1 Oct 2026 · 24 min
The Spy Pillow
Today’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.
Podcast · Kids & Family
Story Pirates
by Story Pirates · English · Kids & Family
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…
- New episodes
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 32 min
- Latest
- 1 Oct 2026
- Language
- English
Latest episode
Earlier episodes 29 most recent
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24 Sep 2026 · 17 min
The Dinosaur Who Wanted To Be The First Dino Chef
We 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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17 Sep 2026 · 18 min
How to Make Walka-Moly
Have 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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7 Sep 2026 · 53 min
DJ Squirm-a-Lot’s Back to School Mixtape 2026
It’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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3 Sep 2026 · 26 min
The Best of Eric
Today 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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27 Aug 2026 · 32 min
Buried Treasure: Martian-Mallows/The Big Fortune, feat. Juwan Crawley (S4E26)
Today 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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20 Aug 2026 · 38 min
Buried Treasure: Cheese Quest/A Diary Of A Corn Snake, feat. David Schwimmer (S2E13)
Today 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…
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13 Aug 2026 · 41 min
Buried Treasure: Funny Animals/The Pancake Heist (S4E7)
Today 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…
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6 Aug 2026 · 31 min
How the Eiffel Tower Was Invited
Today’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…
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30 Jul 2026 · 20 min
Weird Meets
You’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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23 Jul 2026 · 32 min
Call Helicorgis!!
Have 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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16 Jul 2026 · 20 min
Can a Beard Fall Off?
Today’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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9 Jul 2026 · 18 min
An Interview about Lady Pirates with Laura Sook Duncombe
Lee 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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2 Jul 2026 · 48 min
DJ Squirm-a-Lot’s 4th of July Mixtape 2026
The 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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25 Jun 2026 · 29 min
The Great Big Talk Show of Famous People (feat. Mindy from Wow in the World)
Today’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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18 Jun 2026 · 31 min
Bad Poetry Class
Discover 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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15 Jun 2026 · 17 min
STORY PIRATES + GOOD MYTHICAL MORNING: What Do I Eat??
In 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…
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4 Jun 2026 · 56 min
Coco’s Crazy Schedule/The Advice Toilet
In part 2 of our season finale, the Evil Robot Story Pirates attempt to destroy imagination and creativity once and for all. Featuring two new stories: “Coco’s Crazy Schedule”, a song about a hot cocoa-loving axolotl who stays extremely busy, written by Ethan, a 10 year old from Indiana, and “The Advice Toilet", a story about a wise toilet whose talents take them all the way to Broadway and beyond, written by a 10 year old from Illinois named Ellie. Also featuring a brand new edition of Story Love with Lee and Peter. Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the…
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28 May 2026 · 49 min
Flowers Will Not Grow Well Enough For My Mom To Like Them/The Breakdancing Knight
In part 1 of our season finale, the Story Pirates and the Evil Robot Story Pirates both arrive at StoryTellerCon. Featuring two new stories: “Flowers Will Not Grow Well Enough For My Mom To Like Them”, a song about a high stakes race to grow beautiful flowers before mom gets home from the Bahamas, written by Kendyl, a 9 year old from Indiana, and “The Breakdancing Knight”, a story told in meter about a medieval knight with some modern tricks up his armored sleeve, written by a 12 year old from Georgia named Abel. Fans of Circle Round: find Rebecca and Eric’s new podcast Lions & Legends at…
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21 May 2026 · 26 min
The Historic Time Traveling of the Snake Trying to Find Peter in the 90’s (Not the Story Pirate, the Frog)
Today’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…
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14 May 2026 · 54 min
Waffles/Belinda the Bobble
Lee explores an alternate reality where the Story Pirates never existed. Featuring two new stories: “Waffles”, a story about a girl with a mysterious vendetta against everyone’s favorite breakfast food, written by Sophia, an 8 year old from New York, and “Belinda the Bobble”, a story about a ponytail holder that defuses an ancient feud, written by a 9 year old from the UK named Imani. 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…
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7 May 2026 · 45 min
Hair Hospital/The Real Reason Why Dinosaurs Went Extinct (feat. Hari Kondabolu)
The Story Pirates visit a roadside cherry stand with a strange proprietor (Hari Kondabolu). Featuring two new stories: “Hair Hospital”, a song about a place where you can receive both health care and hair care, written by two friends from California named Aviva and June, and “The Real Reason Why Dinosaurs Went Extinct”, a story about a bunch of scientists who don’t know their facts and end up in a pit full of spicy stuff as a result, written by an 11 year old from Germany named Fritz. The Story Pirates 2026 tour continues! Get tickets at storypirates.com/live May 16 - Portsmouth, NH May 17 -…
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30 Apr 2026 · 29 min
Deep Cuts #12: Space Stories
Welcome 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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23 Apr 2026 · 52 min
The Attack of the Dino Nuggets/The Case of the Missing Art
Rolo and Baby With a Mustache make funny bumper stickers. Featuring two new stories: “The Attack of the Dino Nuggets”, a story about a magic juice box that causes everyone’s favorite lunch food to grow huge, written by Zach, a 12 year old from Colorado, and “The Case of the Missing Art”, a story a museum heist with a twist that you have to hear to believe, written by an 8 year old from Washington, D.C. named Nigel. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. The Story Pirates 2026 tour starts next week! Get tickets at storypirates.com/live…
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16 Apr 2026 · 47 min
Fashion Snail/My Impossible Vest (feat. Elyse Myers)
Meghan and Rolo meet a theater maker (Elyse Myers) who changed the world. Featuring two new stories: “Fashion Snail”, a song about the world’s newest and slowest fashion model, written by Robin, a 9 year old from New Zealand, and “My Impossible Vest”, a story about a talking vest who is just trying to make it to the altar on time, written by an 8 year old from North Carolina named Margot. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. Grownups, today’s special guest Elyse Myers’ debut book and New York Time Bestseller is out now - That’s A Great…
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6 Apr 2026 · 46 min
DJ Squirm-a-Lot's Spring Break Mixtape 2026
DJ 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2 Apr 2026 · 49 min
The Kid That Has a Bad Name/CatsNews
Meghan learns to drive. Featuring two new stories: “The Kid That Has a Bad Name,” a story about what life is like when your name is ‘Do You Like Hotdogs?’, written by Emet, a 9 year old from California, and “CatsNews”, a peek behind the scenes of the #1 source for up to the minute news about cats, written by a 6 year old from Massachusetts named Autumn. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story Check out Story Quest, our…
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26 Mar 2026 · 23 min
Super Ant
Today’s brand new story is about a superhero who just might be up to no good. Written by a 8 year old from Tennessee named Nathan. Watch a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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19 Mar 2026 · 49 min
Self Driving Cars/The Birth of Soup
Siegfried becomes the King of the micro-nation of Svensensfjord. Featuring two new stories: “Self Driving Cars”, a story about what happens when technology goes awry, written by Grey, a 10 year old from Colorado, and “The Birth of Soup”, a story about the brave pioneers who first created hot, spilly liquid, written by an 8 year old from Illinois named Josie. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube! Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story Check out Story…
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12 Mar 2026 · 23 min
The Library Adventure
Today’s brand new story is about becoming immersed in books. Literally. Written by a 6 year old from Maine named Annika. Watch a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
About Story Pirates
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! Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/
Story Pirates is a English kids & family podcast from Story Pirates. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
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