ABCs of ATX

Oct 27

ABCsWe’ll be airing this on the KUTX show this Sunday, but in case you want to check it out now, we chatted with the author and illustrators of the ABCs of ATX and you can listen now.  The book is wicked cute and you’ll dig it.

(Click in the blank space to the left of the “00:00” at the far left end; there’s an invisible “play” icon there, honest.)

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Spare the Rock in the LBJ/LASA Liberator

Feb 21

One of Ella’s classmates wrote a great article about the show for the school newspaper.  It includes some history, a recollection of the start of the vaunted Ella History Quiz, and more:

You can check it out here:

LBJ Liberator 2005-02

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2015-01-03 Playlist & Stream

Dec 30

Happy 2015, y’all! We’ve got a super fun show this week, with brand-new music from Bunny Clogs, Quiet Company, They Might Be Giants, Lori Henriques, and so much more…including the triumphant return of Book Time with Ella!!

1st set
They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock
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They Might Be Giants – I Wasn’t Listening (new)
Caspar Babypants – The Girl with the Squirrel in Her Hat (new)
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Recess Monkey – Book Time With Ella
Book Time With Ella
Big World Audio Theatre – Ode to Tater-Tot (new)
Billy Bragg – Flying Saucer (in-studio)
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Suz Slezak – Yodel Lullaby (new)
Father Goose – Flying Machine
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[WJFF: Lloyd H. Miller – S.S. Brooklyn]

2nd set
Quiet Company – At the First Sonogram (new)
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They Might Be Giants – Don’t Spare the Rock!
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Todd McHatton – Everything You Always Wanted (new)
Matt & Kim – Daylight
Bag of Hammers bumper
Rolie Polie Guacamole – Snowball Fight
Danny Weinkauf – Champion of the Spelling Bee
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3rd set
Macaroni & Cruise promo
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem – They All Ask’d For You (in-studio)
Lori Henriques – Groove (new)
Bunny Clogs – My Identity (new, premiere)
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Mista Cookie Jar – My My My
MC Frontalot – Mornings Come And Go (feat. Marian Call) (new)
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They Might Be Giants – Apartment Four
They Might Be Giants – Spare the Rock

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Book Time With Ella for 12/31/2011

Dec 31

Ella talked about The Westing Game. You can find it at an independent bookseller here:


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Book Time With Ella for 6-18-2011

Jun 18

Ella talked about The Serial Garden (Liam did too). Click on the book cover to find it for purchase from an independent bookseller:


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Book Time with Ella for 5-21-11

May 21


Click on the book cover to find an online independent bookseller carrying The Looking Glass Wars, which Ella talked about on today’s show.

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