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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
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The Mythical Hotdog Tradition/The Origin of the Mythical Hotdog Tradition

11/14/2024
Eric discovers a magic pen that brings his ideas to life. Featuring two new stories: “The Mythical Hotdog Tradition,” about one hotdog’s journey up Mt. Frankfurter to discover his personal condiment, and a prequel to that story, “The Origin of the Mythical Hotdog,” about how the Mythical Hotdog came to be in the first place, both written by an 11 year old from Pennsylvania named Keenan.

Duration:00:41:24

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Attack of the Paper Maché!/What Happened to Our Sunscreen? (feat. Catherine Cohen)

11/7/2024
Superstar pop idol Skyler Twist (Catherine Cohen) brings her world famous Auras Tour to the Story Pirates ship. Featuring two new stories: “Attack of the Paper Maché!”, about a school chemistry experiment gone wrong, written by Julian, a 9 year old from California, and “What Happened to Our Sunscreen?”, a story about a mischievous wizard with a mysterious new product called Moonscreen, written by twins from Ontario named Lena and Harriet.

Duration:00:46:35

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Too Much Whipped Cream/The Talking Towel

10/31/2024
Rolo and Baby with a Mustache compete in the 34th annual Story Pirates Mustache Competition. Featuring two new stories: “Too Much Whipped Cream,” a song about what happens when one family goes overboard with their favorite dairy topping, written by Jesse, a 6 year old from Texas, and “The Talking Towel,” a story about how hard it is to keep secrets, written by an 11 year old from Germany named Anna. Grownups, you can access the ad-free version of the show by visiting storypirates.com/creatorclub, or subscribing right in Apple Podcasts.

Duration:00:38:58

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The Hockey Player Who Played the Ukulele/The Pumpkin Patch Mystery

10/24/2024
Lee orchestrates a showdown with a mysterious garden thief. Featuring two new stories: “The Hockey Player Who Played the Ukulele,” a story about an athlete who changes professional hockey forever, written by Nolan, a 10 year old from California, and “The Pumpkin Patch Mystery,” a story about a magical and strange land inside of a pumpkin, written by a 10 year old from the Oneida Nation named Nova. Grownups, you can access the ad-free version of the show by visiting storypirates.com/creatorclub, or subscribing right in Apple Podcasts.

Duration:00:37:01

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The Completely Normal Frog/The Laughing Landline

10/17/2024
Welcome back to Season 7! When last we saw the Story Pirates, they jumped into a magical picture frame to…who knows where! Today, we find out where. Featuring two brand new stories: “The Completely Normal Frog,” a song that is in no way weird, we swear, written by Wyatt, a 10 year old from Vermont, and “The Laughing Landline,” the story of a town that learns a valuable lesson from fading technology, written by a 12 year old from Canada named Fia. Grownups, you can access the ad-free version of the show by visiting storypirates.com/creatorclub, or subscribing right in Apple Podcasts.

Duration:00:36:03

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Season 7 Trailer

10/10/2024
The Story Pirates are back for Season 7 on Thursday, October 17th, 2024!

Duration:00:10:41

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Announcing: Season 7 & Introducing: Historical Records

10/3/2024
Hear ye, hear ye! The Story Pirates are announcing the coming of season 7 of their long-heralded podcast! Also, did you know that we have a brand new podcast that’s hosted by the one-and-only Nimene?! And executive produced by Questlove?! We’re thrilled to share with you today the very first episode of Historical Records. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts or at storypirates.com/historicalrecords

Duration:00:38:31

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The Time Traveling Violin

9/26/2024
Today’s brand new story features one of our favorite storytelling devices: going back in time, then going back further in time, then even further, and then back to the future, er, the present. Written by Stanley, a 10 year old from California.

Duration:00:18:37

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Story Pirates + The Week Junior: Calling all stories for Season 7!

9/23/2024
Lee and Peter announce a special story spark for season 7 in partnership with the Week Junior. Grownups, your family can try six issues of The Week Junior risk-free by visiting theweekjunior.com/storypirates

Duration:00:09:01

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The Care-othon

9/19/2024
These days, it seems like they can make almost anything into a high-stakes competition, and today’s brand new story proves it! Written by Logan, a 12 year old from West Virginia.

Duration:00:20:18

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Did You Eat My Cat?

9/12/2024
We’re back with one of our favorite kinds of story: a detective story! Specifically, a detective story where the detective is always talking to himself (why do they insist on doing that?). Written by a 10 year old from Canada named Wimmy.

Duration:00:20:30

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DJ Squirm-a-Lot’s Back to School Mixtape 2024

9/5/2024
It’s back to school time and that means DJ Squirm-a-Lot, the world’s most famous DJ who also happens to be a worm, is in need of a new look!

Duration:00:50:25

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Blanket Invasion!!!!!!

8/29/2024
Today’s brand new story is about an space alien invasion where the aliens are so well-disguised, it’s hard for the people of earth to even know they’re being invaded! Written by Jack and Ellie, Age 11 from Virginia.

Duration:00:19:58

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The Mystery of Jewelry Toilets

8/26/2024
Today’s bonus episode features a brand new story written by over a hundred different members of the Story Pirates Creator Club!

Duration:00:16:45

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The Piano

8/22/2024
Today’s brand new story is for all you music lovers out there! And, all you TVs-smashing-through-your-ceiling lovers! Written by Caroline, a 6 year old from Texas.

Duration:00:19:43

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Blue Jay Pizza

8/15/2024
Don’t worry, today’s brand new story is NOT about a pizza that has birds as a topping, but it’s still suitably weird. Written by an 8 year old from New York named Jolee.

Duration:00:19:07

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Cursed Gummy Bears and a Weird Wizard

8/8/2024
Today’s brand new story is about two impulsive siblings who meet, among other things, a weird wizard, a flying shoe and Joryfbob, the unintelligible banana. Written by Connor, a 12 year old from Tennessee.

Duration:00:19:34

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Being Famous

8/1/2024
Have you ever wanted to be famous? If so, you might want to take a listen to today’s brand new story by Amelia Jones, a 10 year old from New Hampshire.

Duration:00:18:54

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DJ Squirm-a-Lot's 4th of July Mixtape (Summer Throwback)

7/29/2024
To celebrate our brand new album Key Change World (out now!), we’re throwing back to some of DJ Squirm-a-Lot’s favorite mixtapes from years past. Find Key Change World wherever you stream music. It features 12 remixed and mastered hits from the Story Pirates Podcast, including ‘The Alien That Discovered Banana Bread,’ ‘The Music Trials,’ ‘Zombie Pups,’ ‘Popsicle Sweater,’ and so many more!

Duration:00:50:53

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If Summer Only Lasted a Day

7/25/2024
Today’s new story is about one of the scariest things we’ve ever heard of: a summer vacation that only lasts one day. Written by a 10 year old from Indiana named Nash.

Duration:00:19:27