We wrap up season 3 of The Kitchen with a science episode- Sunshine Menezes is back to talk about her role as Clinical Professor of Environmental Communication in the Department of Natural Resources Sciences at the University of Rhode Island. Sunshine describes her work to promote inclusive science communication, developing classes and workshops for students and professionals to help them communicate more effectively and more inclusively. She also talks about her research developing methodologies to help scientists recognize environmental justice issues and interact with broader public audiences in ways that are meaningful and relevant to those with whom they are communicating. And to top things off Sunshine graciously takes part in one of our foodie quizzes. All in all a fascinating episode you won’t want to miss!

Performed by The Coconotes:

La Tierra de los Mil Gatos by R. McKinney, © Two Cat Music

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We catch up with good friend Sunshine Menezes who joins us for the first of two fun-packed episodes to round out our current season! Sunshine talks about her work as a singer and songwriter, and guides us through her varied musical journey which includes stops with the bands Chiva Bus and The Subsonics, and writing and recording the western swing album Shiner and Her Lucky Pennies. We hear a trio of songs from the album, and Sunshine also reveals the closely guarded secrets to making Grandma Dubé’s fantastic ginger snap cookies! We had a blast making this episode and we hope you enjoy listening!

Featured from the album:

Birdie by Sunshine Menezes

Coming Home to You by Sunshine Menezes

Crying in the Deep Blue Sea by Hank Thompson © Warner Chappell Music, Inc

Find more of Sunshine’s music on YouTube: search ‘Shiner and Her Lucky Pennies’

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We’re super excited to bring you music from a brand new release: A Child’s Garden of Song, Vol. 2, folk and acoustic music settings of children’s poems by Robert Louis Stevenson! Written in 1882 at the height of his career, the collection of 64 poems for children soon became a favorite amongst children and adults alike, and is one of the works through which Stevenson is best known today. Back in the early 2000’s a group of folk and Americana artists joined forces on the original Child’s Garden of Song. Volume 2 features many of the original artists and contributions from several Two Cat Kitchen regulars! The poems, written from the point of view of a child, are wonderfully expressive in their simplicity, and seem particularly suitable for musical adaptation. Our settings strive to maintain their sense of innocence and celebration of the wonders of childhood. Also in this episode we check in with Chi Chi Pekingese who gives us the lowdown on the life and times of RLS, and you can match wits with us on an RLS quiz! All in all the purr-fect combination for a f(el)ine episode!

Featured from the album:

Picture Books

The Sun’s Travels

Winter Time

Stream A Child’s Garden of Song Vol. 2 on all your favorite streaming services, or visit out Bandcamp page at:

https://twocattango.bandcamp.com/album/a-childs-garden-of-song-vol-2

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