Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

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Rootabega Country Oct 16, 2026

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Today's episode is a classic children’s story written for you by Carl Sandburg. Listen along to this famous nonsense story!

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Throwback: Narcissus and Echo Oct 02, 2026

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Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. Narcissus and Echo! Our retelling of the classic Greek myth about the most beautiful and self-centered man in the world!

Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

Throwback: Animal Jam Sep 25, 2026

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Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. Animal Jam! Dylan is hoping for a peaceful day playing guitar in the woods, but when he runs into basically every predator that lives in the forest, he feels anything but peaceful. What is he going to do to get out of this??

Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

Throwback: The Mighty Shadow Sep 19, 2026

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Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. The Mighty Shadow! Scout is pretty sure he's the biggest and the baddest wolf in the whole forest, but everyone else thinks he's just a bully. Can the Lion Queen set him straight?

Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

Throwback: The Belly of the Beast Sep 11, 2026

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Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. The Belly of the Beast! Kaya wants to make friends with her neighbors, but they don't seem interested in getting to know her! But when everyone gets swallowed by a great big monster, will her neighbors suddenly come around and decide to be friends?

Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

The Land of Lummp Sep 04, 2026

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Today's episode is a story written for you by Daniel Hinds. Billy, a boy who feels insecure about being shorter than his classmates, meets a gnome named Snailpail. Billy goes to the magical Land of Lummp with Snailpail, where Billy is treated like a giant and asked to help with various chores.

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

Throwback: The Know-It-All Sep 02, 2026

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Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. The Know-It-All! Abdul is pretty sure he knows everything. His favorite sayings are "half your life is lost without knowledge" and "well, actually..." (and everyone is pretty sick of hearing them). But what will happen when he spends a week on his uncle's boat? How can he know everything there when he doesn't even know how to sail??

Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

Anne of Green Gables - Chapter 28 Aug 27, 2026

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This week we are continuing the story of Anne of Green Gables, written by L. M. Montgomery. Enjoy this classic with us every week on Thursday, with your favorite story reader, Amanda Weldin!

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

Throwback: Phoenix Feathers Aug 26, 2026

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Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. Phoenix Feathers! Fan would really like some friends, and there are lots of other birds around for her to hang out with! The only thing is they think she should be able to sing or hunt or grow really bright feathers, and... she can't. What will she do??

Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

The Cave of Heaven Aug 22, 2026

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Today's story is an adaptation of a Japanese legend, written for you by Grace Hinds. It's a story about a goddess named Amaterasu and her younger brother Susanoo. She goes to Amanoiwato, Heaven’s Rock Cave, after an argument with her brother.

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!