About the show
Kids' stories turn into hilarious comedy sketches and original songs performed by comedians and famous guests.
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The award-winning Story Pirates Podcast takes stories written by kids and turns them into sketch comedy and songs. Made up of talented comedians, songwriters, and frequent celebrity guests, the Story Pirates inspire kids to create, bringing laughter to kids and grownups of all ages with hilarious sketches, catchy original songs from all genres, and interviews with the creative geniuses behind the stories… kids!
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Fast Facts
- Audience
- Ages 2–7
- Format
- Best in order
- Typical length
- 26 min
- Episodes
- 481
- Seasons
- 8 seasons
- Topics
- Stories, Comedy, Music
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Episodes
481 episodes
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Introducing: The Cat in the Hat Podcast, S2!
32 min 22 October 2026Today we’re proud to share with you the first episode of the Cat in the Hat Podcast, season 2! This show was made by Story Pirates Studios and features a ton of Story Pirate voices that you know and love. We hope you enjoy it! Get the Cat in the Hat Podcast season 2 exclusively and ad-free on Audible. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app or by subscribing on Apple Podcasts.
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Fact or Fiction: Sloths (featuring Tumble)
37 min 15 October 2026Today’s episode is a special crossover episode with the great science podcast Tumble, and it’s all about sloths! Explore stories of science discovery with Tumble Science Podcast for Kids! Tumble is a science podcast created to be enjoyed by the whole family, hosted by Lindsay Patterson and Marshall Escamilla, and featuring real scientists. Listen to Tumble here: https://
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Why Is My Dog Wet?
26 min 8 October 2026Here at Story Pirates, our goal has always been to answer the most vexing questions that humanity has. Like the question posed in today’s new story: ‘Why is my dog wet?’ Written by a 10 year old from Missouri named Lily. Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-love
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The Spy Pillow
24 min 1 October 2026Today’s brand new story is a high stakes thriller about the world’s greatest spy…pillow. Written by a 11 year old in Tennessee named Franklin.
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The Dinosaur Who Wanted To Be The First Dino Chef
17 min 24 September 2026We all know that dinosaurs invented chefs. But what did the first dinosaur chefs cook? Find out in today’s new story. Written by Cameron, an 8 year old from Pennsylvania.
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How to Make Walka-Moly
18 min 17 September 2026Have you ever tried to make a recipe you found online, but it’s…weird? Written by two siblings, Arabella and Emmet from the Philippines.
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DJ Squirm-a-Lot’s Back to School Mixtape 2026
53 min 7 September 2026It’s time once again to go back to school with the world’s most famous DJ who also happens to be a worm!
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The Best of Eric
26 min 3 September 2026Today we celebrate some of our favorite stories that feature Story Pirate Eric, including “The Mad Piano Player” (S2E8), “The Evil Bunny” (S7E39), and “All Because I Bit My Knee” (S5E5). Get more ad-free episodes by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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Buried Treasure: Martian-Mallows/The Big Fortune, feat. Juwan Crawley (S4E26)
32 min 27 August 2026Today we revisit an episode where Lee discovers a surprising new tiny friend. Featuring two stories: “Martian-Mallows,” an intergalactic bop about a kid (Juwan Crawley) who battles aliens who have a taste for gooey treats, written by Eason, a 7 year old from Colorado, and “The Big Fortune,” a story about a cow who discovers the truth about fortune telling, written by a 7 year old from Idaho named Emmet. Originally aired July 8, 2021 Get more ad-free episodes by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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Buried Treasure: Cheese Quest/A Diary Of A Corn Snake, feat. David Schwimmer (S2E13)
38 min 20 August 2026Today we revisit an episode from season 2 where Rolo receives a visit from his old parrot pal Poochie (David Schwimmer). Featuring two stories: “Cheese Quest,” a song about the lengths one will go to for their food obsessions, by 11 year old Mylie from Utah, and “A Diary Of A Corn Snake,” the story of a serpent with a rich inner life, by an 8 year old from Tennessee named Allison. Originally aired May 2, 2019 Congratulations to the winners of the Summer Story Challenge! The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard winners at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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Buried Treasure: Funny Animals/The Pancake Heist (S4E7)
41 min 13 August 2026Today we revisit an episode from season 4 where the Story Pirates try out a new, complicated and possibly evil board game. Featuring two stories: “Funny Animals,” a story about going to the circus that is also about NOT going to the circus, written by Corinne, an 8 year old from Ohio, and “The Pancake Heist,” the tale of a team of squirrels trying to pull of the greatest score of their careers, written by a 10 year old from Pennsylvania named Fiona. Originally aired November 19, 2020. The WINNERS of the Summer Story Challenge will be officially announced on Thursday August 20th which means that kids need to get their final stories in by EOD, Tuesday, Aug 18th. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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How the Eiffel Tower Was Invited
31 min 6 August 2026Today’s episode features a brand new story written by over a hundred different members of the Story Pirates Creator Club! The next Create a Story session is coming up on Friday, October 16th @ 7pm ET Grownups, your kids can join Peter and Lee to make a new story in a virtual Create a Story session and hear it come to life on the podcast! Create a Story Zooms happen four times per year for our Premium Creator Club members. To join us, sign up for a Premium membership at storypirates.com/creatorclub All Creator Club memberships also include Podcast Plus, where you can hear even more bonus episodes like this one and listen to the Story Pirates Podcast ad-free! The WINNERS of the Summer Story Challenge will be officially announced on Thursday August 20th which means that kids need to get their final stories in by EOD, Tuesday, Aug 18th. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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Weird Meets
20 min 30 July 2026You’ve heard of meet cutes, but have you heard of Weird Meets? Written by Oliver, a 10 year old from Kentucky. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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Call Helicorgis!!
32 min 23 July 2026Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined helicopters and…corgis? Written by Silas, a 9 year old from North Carolina. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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Can a Beard Fall Off?
20 min 16 July 2026Today’s brand new story asks the age old question: can a beard fall off? Written by a 7 year old from Kenya named Zyra. Also featuring an interview with Tabitha, one of the kid authors on our Summer Story Challenge leaderboard. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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An Interview about Lady Pirates with Laura Sook Duncombe
18 min 9 July 2026Lee talks to author Laura Sook Duncombe about the real history of female pirates on the high seas. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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DJ Squirm-a-Lot’s 4th of July Mixtape 2026
48 min 2 July 2026The world’s best DJ who also happens to be a worm has World Cup fever and he has a slammin’ playlist of your favorite Story Pirates songs to help everyone celebrate! The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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The Great Big Talk Show of Famous People (feat. Mindy from Wow in the World)
29 min 25 June 2026Today’s brand new story is about a talk show that is having a LOT of problems, written by 12 year-old from New York named Quincey. We also have a brand new Story Love segment featuring Mindy from Wow in the World. Watch Lee and Mindy in Story Love on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pvgzkt8_mHI The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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Bad Poetry Class
31 min 18 June 2026Discover the freedom to write badly in today’s brand new story, written by Petra, a 12 year old from Canada. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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STORY PIRATES + GOOD MYTHICAL MORNING: What Do I Eat??
17 min 15 June 2026In this special bonus episode, the Story Pirates celebrate the release of a new children’s book by Rhett and Link from Good Mythical Morning called “Spaghetti Head & Chicken Fingers”. Featuring the winning story from our ‘you are what you eat’ story contest: “What Do I Eat??”, written by a 9 year old from New Jersey named Laurel. Preorder Spaghetti Head & Chicken Fingers by Rhett and Link of Good Mythical Morning at storypirates.com/mythical Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
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Coco’s Crazy Schedule/The Advice Toilet
56 min 4 June 2026In part 2 of our season finale, the Evil Robot Story Pirates attempt to destroy imagination and creativity once and for all
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Flowers Will Not Grow Well Enough For My Mom To Like Them/The Breakdancing Knight
49 min 28 May 2026In part 1 of our season finale, the Story Pirates and the Evil Robot Story Pirates both arrive at StoryTellerCon
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The Historic Time Traveling of the Snake Trying to Find Peter in the 90’s (Not the Story Pirate, the Frog)
26 min 21 May 2026Today’s episode features a brand new story written by over a hundred different members of the Story Pirates Creator Club! The next Create a Story session is coming up on July 9th @ 12pm ET Grownups, your kids can join Peter and Lee to make a new story in a virtual Create a Story session and hear it come to life on the podcast! Create a Story Zooms happen four times per year for our Premium Creator Club members. To join us, sign up for a Premium membership at storypirates.com/creatorclub We’ve teamed up with Rhett and Link from Good Mythical Morning for a special story contest to celebrate their new book: Spaghetti Head & Chicken Fingers. To find out more and submit your kids’ stories, visit storypirates.com/mythical Watch Story Love with Lee and Peter on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QE7g3HtMC1g See the Story Pirates Live at storypirates.com/live Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-love
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Waffles/Belinda the Bobble
54 min 14 May 2026Lee explores an alternate reality where the Story Pirates never existed
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Hair Hospital/The Real Reason Why Dinosaurs Went Extinct (feat. Hari Kondabolu)
45 min 7 May 2026The Story Pirates visit a roadside cherry stand with a strange proprietor (Hari Kondabolu)
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Deep Cuts #12: Space Stories
29 min 30 April 2026Welcome back to Deep Cuts, a celebration of our favorite, funniest and weirdest stories from the archives. This week we have three stories about space, including "The Squirrel Astronaut”, “Space Llama” and “Anti-Body Man”.
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The Attack of the Dino Nuggets/The Case of the Missing Art
52 min 23 April 2026Rolo and Baby With a Mustache make funny bumper stickers
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Fashion Snail/My Impossible Vest (feat. Elyse Myers)
47 min 16 April 2026Meghan and Rolo meet a theater maker (Elyse Myers) who changed the world
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DJ Squirm-a-Lot's Spring Break Mixtape 2026
46 min 6 April 2026DJ Squirm-a-Lot, the world’s greatest DJ who also happens to be a worm, reveals his plan for the greatest party of all time while sharing a slammin’ mixtape for your Spring Break.
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The Kid That Has a Bad Name/CatsNews
49 min 2 April 2026Meghan learns to drive
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