Family Roles 1

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Family Roles 1

FromPeter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW

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Sep 13, 2019

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This week’s “SONGS TO CHEW” podcast is Chapter One of my FAMILY ROLES concert presentation for 800 people at a “Laughter and Play” Conference with my daughter Willow. Come laugh with us!

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Sep 13, 2019

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Episodes of my award winning songs and stories; some for kids & families and some for teens and adults!

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Wha'D'Ya Wanna Do? 2: 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! by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Wha'D'Ya Wanna Do? 1: 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 by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Grow It At Home 3: If you’ve heard Chapters One and Two, you know that the kids and I are out back of my house in the garden. Last week we discussed how to be safe around strangers and sometimes life works out really well, and sometimes, … it doesn’t work out so well... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Stayin' Over 1: 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 w... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Frack, Frack, Fracking: 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 wit... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Uh-Oh! 3: Today, we’ll pick up with Chapter Three of my UH-OH! Album. When we closed up with Chapter Two, Fifi the Age Fairy had sent me back to being 3 years old and stranded me at a preschool, where my friend Bill Harley and the other kids were asking me to... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Grow It At Home 2: This is Chapter Two of GROW IT AT HOME for kids and families. If you haven’t heard Chapter One yet, you might want to go back and listen to that first! It all started when a bunch of my kid friends came over to my house and ended up helping... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Pluggin' Away 3: 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 S... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
14 min listen
When The Women Say No!: We all know that men can get carried away with our manly activities sometimes. Right? I laughed when I first heard this story, because it seemed like a pretty good idea, to give women the authority to tell men “NO! STOP! ENOUGH!” It remi... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Take Me With You! 4: 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 ... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Pluggin' Away 1: 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, A... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Take Me With You! 3: 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, … by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Uh-Oh! 2: Today we’ve got Chapter Two of my "Uh-Oh!" album for you. I actually recorded this album because a bunch of my friends asked me to put out an album for pre-schoolers. I said, “Why do I need to do an album for pre-schoolers? A lot of pre-scho... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Ebenezer's Make Over 4: Here's the fourth and final Chapter of Ebenezer's Make Over! Please listen to them in order (or not!) And I hope you enjoy the story & songs from the Feminist Men's and Women's movement. Please share. Please subscribe/follow so you'll get a new ... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
19 min listen
All Our Kids: 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 thi... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Stayin' Over 3: 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... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Low Flying Crows: 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 did... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Uh-Oh! 4: For Chapter 4 of Uh-Oh!, ... Let's kick off Chapter 4 of Uh-Oh! with the song you’ve all been waiting to hear, … my world famous toilet training song, “Poop Goes The Weasel”! Here we go! by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Pluggin' Away 4: 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! R... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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So-So Security: 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! by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Breath: It’s time for another episode of Peter Alsop’s SONGS TO CHEW. This week’s song is “Breath”, from my adult album, DISCIPLES OF PERfECTION. It ponders a simple questions, … about what we choose to value as important in our lives. As life cycles around u... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
9 min listen
Take Me With You! 1: 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 f... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
13 min listen
Good Book: On my SONGS TO CHEW podcast this week, we’ll hear a song from my RIVER OF LIFE album called “Good Book”. It’s a very useful book for all of us here in the United States, and it’s not about the Bible. It’s a book written by Dr. Gene Sharp, called “... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Stayin' Over 2: 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... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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In The Hospital 3: 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! ~ ... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Disciples Of PerFection: This week our SONGS TO CHEW podcast covers the title cut from my DISCIPLES OF PERfECTION album. It’s wonderful when people come up with insightful analyses and extraordinary solutions to solve overwhelming problems, but when people in power, with wea... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Wha'D'Ya Wanna Do? 3: 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! by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Pluggin' Away 2: 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 ... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
15 min listen
Pick One!: 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 seein... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Take Me With You! 2: 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 wh... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
13 min listen

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Small Bribes: I wrote today's 'Song To Chew' for our Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. It's called SMALL BRIBES. Thought he might need some advice about how to stay out of trouble. I haven't released this song on an album yet, but I've got a 'soon to b... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Yecch!: Today's 'Song To Chew' is YECCH! from my “Wha'D'Ya Wanna Do?" album. I play this song at almost every family concert because almost veryone loves screaming "Yecch!" at the top of their lungs! It's a 'scream-along' so you can join in with us! I... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Let’s Face It!: Today's 'Song To Chew' is LET'S FACE IT! from my “In The Hospital" album. It addresses facial disfigurement, and all the unsettling emotions that we go through when we feel that we're different than others around us. It's difficult emotionally,... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Inspection: Today's 'Song To Chew' is INSPECTION. I wrote it with Penny Pefley, one of the pediatric nurses who helped us make our “In The Hospital"album. My buddy Bill Harley and I 'rap' this one. Our personal privacy is challenged regularly in a hospita... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Juice: Today's 'Song To Chew' is JUICE, from my “Stayin Over" album. It's an uncomplicated song, about the complicated concepts of 'love' and 'energy'. When we feel we’re not loved, we feel empty, and we search for any kind of 'juice' to fill us up, l... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Stayin’ Over: Today we'll 'Chew' on the title song from my STAYIN' OVER album. Do you remember the first night you went to 'stay over' at a friend's house? Maybe it was a camping trip with other families. These adventures are loaded with memories and lesson... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Wiggle: Today's 'Song To Chew' is WIGGLE. It's a song about freedom! We all “wiggle” when someone won’t let us do what we want to do. 'Being alive!" means that in one form or another, we just need to "wiggle"! Some of us wiggle emotionally because we... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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The Prize: Today's 'Song To Chew' is THE PRIZE from my “Did You Walk?" album. It's song lyrics without any music, so actually, it's a poem. We're constantly being taught that it's important to 'come in first', to 'win the game', to 'win the race!' Some of us... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Sandwiches: Today's 'Song To Chew', SANDWICHES, was written by Bob King. One of the subjects that kids love to sing about is food!! We'll 'chew on' ideas about kids and food and the interconnectedness of all the human things we do in our lives. There's 'e... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Needle-ee, Noodle-ee: Today's 'Song To Chew' is NEEDLE-EE NOODLE-EE. I wrote it with Penny Pefley, one of the two pediatric nurses who initiated our "In The Hospital" album! "Pokes" or "shots" are probably the number one fear children have about being in the hospita... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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My Dad’s A Jungle Gym: Our Song To Chew today is MY DAD'S A JUNGLE GYM from my “Uh-Oh!" album. I used to carry my daughters around on my shoulders, or under my arms when they were little. Sometimes they'd get tired on a walk, and I'd carry them on my back. Eventuall... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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My Body Runs: Today's 'Song To Chew' is MY BODY RUNS, from my “Did You Walk?" album. I wrote this song at the request of two women who were marketing their Digi-Walker Pedometer, a small device for one's belt or pocket that counts the steps we take to be sure ... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Wha’d’ya Wanna Do?: Today's 'Song To Chew', WHA'D'YA WANNA DO?, is about 'wanting to have fun with a buddy'. As I listen to the lyrics more than 40 years after I wrote them, they're about being joyous. That's mostly what kids wanna do, 'find support as we go throug... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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That’s My Thang: This week's 'Song To Chew' is THAT'S MY THANG! We get a "fire in our belly" about something that involves all our attention, often to the exclusion of everything else around us. Our 'thang' is something we want to achieve, or simply a task we wa... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Covers On Our Hearts: Today we'll "chew on" the song, COVERS ON OUR HEARTS from our musical play "Pie In The Sky". It takes place in a small town with a big nuclear reactor. The kids in town want to get rid of it because there are so many health problems, but the gr... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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While I’m Sleeping: Our 'Song To Chew' today is WHILE I'M SLEEPING, written with Diane Gates. She and Penny Pefley are pediatric nurses from Seattle Children's Hospital who encouraged me to write and record our 'In The Hospital' album. I got my buddy Bill Harley t... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Under The Rainbow: Our 'Song To Chew' today is UNDER THE RAINBOW. Some might call it a 'woke' song, because it's full of hope. There are some very mystifying things in this world. I haven't got a clue about how they happen, so I don't rule out prayer, magic, sup... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Never Speak With Your Mouth Full: Today's 'Song To Chew' is NEVER SPEAK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL! It seems like a 'fun little song', but it opens doors to deeper topics like, 'Where do our rules come from?' and 'How do they become laws?' Kids deal with 'grown-up rules' all the time. W... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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I’m A Little Cookie: Our 'Song To Chew' today is I'M A LITTLE COOKIE, written by Larry Penn. It reframes the concept of 'having a disability' for kids and grown-ups. When a traumatic event happens, and something in us changes or 'breaks', we can feel like we're 'un-... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Peaceful Feet: Our SONG TO CHEW this week is PEACEFUL FEET, from my 'Grow It At Home' album. I wrote it as part of a challenge sent out from Rounder Kids Records asking some of the best artists in children's and family music to create a one-minute song for an albu... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Gnarly Dude: This week's 'Song To Chew' is GNARLY DUDE. 'Gnarly' means 'twisted and knobby', but it's also slang for 'something unpleasant or unattractive', or for the opposite, 'something excellent or very good'. To be a 'gnarly dude', we have to figure ou... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Home Where The Heart Is: This week's Song To Chew, 'HOME WHERE THE HEART IS', opens the musical stage play I wrote with Ellen Geer, “Pie In The Sky", which ran as part of our 1987 theater season at the Theatricum Botanicum. It takes place in a small American town that ha... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Samit And The Dragon: My SAMIT AND THE DRAGON song comes from our “In The Hospital" album, recorded with my buddy Bill Harley and the two pediatric nurses from Seattle Children's Hospital who instigated the whole project, Diane Gates and Penny Pefley. We won the Best Chi... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Strangers: Our SONG TO CHEW this week, is STRANGERS, from my 1992 child abuse prevention concert with KidPower and actor John Ritter. Before people turn 18, one out of four of us will have been sexually abused. Our feelings are like an early warning syste... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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No, No, No!: Our 'Song To Chew' this week is 'NO, NO, NO!' Little kids like to say 'No!'. We learn that from the adults around us! "Can I have a puppy?" No! "Can my friend come here to play?" No! It's impossible to be a perfect parent. I was spanked as ... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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If You Love A Hippopotamus: Today's 'Song To Chew', "IF YOU LOVE A HIPPOPOTAMUS" was written by Connie Kaldor, a wonderful Canadian singer-songwriter. It brings up the delicate subject of our size and our behavior and our appearance. If we don't look or behave the way other pe... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Where Will I Go When I’m Dead And Gone?: WHERE WILL I GO WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE? is one of my more controversial songs. Why write a song for kids about death and dying? Because it's a subject no one wants to talk about! Curiosity about death is completely human and understandable. Kids ... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Ask Away: This week's SONG TO CHEW is ASK AWAY from my “Grow It At Home" album! The concept is simple! 'Ask others for help', but that can be difficult for some of us. We don't want to impose or look weak or confused. Some think it's gender-linked to m... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Us Kids Brush Our Teeth: Our SONG TO CHEW this week is US KIDS BRUSH OUR TEETH from my 'Stayin' Over' album. A four-year-old doesn't brush their teeth just to get them clean! That's what adults do! Kids have a completely different agenda! If we get upset with our kids fo... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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Irish Seatbelt Jig - Apple Juice - MeMeMe - Spin Around: Our SONG TO CHEW this week, is a 'batch of songs'. We'll listen to the IRISH SEATBELT JIG, APPLE JUICE, ME-ME-ME, and SPIN AROUND. We'll 'chew on' how impactful these repetitive little children's songs can be! This kind of song gets into our heads... by Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW
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