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In Story Pirates first podcast, Lee Overtree (Artistic Director, Story Pirates) and Mindy Thomas (Host, Absolutely Mindy on Sirius XM's Kids Place Live) present "Marshmallow Shooter Camp," a weird adv...Show More

Have you ever wondered about the origins of Trash Day? Fourth grader Emery Gischler explains in his wacky origin story set - where else? - the North Pole! Featuring an interview with now fifth grader ...Show More

Just in time for Halloween, Story Pirates is back with the (not so scary) story 'The Ghost's New Friend' by Alyssa Mazak! Join ghost Boo as he explores the peculiar challenges faced by a ghost trying ...Show More

The Story Pirates arrive at their undersea destination. Featuring two new stories: “Millions of Stars,” a musical meditation on the origins of the universe, featuring Starr Busby and written by Aditya...Show More

Journey into space with the Story Pirates in “Pluto and the Pop Rocks” by John Hobbes Taylor. Why is dwarf planet Pluto sad, and how will the visiting kids cheer him up? Join the Story Pirates on this...Show More

The Story Pirates are back with “Dolly Magic Machine” by then-1st grader Charlotte Thompson from Indianapolis. Inspired by a favorite toy, the Dolly Magic Machine is an awesome toy that Samantha will ...Show More

Story Pirates head to Hotville in "No Ice cream" by then 8 year old Kenna! With superpowers and a little help from a deus ex helicopter, join Super Kenna on her town altering adventures! Featuring an ...Show More

Pirate Panda Polly and Blue embark on a sleepy treasure hunt to find Polly’s blankie treasure! On their journey, they’ll paddle across the soothing seas, search under the misty waterfall, and squish t...Show More

The Sun won’t go to bed, causing all sorts of mixed-up mayhem in Sillytown. Fortunately, Blue has a plan that will take them cartwheeling, hopping, and dancing until the Sun is totally tired out!

Captain Blue has an important mission: to find the comfiest planet in the solar system! She flies the Starship Twinkle all the way from Pluto to Mars and discovers that there’s just no place comfier t...Show More

It’s bedtime on Blue MacDonald’s farm, and all the animals are going to sleep. All the animals, that is, except for a very silly cow that Blue MacDonald can’t find anywhere! Blue skidoo and you can MO...Show More

Stella, the cutest little Triceratops, wants to rawr just like her friend Blue-Rex! Unfortunately, even after getting the advice of every dino around, she just can’t seem to do it. But that night, as ...Show More

Little Blue Riding Hood is getting ready for a sleepover with her fairytale friends! But when Humpty Dumpty gets stuck on a wall and Little Bo Peep’s sheep goes missing, it’s up to Little Blue to help...Show More

Blue’s puppy friend Polka Dots has lost his spots all over Polka Dots City! Blue helps him retrace his steps back to Polka Dot Park, Polka Dot Library, the Polka Dot Circus, and finally into his cozy ...Show More

Super Blue is going to bed after a long day of helping people, but her super alarm keeps going off! She helps a chick with some tree trouble and a monkey with a blankie mishap, but in the end, it’s Su...Show More

Detective Gopher has a very kooky case: there’s a loud snore keeping everyone awake, and no one knows where it’s coming from! To catch the culprit, Detective Gopher and Blue will have to chase the sno...Show More

The adorable little monster Ooglah Booglah can’t wait for Blue to read him his favorite bedtime story, but first, Blue has to help him get ready for bed! Blue helps Ooglah Booglah take a bath, put on ...Show More

Scott T-Rex is the coolest dino around, but when his fear of the dark almost ruins his time at the school dance, it takes a tiny cricket to help Scott get over his big fear! Featuring The Gaslight Ant...Show More

Grandpa Clark J Cheetah lost his dream of flying long ago, but with his Grand-Tiger’s help, his dreams will be back up in the air in no time! Featuring singer, songwriter and actress Sarah Mclachlan, ...Show More

The Story Pirates are back with  ‘The Weird Backpack’ by then 9 year old Bridget Hermann. When classroom eating backpacks threaten to take over the country, there’s only one backpack up to the job of ...Show More

In the latest installment of Story Pirates podcast, the Story Pirates bring you the musical adaptation of “Angry” by Kai Hacker. Adapted my Story Pirates Musical Director Eli Bolin, “Angry” features t...Show More

In this installment of the Story Pirates podcast, this musical adaptation of not-even-three year old Mia’s story “I love my big girl bed”! Find out all about Mia’s new big girl bed and why she’s not g...Show More

In this episode of the Story Pirate Podcast, then 7th grader Kaleigh Ringo tells us her wacky version of how a cappella was born in her story, “The Birth of Acapella”! Join the Story Pirates for a tri...Show More

What happens when you combine a kid who doesn't know how to play football and a tornado? Find out in this episode of the Story Pirate Podcast, featuring the story “Football Tornado” by then first grad...Show More

Story Pirates are back with “There Is A Monster (Snufflepants)” by first grader Jayden Collier, a story that has now been performed live onstage all across the country! Meet Snufflepants, the only mon...Show More

What happens when a garbage truck spits out trash instead of picking it up? Find out in this episode of Story Pirates podcast, featuring “Garbage Truck” by twins Jack and Melinda from Westborough, MA....Show More

Story Pirates are back with a story from then-sixth grader Tori Fernandes from Oak Hills, California! Tori’s story “Volleyball in the Future and Past” was written for our “Time Travel Spring Break” ep...Show More

This week’s Story Pirates episode features a story with one of the longest titles we’ve ever encountered! Check out “The Early Years: 16 - Melissa the Superhero Who Can Lift Up a Chair and She Makes Y...Show More

Marsai Martin ("Black-ish"), Miles Brown ("Black-ish"), and NPR's own Ofeibia Quist-Arcton star in this story about a brother and a sister who are prepared to do just about anything in order to get al...Show More

Buckle your seat belt for a spectacular ride! This 60 minute playlist features your favorite Circle Round stories about music including "The Drum," "Sadko and the Sea," and "The Piper and the Pooka."...Show More

Richard Kind ("Inside Out") stars in this Middle Eastern folktale about a clever man who teaches his village a thing or two about the dangers of judging a book by its cover.

Greed. Deception. Adorable baby cows. Billy Porter ("Pose") and Joshua Boone ("Seven Seconds") star in this East African folktale that asks: "is honesty always the best policy?"

In this special episode, we team up with some of our pals for an awesome mash-up of fun! Featuring Circle Round, Wow In The World, Story Pirates, Brains On, But Why, and Eleanor Amplified.

We've teamed up with some of the best kids podcasts out there to bring you our final summer bonus episode, the Kids Listen Road Trip Mixtape. Perfect for your end-of-summer road trip spectacular!

Max Greenfield ("The Neighborhood," "New Girl") stars in this Russian folktale about the power of music. Download a coloring page for this episode here: wbur.org/circleround/coloring-pages

John Colaneri and Anthony Carrino (HGTV’s “Cousins on Call) co-star in this story about a man who gets a very tricky lesson about the dangers of gossip.

Ed Asner ("Up," "Mary Tyler Moore Show") stars in a British folktale about a father who challenges his young daughters to solve a tricky challenge by thinking outside the box. Make sure you subscri...Show More

Our noses can detect nearly a trillion different scents. When the main character in our story smells just a handful of them he winds up in quite a mess! Derek Klena ("Anastasia," "Wicked,") and Max Ca...Show More

In part one, an adventurous boy named Elmer Elevator runs away from home to rescue a captured baby dragon held on a mysterious and forbidden Island. Listen ad free with Wondery+ Kids. Join Wondery+ K...Show More

Elmer arrives on Wild Island but he must learn how to maneuver past its ferocious inhabitants in order to rescue the baby dragon. Listen ad free with Wondery+ Kids. Join Wondery+ Kids for exclusives,...Show More

Tiny People are sure to enjoy this sweet bedtime story featuring a little fox who just CANNOT WAIT to go to bed in order to have magical dreams! It may even inspire them to sneak off to bed early. If ...Show More

Little fox can't wait to go to sleep...

Ruby Takes Her Time is a delightful rhyming children's story about a little girl who -- like many toddlers and small children -- makes her way very slowly through the world, inspecting everything arou...Show More

Humphrey Wants to Nap is a rhyming story about the importance of friendship and the amazingness of naps. Perfect for the nap-resistant toddler or for older children who love a good story. You can find...Show More

Little Rabbit Can't Eat Clover is a heart warming story about a young rabbit who discovers he is allergic to clover - one of his favorite foods. Children with food allergies will relate to Little Rabb...Show More

Bear's Big Sleep: A Thanksgivingish Tale is an original rhyming children's story about an anxious bear readying himself for winter hibernation and his loving friends who join forces to help him when h...Show More

Tiny Tooth Fairies: A Toothbrushing Tale is a playful original children's story that adds a new dimension to the tooth fairy mythology we all know. Toothbrush-resistant toddlers and small children may...Show More

Grumbly Bear and Strumbly Bear is a sweet rhyming story about two bears who can't imagine having anything in common, but who end up realizing they are not so different after all. Themes include the im...Show More

Today's story features one of your favorite characters, Mouse. This time, he has something extra special in mind for his best friend Larry. Story themes include the importance of friendship; generosit...Show More