Koala Shine: The Greatest Kids Stories

Koala Shine is a kids stories show, with fun adventures taking us all over the globe and even out of this world! In every story you’ll learn something new, with cool facts and jokes, topsy-turvy tales and even the opportunity for you to be on the pod too. Koala Shine is packed with meaningful, mindful stories for kids, for developing young brains, with not a screen in sight! Hit ‘follow’ so you never miss an episode, and subscribe to Koala Shine+ for ad-free, uninterrupted adventures! https://koalashine.supercast.com/ 🌞

Latest Episodes:

The Panda That Got Bamboo-zled 🐼🎋 Kids Stories For Car Journeys Sep 05, 2025

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Today, we’re meeting Tofu, an extraordinarily lazy panda, who bamboozles the other animals into bringing him bamboo to chomp on by pretending he's a karate master. Only, the thing is, the village is about to come under attack from business men who want to mow down their crops and take all the bamboo for themselves. The animals come to Tofu for help, and his lies are exposed. Can he come up with a plan to redeem himself and save the village? Let's find out!

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Jane Thomas

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Kenji & The Ninja Spirit 🥷👻 Fun Kids Short Stories Aug 29, 2025

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Today, we’re joining Kenji as he travels to Japan to see his Grandfather Yo. His grandad is a sensei, a karate master, who lives in a temple on top of one thousand steps- and there's a spirit in the house wanting to play hide and seek with Kenji. Before he does, though, he has to learn ninja skills from his grandpa so he can learn to sneak silently around the temple, hidden from his ghostie friend...

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Jane Thomas

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Charley’s Super-fan Stampede 🎸👩‍🎤 Funny Short Stories For Kids! Aug 22, 2025

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Today, we’re following Charley as she gets into magical mischief. She's found a weird old guitar in her witchy auntie's attic, and when she plays it, it drives her classmates wild... quite literally! They're so obsessed with her music they turn into a pack of stampeding beasts! What on earth should she do?!

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Luke Prendergast

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

The Jupiter Twins & The Shadowtrix School of Dark Arts 🧙‍♂️✨ Back To School Kids Short Stories! Aug 15, 2025

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Today, we're joining the Jupiter Twins as they go back to school. Only - oh no! Some evil tricksters from the Shadowtrix School of Dark Arts have put a hex on the entrance, that puts them in mortal danger...

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Luke Prendergast

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Marinos Stormwrecker & The Eyes Of Athena 🧿🏛️ Ancient Greece Short Stories For Kids! Aug 08, 2025

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Today, we’re going back to school with Marinos- which doesn’t sound like much of a story. Sounds pretty ordinary, right? Wrong! When Marinos arrives, he finds his teachers walking around like zombies, and the school is declared closed - It’s up to Marinos to call on Zeus, and see what on EARTH is going on.

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Luke Prendergast

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Alan Gets Stuck With Bogroll The Troll 🧌🧻 Back To School Stories For Kids! Aug 01, 2025

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Today, we're joining our mate Alan on his first day at high school. Alan's trying his best to make a cool first impression, which should be easy - except he soon discovers a stowaway who’s surely not going to score him any points with the cool crowd. A strange little troll has slipped into his backpack and is causing mischief, drawing attention Alan’s way, when he’d rather blend in for a while! Let's see what happens...

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Suzanna Mcloughlin

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Maggie & The Queen Of Farts ♥️💨 Funny Short Stories For Kids! Jul 25, 2025

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Let's join Maggie, as she goes on a mission to find her pet bunny! Marshmallow has gotten in a huff and taken over the young magician's imaginarium, disappearing down a rabbit hole into a wondrous land, where he's been captured by a farting, card-playing evil queen. Let's see if she can save her cherished assistant, or whether he'll be stuck, caged in a fart cloud, forever!

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Luke Prendergast

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Alan & The Tricksy Pixie 🧚🙍‍♂️ Funny Stories For Mindful Kids Jul 18, 2025

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Today, we're going to see Alan, who's in a pickle! There's someone making a terrible mess in his house, and his mum thinks it's him! The poor boy is at his wit's end. It's time for him to find the real culprit 🔎

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Luke Prendergast

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Marinos & The Minotaur 🇬🇷🐂 Kids Short Stories Podcast Jul 11, 2025

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Today, we're heading to the island of Skyros, where we’ll meet Marinos Stormwrecker. Today, the young hero is just looking to chill out. He doesn’t want any gods, or mythical figures popping up and bothering him today... Unfortunately, though, there’s a Minotaur to be conquered, and no one else around to conquer it. So, Marinos better tighten his toga, lace up his sandals and get on with it.

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Narrator 🎙️ Kelly MacBride

Author ✏️ Luke Prendergast

Original Music 🎸 Sokratis Seirlis

Are you joining the Kids Listen Summer Challenge? 🤩 Jul 09, 2025

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Download your materials here! ➡️ ⁠https://jonincharacter.com/summer-listening/⁠

Did you hear about the Summer Listening Challenge? We’ve teamed up with 7 other kids’ podcasts for a season of stories, and we challenge you to listen to them all! 🫵

Pick 2 episodes from each podcast, mark them off on your tracker, and listen your way through 16 fantastic stories. You’ll earn a certificate just for joining, and if you finish them all, you’ll get special video messages from all 8 podcast hosts—yep, including me! ✨

There are already kids crushing it all over the world, so why wait for the summer holidays- start now! We’re challenging you to finish by August 15 🗓️