Buttons & Figs

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Sinopsis

Buttons & Figs is a podcast for kids about nonsense.

Episodios

  • The WPZNS: DONUTS!

    14/02/2022 Duración: 09min

    You are listening to the Wordplay Zone Nonsense Show (WZNS)! Do not try and make sense of any of what you are about to hear. It is all nonsense, well, except for the part about DONUTS! Cuz DONUTS are the TRUTH! Tune in this winter and spring, cuz this is the place where we'll be sharing our thing. Nonsense skits and music written and performed by Mark Peña and Pamela Rogers. Buttons & Figs Kid voices come from nonsense lovers far and wide. Picklepear in the Air written and recorded by B&F kids Noah, Maddy and Hannah. The Donut Song written by Mark Peña, music by Pamela Rogers SFX by Zapsplat. Just Because mastered by audio engineer Blaise Collins For more nonsense visit www.buttonsandfigs.com Copyright @buttonsandfigs

  • The WZNS: The Ballad of Q & U

    06/02/2022 Duración: 07min

    You are listening to the Wordplay Zone Nonsense Show (WZNS)! Do not try and make sense of any of what you are about to hear. It is all nonsense, well, except for the true story about the letters Q & U. THAT part is QUite true. Tune in this winter and spring, cuz this is the place where we'll be sharing our thing. Nonsense skits and music written and performed by Mark Peña and Pamela Rogers. Buttons & Figs Kid voices come from nonsense lovers far and wide The Ballad of Q & U written by Carter Dukarm and Mark Peña, lyrics by Pamela Rogers, guitar and pedal steel Carter Dukarm, vocals Mark Pena SFX by Zapsplat. Spurs sfx by https://freesound.org/people/CGEffex/sounds/98816/ For more nonsense visit www.buttonsandfigs.com Copyright @buttonsandfigs

  • Introducing: The Wordplay Zone Nonsense Show

    30/01/2022 Duración: 08min

    You are about to enter the Wordplay Zone. Do not try and make sense of any of what you are about to hear. It is all nonsense. It is the middle ground between stupidity and wisdom, between make-believe and absurdity. It is our playground. And we have been at play. Tune in this winter and spring, cuz this is the place where we'll be sharing our thing. Nonsense skits and music written and performed by Mark Pena and Pamela Rogers Buttons & Figs Kid voices come from nonsense lovers far and wide For more nonsense visit www.buttonsandfigs.com Copyright @buttonsandfigs

  • New Show! Introducing the Semi-adventures of Sheila

    18/12/2021 Duración: 05min

    We have a brand new, semi-short, audio-fiction podcast show to share. It's called, The Semi-Adventures of Sheila! We’ve just released all five chapters and you can subscribe, for free, anywhere you listen to podcasts! The Semi-Adventures of Sheila features none other than our own 9 year old Sheila! Yes! That sugar loving, fact loving, rock loving Sheila! Well, if you haven’t listened to our Summertime Zone series, you may not know who Sheila is, so this episode will introduce you to her and share a little more about her favorite past time - rockhounding! Search and subscribe to 'The Semi-adventures of Sheila' in Apple or Google Podcasts, Spotify, or where ever you listen to podcasts. The Semi-adventures of Sheila is a Buttons & Figs production.

  • EmOcean Play with Venus Underwater author Julia Hengst

    18/11/2021 Duración: 30min

    On this episode we get to sail to the land of Mermaidia! Which means you'll get to hear our interview with author Julia Hengst where she tells us all about the wordplay filled mermaid world she created called Mermaidia. You’ll learn about her new book, "Venus Underwater: Songs from Mermaidia" and how mermaids use song, dance, and wordplay which can help you sort through your emOceans. You’ll also get to hear some of the wonderful music that will bring this world to life. And, as always, we have a couple of Buttons & Figs kids who were inspired by Julia’s mermaid world, who will show us their ways to wordplay….so let’s get started... To learn more, visit Julia Hengst: venusandherflytrip.net Illustrations by Ester Samuals-Davis: dirtyliketheweeds.com Music by Rachel Panni and Alison Balano: NightskyMind.com Buttons & Figs kids: Brianna and Ariyah SFX by Zapsplat Interview recorded via Zoom Created and produced by Pamela Rogers Mastered by Blaise Collins

  • Wordplay Zone: The First Annual Library Book Cart Race

    12/11/2021 Duración: 14min

    You are about to enter....the Wordplay Zone! A place where kids get to share their story ideas for Sheila and her gang...and we get to bring them to life with our crazy voices, sounds fx, and nonsense! So...WELCOME to our first episode of the Wordplay Zone. In this episode you get to hear the script of 11 year old Buttons & Figs kid Noah. He come up with a crazy library book cart race for Sheila, Max and Jimmy...not to mention a chipmunk, Robot and Spring-Heeled Jack! Get ready to enter the...Wordplay Zone: The First Annual Library Book Cart Race, by Noah If you enjoyed this crazy story, then be sure to check out Noah's inspiration: Mr. Lemoncello's Library book series, by Chris Grabenstein. If you have a story idea for Sheila and her friends, be sure to email pamela@buttonsandfigs.com If you'd like to add your voice to the Wordplay Zone, find a grownup and ask them to record you saying: Welcome to the Wordplay Zone! This episode was written by Noah, with support from Buttons & Figs Sheila, Max, Jim

  • Original Scary Stories - Ages 8+

    31/10/2021 Duración: 18min

    You are about to hear original scary stories by students from Independence High School in Glendale Arizona. These stories were written for you, the listeners of Buttons & Figs...but we must warn you, they are not for those who scare easily...there is a story of a ghost, a girl, and a train...all of them are haunting, scary and spooky! We recommend these stories for those who are brave, ages 8+. The Girl in the White Dress written and narrated by Sarahi, voices by Marisol, Mark, Chloe and student Stitches and Needles written by Madison, narrated by Marisol The Runaway Train by Gio The Spirit of Halloween by Mark Pena Thanks to librarian Stephanie Ehrick for hosting this spooky story contest and a special thanks to Mark Pena for keeping the halloween spirit alive! Recorded and produced by Pamela Rogers Happy Halloween! Boo!

  • Storytelling Contest in the Halloween Zone - Ages 7+

    29/10/2021 Duración: 10min

    You are about to hear Sheila host a spooky story telling contest with her friends. Which one will win? Will there be prizes? What is a bloody book anyway? Before we answer these questions, please note...If you are a kid who scares easily, then you may not be ready for this contest, but if you don’t mind the mention of murder and bloody hooks...or books, then...by all means, prepare yourself to enter... the Halloween Zone. Recommended for kids ages 7+ due to the mention of murder and a bloody hook. Storytelling Contest written and voiced by Mark Pena What Will I Be? written and voiced by Mark Pena Introduced and produced by Pamela Rogers Thanks to Buttons & Figs kids Noah and Hannah for lending their voice to halloween! The Bloody Hook was adapted from "The Hook", a story in the collection "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark", by Alvin Schwartz. For more scary stories, be sure to check out all of his collections!

  • One Halloween Night in the Halloween Zone

    27/10/2021 Duración: 17min

    Street scenes. Halloween. The past. You are about to listen to several groups of kids who all live near one another, who take to the streets on their own daring journeys this Halloween Night. Their talk of candy and costumes will be familiar to you...until fear sets in and you hear a black cat start talking...a little too much. This next stop will be...in the Halloween Zone. Thanks to Buttons & Figs kid voices Noah and Hannah. Halloween stories written and voiced by Pamela Rogers and Mark Pena Halloween is Coming was written by Mark Pena Produced by Pamela Rogers and Blaise Collins

  • Book Recommend & Dragon Play with kid super reader Debra

    18/09/2021 Duración: 16min

    Join me and my kid co-host Debra as we sail in a sieve to the land of dragons! Debra is a super fan of Tui Sutherland's book series, "Wings of Fire" and she's here to tell you why she loves these books so much and to share some fun ways to play with dragons! If you fall in love with this series, there are 14 books out now, but there are three more to be published! Wings of Fire Book Series: https://kids.scholastic.com/kid/books/wings-of-fire/ Thanks to Debra for sharing one of her favorite book series and to Donna for encouraging reading in your home!

  • Outer Space Music and Noise with Mary Farfisa's Outer Space Radio Theater creator Jim Cheff

    23/08/2021 Duración: 32min

    Briscoe, Mary Farfisa's space horse friend, has come to visit me because apparently I have some sounds from Mary's Outer Space Library that are overdue! In this episode you'll get to meet the creator of Mary Farfisa's Outer Space Radio Theater, Jim Cheff and you'll also get to hear all sorts of music and noise from his show...and as always, we have a couple of Buttons & Figs kids who will show you ways to wordplay! Links to Jim Cheff's comics and show: Mary Farfisa's Music Album - https://maryfarfisasouterspaceradiotheater.bandcamp.com/album/songs-and-sounds-and-music-and-noise Coloring Books and more - https://www.facebook.com/maryfarfisa Mary Farfisa Comics - https://tapas.io/jimcheff Crater Community Radio - https://craterradio.com/about-mary-farfisa/ Kids Listen - https://app.kidslisten.org/ Thanks to Buttons & Figs kids - Chloe (11) and Sydnee (7)

  • Summertime Zone - Coming In Hot!

    17/08/2021 Duración: 05min

    After meeting Spring-Heeled Jack this summer what if you were inspired to bounce...ok, leap great distances. Where will such leaping lead? You are about to find out….in the SummerTime Zone. You are now bouncing out of the Summertime Zone. We don’t understand why you entered this kid dimension, but we are grateful you found your way into this middle ground between stupidity and wisdom, between make-believe and absurdity. May the kid dimension of stories always find its way to you. Be well. Summertime Zone sketch comedy written and performed by Pamela Rogers and Mark Pena. We now return you to our regularly scheduled program of wordplay, poetry and episodes written for and by Buttons & Figs kids.

  • Summertime Zone - Bwahahaha

    09/08/2021 Duración: 04min

    You’ve been playing outside with your friends all day, you’re about to be called in for the night, when out of the shadows a gentleman appears, one with bat wings, red eyes, and clawed hands, known from legend as Spring-Heeled Jack. You are about to hear what fear, or exasperation, sounds like in - the Summertime Zone. written, voiced by mark pena and pamela rogers produced by pamela rogers sfx Zapsplat

  • Summertime Zone Encore - Frosty Pops

    22/07/2021 Duración: 11min

    Summertime Zone Encore: Two kids, two ideas. One song contest. On the back of a cereal box. Should Sheila and her friend enter? Can they work together? Will they win? What is a lunar launcher? This Summertime Zone Encore episode is sponsored by Strobe Nightlight, a nightlight that will bring a party to your dreams...or might just keep you up dancing all night long! Thanks to Hank, age 6, for sending us the winning guess for what Lulu the Ladybug was selling! Check out Hank and Phoebe's podcast The Adventures of Power Dog in Dogland. If you have an idea for the Frosty Pop contest, send them to pamela@buttonsandfigs.com - you'll receive a Buttons & Figs wordplay zine, drawn by Jim Cheff, the creator of the podcast, Mary Farfisa's Outer Space Radio Theater Frosty Pops written, performed and produced by Mark Pena and Pamela Rogers Audio mastering by Blaise Collins/Pamela Rogers

  • Summertime Zone - Game Show

    15/07/2021 Duración: 05min

    You are about to travel through to the kid dimension, to join the audience of your favorite game show, Guess That Noun. One kid contestant knows the answer to this game, regardless of the actual answer, or what the audience has to say. You are about to play this game...in the Summertime Zone. written and voiced by Mark Pena and Pamela Rogers SFX by Zapsplat Produced by Buttons & Figs

  • Summertime Zone - Picture Day

    09/07/2021 Duración: 13min

    Hey Buttons & Figs kids….I’m super excited to share this summertime zone journey with you because it was written by a Buttons & Figs kid! One of the kids from our fall semester of wordplay reached out and said that he had an idea for a Summertime Zone episode, featuring none other than Sheila! It’s the middle of the school year, it’s picture day. That day when it was ok for your parent to lick their hand in order to smooth down that one piece of hair sticking up. But what if you missed picture day? You are about to hear an epic journey of what it takes to get the perfect picture….in the Summertime Zone…. written by Noah, age 11 voiced by Mark Pena edited and produced by Pamela Rogers SFX by Zapsplat

  • Summertime Zone Encore - Candy Eyes

    01/07/2021 Duración: 06min

    You are about to journey into the past, when kids took turn telling stories after a long day of play...but sometimes it landed on that kid. The kid who likes candy and slurpees. Next stop, the Summertime Zone. Dodgeball PSA from the Summertime Zone Playground Association written and voiced by Mark Pena and Pamela Rogers sfx by Zapsplat Go play, ready, write, play this summer!

  • Summertime Zone - Let Wordplay Open the Door

    24/06/2021 Duración: 10min

    Summer is officially here! You know what that means...summer sketch comedy fun at Buttons & Figs! We'll have some summer silliness from the past and present, along with some great summer reading and podcast recommends! To kick off this summer, we have a song, one we recorded with some extraterrestrials we encountered, who happen to love wordplay as much as me and you! But before we kick things off, we have big news here at Buttons & Figs....we have our first sponsor!!! Which means, we have a short commercial message...sort of. If you can help us make sense of this sponsor's message, please ask a grownup if you can call us....please! 623-282-4080 (email: pamela@buttonsandfigs.com)Leave us a message with your first name, age, where you are calling from, and what you think Lulu the Ladybug is trying to sell! Check out Mary Farfisa's Outer Space Radio Theater podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts! And...send us a message, you'll get a free Zine illustrated by Jim Cheff, creator of Mary Farfisa! Be

  • Animal Farm Fun with Kids Place Live Host Kenny Curtis

    05/06/2021 Duración: 26min

    On this episode we get to wordplay with Dirk, a talking chipmunk! Which means we're sailing our sieve to talk with Kenny Curtis, host, DJ, and animal wrangler for his radio show, The Animal Farm, which airs on Sirius XM Channel 78, Kids Place Live. You'll get to hear about the talking animals on Kenny's radio show, a bit of history about satellite radio, and learn about some of the music and podcast projects he works on. You'll also hear from some Buttons & Figs kids who have a few animal suggestions for Kenny's Animal Farm...not to mention a few interrupting animal jokes, because it's always fun to yell into a microphone! Starring Buttons & Figs kids: Alex, Brooklyn, Evelyn, Georgia and Noah To tune in and listen to Kenny Curtis be sure to check out: Sirius XM Kids Place Live https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/kids-place-live Nat Geo Kids Greeking Out podcast https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/zeus-the-mighty/topic/podcast The Ten News podcast https://www.thetennews.com/ Connections made by Sugar Moun

  • Celebrating Poetry with Phoenix Youth Poet Laureate Annika Clark

    24/04/2021 Duración: 19min

    In celebration of National Poetry Month we have a special guest - Phoenix's Youth Poet Laureate Annika Clark! In this episode we talk with Annika about how she came to be the youth poet laureate of Phoenix, how she fell in love with poetry, and what inspires her to write poetry...but best of all, you get to hear a poem she wrote for her little sister, titled "For Grace". She also shares the poetry prompt that inspired her to write the poem, so you can write a poem for someone special too! If you'd like to hear more about the Phoenix Youth Poetry Program, visit CYAZ.org. If you'd like to start a youth poetry program, visit UrbanWordNYC.org. And if you'd like to read and learn about poets visit poetryfoundation.org You can also follow Phoenix Youth Poets on Instagram at @phxyouthpoetlaureateprogram Interview captured on Zoom, SFX from Zapsplat and Garageband

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