Story Pirates

Rachel and Siegfried unknowingly compete with each other's chair-building startups. Featuring two new stories: “The Mosquito Chef”, about a mosquito who can’t stop eating other bugs, written by Shalva, age 9, Adiv, age 7, and Elena, age 9, from Illinois, and “Suing Dinos”, a story about a dinosaur dentist who is accused of malpractice, written by siblings Olaniyi, age 10, and Olaiya, age 4, from New York. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. Last chance to get a personalized video for an imaginative kid in your life from Lee or Peter at storypirates.com/support Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we’re throwing back to one of our favorite full episodes from the Story Pirates archives: the classic episode where the Story Pirates Podcast becomes the Johnny Blobfish Show! Originally aired March 11, 2021.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're taking a rest for the holiday break, but in the meantime we wanted to share one of our favorite shows: Smash Boom Best! Smash Boom Best is a funny, smart debate show for kids and families from the Brains On Universe. Every episode takes two cool things, smashes them together and lets you decide which is best. In today's debate is a fun-filled face-off between two timeless playground favorites. It’s Tag vs. Hide and Seek! Story Pirate, improviser and motion capture actor Nick Kanellis will demonstrate speed and agility for Team Tag while Story Pirate Peter McNerney will use stealth and strategy for Team Hide and Seek. Who will be crowned the Smash Boom Best? Head on over to smashboom.org and vote to tell us who YOU think won! Follow Smash Boom Best wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s 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 up on Friday, January 23rd @ 7pm ET Grownups, your kids can join Peter and Lee to make a new story in a virtual Create a Story session 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! Help us finish our season and get a personal video from a Story Pirates Podcast host for a limited time only at storypirates.com/support Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s National Referee Day (again) and the Story Pirates are determined to show Smitty a good time. Featuring two new stories: “The Horrible Pizza,” a flashback-laden chronicle of the unlikely origins of a mythic pizza shop, written by Kiaan and Haley, two siblings from California, and “Demons,” a cautionary tale about what happens to many (most?) families when they go on vacation together, written by an 8 year old from Missouri named Ira. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. Help us finish our season and get a personal video from a Story Pirates Podcast host for a limited time only at storypirates.com/support Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.