National Association of Independent Record Distributors Get full access to Peter Alsop’s Substack at peteralsop.substack.com/subscribe

     This week we’ve got a song for adults and teens.  It’s "Pick One!" from my Disciples Of PerFection album.  I got the idea from a discussion with my grown daughter Megan, … who has always impressed me with her clear thinking and balanced way of seeing the world.  See what you think. Get full access to Peter Alsop’s Substack at peteralsop.substack.com/subscribe