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Story Pirates

Gimlet Media

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!

Location:

United States

Networks:

Gimlet Media

Description:

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!

Language:

English


Episodes

Air Hog!/The Ugly Dance Contest (feat. Kirby)

3/14/2024
Remember Rolo’s grandpa Rollissimo? And remember that French lady Rocquerita (Kirby) from episode 1 of this season? Well, they’re back and eating pizza in Italy. Featuring two new stories: “Air Hog!”, a story about a product for your groundhog that you MUST have immediately, written by Jude, an 11 year old from Tennessee, and “The Ugly Dance Contest,” a story about the dance sensation for misshapen vegetables that everyone is talking about, written by a 9 year old from North Carolina named Claudia.

Duration:00:38:18

Pudding’s Destiny

3/11/2024
Today’s bonus 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 April 18th! Grownups, your kids can join Peter and Lee to make a new story in a virtual Create a Story session on April 18th 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!

Duration:00:15:49

Bring Your Parents To School Day/The Fridge That Lived (feat. Kelly Marie Tran)

3/7/2024
Siegfried the Viking and Baby With a Mustache visit New York City’s Central Park, where they meet a famous pop star (Kelly Marie Tran). Featuring two new stories: “Bring Your Parents To School Day,” a story about the impressive ability of parents to embarrass their children, written by Hendrix, a 10 year old from Australia, and “The Fridge That Lived,” a tale about the consequences of combining kitchen appliances with mad science, written by a 10 year old from Ontario, Canada named Keira.

Duration:00:40:57

Listen Now: The Cat in the Hat Cast - “Trust Falls”

3/4/2024
Today we’re thrilled to share an episode of the brand new podcast The Cat in the Hat Cast. And guess what - the Story Pirates helped make the entire first season of the show! It’s out now, with new episodes every week for free, wherever you listen to podcasts. Check it out today!

Duration:00:30:19

The Zippy Dinosaur

2/29/2024
Today we bring you a story about one of the greatest art forms ever created: dinosaur dancing, as imagined by a 9 year old from Missouri named Enoch.

Duration:00:16:37

MIGRATION: The Boy Who Wanted a Friend

2/26/2024
In this special bonus episode, the Story Pirates reveal the winner of the Migration story contest and thank everyone who sent in a story.

Duration:00:16:26

Key Change World/The Boy Who Wanted To Be Famous (feat. Felicia Day)

2/22/2024
Peter takes an unusual taxi cab ride with an even more unusual crab driver (Felicia Day). Featuring two new stories: “Key Change World,” a kaleidoscopic journey to a world made up of the building blocks of music, written by Jonas, a 5 year old from California, and “The Boy Who Wanted To Be Famous,” a story about the futility of seeking fame on the internet, written by an 11 year old from Missouri named Hugo.

Duration:00:40:40

The Flavour Thief/Too Many Buttons

2/15/2024
Lee, Rolo and Meghan visit one of the most famous places in New York City: Wall Street! Featuring two new stories: “The Flavour Thief,” a mystery about a culinary bandit and the two kids who hunt him down, written by Lailah, a 10 year old from Canada, and “Too Many Buttons,” a story about absurd automotive technology, written by an 8 year old from Washington named Aidan.

Duration:00:40:05

Leprechaun Drone Capture Plan/The Invisible Shop (feat. Richie Moriarty)

2/8/2024
The gang finds out the truth about why Lee has been pronouncing ‘kefir’ wrong all season long, with a little help from famous NYC superhero Arachno-Boy (Richie Moriarty). Featuring two new stories: “Leprechaun Drone Capture Plan,” a story about the value of detailed preparation, written by Orion, a 9 year old from Canada, and “The Invisible Shop,” a story about entrepreneurship in the invisible world, written by a 10 year old from Michigan named Clara.

Duration:00:42:20

The Lazy Cat

2/1/2024
One of the biggest rules about writing a story is to have a main character who is active, right? Wrong! Sometimes it’s fun when a story breaks ALL the rules, like in today’s brand new story, written by two sisters from Michigan, Carolina, age 10, and Olivia, age 7.

Duration:00:17:27

CONTEST: Story Pirates + Illumination’s Migration

1/29/2024
Announcing a special collaboration with our friends at Universal Pictures Home Entertainment for the new animated family comedy, Migration from Illumination! We’re looking for kid-written stories about what happens when a character goes on an adventure of a lifetime, facing obstacles along the way. We'll choose one story to adapt for a special Migration-themed bonus episode of the Story Pirates Podcast and EVERY story that’s submitted will get a personal, handwritten note of encouragement for its kid author. Parents or guardians can send in your kids’ stories today at storypirates.com/migration. Illumination’s Migration is available now!

Duration:00:01:30

The Busker/The Time I Was An Hour Late To School 2 (feat. Greg Hildreth)

1/25/2024
Eric tries his hand at some good ‘ol New York City business, but does he have what it takes to succeed a famous teddy bear CEO (Greg Hildreth)? Featuring two new stories: “The Busker,” a song about a musician and his family of kids, pigs and cats, written by Gwen, a 9 year old from Wales, and “The Time I Was An Hour Late To School 2,” a story about a boy who is chronically late to school, written by a 9 year old from Arizona named Jackson.

Duration:00:39:52

The Dancing Artichoke/The Fancy Raccoon Who Ate a Volcano (feat. Emily Deschanel)

1/18/2024
Siegfried the Viking visits a karaoke diner in New York City that’s run by an old friend, the fire horse Helena Flamehoof (Emily Deschanel). Featuring two new stories, “The Dancing Artichoke,” a story about a vegetable whose insistence on dancing leads to a surprising result, written by Ada, a 7 year old from Illinois, and “The Fancy Raccoon Who Ate a Volcano,” a story about a fancy raccoon who accomplishes an impossible culinary feat, written by a 10 year old from Utah named Ezra.

Duration:00:39:10

SoConfusing.com/Baby Slither Gets Creeped (feat. Zach Reino)

1/11/2024
Nimene learns to play an artificially intelligent piano (Zach Reino). Featuring two new stories: “SoConfusing.com,” a story about the weirdest website you’ve ever been to, written by Eliana, a 10 year old from New Hampshire, and “Baby Slither Gets Creeped,” a story about a snake who learns to confront their fear of getting creeped, written by a 6 year old from Idaho named Andy.

Duration:00:41:34

Cats Sit On You - Tour Edition

12/21/2023
Today we have a brand new version of one of our most popular songs ever, ‘Cats Sit On You.’ If you saw the Story Pirates on tour this fall, then you’ve heard this new version already. If you haven’t seen us on tour recently, you’re in for a treat!

Duration:00:12:53

How To Get Into Monkey Trainer School/The Snake Charmer's Trick (feat. Justin Bartha)

12/14/2023
Baby with a Mustache takes a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she meets a treasure hunter (Justin Bartha). Featuring two new stories: “How To Get Into Monkey Trainer School,” a story about the most prestigious simian educational institute in the world, written by two brothers, Liam, age 12, and Finn, age 10, from Wisconsin, and “The Snake Charmer’s Trick,” a story about a clever daughter of a snake charmer who outwits a mischievous king, written by an 8 year old from Wisconsin named Parker.

Duration:00:41:10

The Alien That Discovered Banana Bread/The Big Cluck (feat. Zach Cherry)

12/7/2023
The Story Pirates all decide to sue each other with the help of their lawyer Leonard Skeonard (Zach Cherry). Featuring two new stories: “The Alien That Discovered Banana Bread,” an electro pop song about an alien on another planet who discovers the greatest combination of ingredients ever, written by Eli, a 6 year old from Massachusetts, and “The Big Cluck,” a story about the blurry lines between fact and fiction, written by an 11 year old from Australia named Odette.

Duration:00:38:33

Steve’s Amazing Adventure

11/30/2023
We love it when narrators get involved in the stories they are telling. And recently, we received a story that not only has a meddlesome narrator, but the author himself intervenes as well. So, for the first time ever on this show, today’s new story, by 11 year old William in Colorado, co-stars the author himself.

Duration:00:17:48

DJ Squirm-a-Lot’s Thanksgiving Mixtape 2023

11/20/2023
What’s that? You need a mixtape to help provide the soundtrack to your holiday travels? Good news: the world’s greatest DJ who is also a worm is on the case!

Duration:00:48:41

The Ice Cream Translator/The Dad Who Bought Himself

11/16/2023
The Story Pirates track down Rachel, who has been busy directing a television show at the Statue of Liberty. Featuring two new stories: “The Ice Cream Translator,” a story about a young inventor who accidentally unleashes vengeful ice creams upon the world, written by Jacob, a 10 year old from Michigan, and “The Dad Who Bought Himself,” a cautionary tale about a dad who thought he could get more done by making copies of himself, written by 7 year old from New Hampshire named Lyla.

Duration:00:44:38