Little moments count. When you talk, play, read and sing to an infant daily, the smarter their brain becomes. This is the Little Moments Count Radio podcast, created in partnership with community radio stations throughout Minnesota. Each episode, you'll hear interviews with early childhood experts on how to support the important brain development that takes place in the first 1000 days of life – just through little moments every day. Learn more at littlemomentscount.org/podcast
Building Brain Development Through Relationships with guest Jamesetta Diggs
Hosted by Walter “Q Bear” Banks Jr. of KMOJ Radio, thisconversation features Jamesetta Diggs, founder of Beyond Early Initiatives. Diggs describes her agency’s coaching, training, and consulting for families, communities, early educators, and providers across the state. She emphasizes that children grow in the context of relationships and that supporting caregivers takes a “village,” especially amid educator stress, burnout, andisolation. She discusses the importance of consistency, responsiveness, and “serve and return” relationships to address children’s social-emotional needs and early stress, and explains how love is shown through time, attention, and making children feel secure.
This episode was recorded live on the radio program TheAfternoon Drive, which airs on KMOJ at 89.9 FM in the Twin Cities. For more information, visit littlemomentscount.org/podcasts
7 Oct 2026
Building a Cradle-to-Career Pipeline with guest Andre Dukes
Hosted by Walter “Q Bear” Banks Jr. of KMOJ Radio, this conversation features Andre Dukes, Vice President of community power and impact at the North Side Achievement Zone (NAZ), on supporting brain development in the first 1,000days, when nearly 80% of brain growth occurs. Dukes, marking his 17th year with NAZ, describes NAZ’s cradle-to-career work providing developmental and academic supports from prenatal through high school, plus college savings accounts andyouth opportunity grants to build generational wealth. He outlines what quality early learning looks like, safe, engaging environments with warm, respectful adults who know children well and encourage curiosity, and notes resources suchas childcare assistance, early childhood scholarships, Head Start, and public school programs, emphasizing talking, reading, singing, and playing with children.
This episode was recorded live on the radio program TheAfternoon Drive, which airs on KMOJ at 89.9 FM in the Twin Cities. For more information, visit littlemomentscount.org/podcasts
7 Oct 2026
Building Cultural Identity in Early Childhood with guest Barb Fabre
In this episode, Native Roots Radio host Robert Pilot speakswith Barb Fabre, CEO of Indigenous Visioning and All Nations Rise and a White Earth Ojibwe Nation member, about supporting early childhood development and cultural identity through Indigibox. Fabre describes her 30 years of work inchildcare and early childhood at White Earth Nation and how Indigibox began as a subscription-box idea that sold out quickly, created to help teachers respectfully introduce Indigenous culture and language. Boxes include one tofour hands-on activities (e.g., harvesting wild rice or maple syrup) with integrated math and science, a relevant book, a cultural item sourced from local vendors, and a magazine with cultural information and Seven Grandfathers teachings. She discusses expanding Indigibox with a new website/storefront,family and foster-parent options, non-seasonal activities, professional training, and future Dakota-focused boxes.
This episode was recorded live on the radio program NativeRoots Radio: I’m Awake, which airs on multiple stations throughout the Midwest. For more information, visitlittlemomentscount.org/podcasts
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