Story Pirates

Here at Story Pirates, our goal has always been to answer the most vexing questions that humanity has. Like the question posed in today’s new story: ‘Why is my dog wet?’ Written by a 10 year old from Missouri named Lily.  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 ab...

Today’s brand new story is a high stakes thriller about the world’s greatest spy…pillow.  Written by a 11 year old in Tennessee named Franklin.

We all know that dinosaurs invented chefs. But what did the first dinosaur chefs cook? Find out in today’s new story. Written by Cameron, an 8 year old from Pennsylvania. 

Have you ever tried to make a recipe you found online, but it’s…weird? Written by two siblings, Arabella and Emmet from the Philippines.

It’s time once again to go back to school with the world’s most famous DJ who also happens to be a worm!

Today we celebrate some of our favorite stories that feature Story Pirate Eric, including “The Mad Piano Player” (S2E8), “The Evil Bunny” (S7E39), and “All Because I Bit My Knee” (S5E5). Get more ad-free episodes by joining Creator Club at ⁠storypirates.com/podcast⁠

Today we revisit an episode where Lee discovers a surprising new tiny friend. Featuring two stories: “Martian-Mallows,” an intergalactic bop about a kid (Juwan Crawley) who battles aliens who have a taste for gooey treats, written by Eason, a 7 year old from Colorado, and “The Big Fortune,” a story about a cow who discovers the truth about fortune telling, written by a 7 year old from Idaho named...

Today we revisit an episode from season 2 where Rolo receives a visit from his old parrot pal Poochie (David Schwimmer). Featuring two stories:  “Cheese Quest,” a song about the lengths one will go to for their food obsessions, by 11 year old Mylie from Utah, and “A Diary Of A Corn Snake,” the story of a serpent with a rich inner life, by an 8 year old from Tennessee named Allison. Originally...

Today we revisit an episode from season 4 where the Story Pirates try out a new, complicated and possibly evil board game. Featuring two stories: “Funny Animals,” a story about going to the circus that is also about NOT going to the circus, written by Corinne, an 8 year old from Ohio, and “The Pancake Heist,” the tale of a team of squirrels trying to pull of the greatest score of their careers, wr...

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, October 16th @ 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 Prem...

You’ve heard of meet cutes, but have you heard of Weird Meets? Written by Oliver, a 10 year old from Kentucky. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at ⁠storypirates.com/leaderboard⁠ Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at ⁠storypirates.com/podcast⁠ Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at ⁠storypirates.com/podcast⁠

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined helicopters and…corgis? Written by Silas, a 9 year old from North Carolina.  The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at ⁠storypirates.com/leaderboard⁠ Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at ⁠storypirates.com/podcast⁠ Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at ⁠stor...

Today’s brand new story asks the age old question: can a beard fall off? Written by a 7 year old from Kenya named Zyra. Also featuring an interview with Tabitha, one of the kid authors on our Summer Story Challenge leaderboard. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at ⁠storypirates.com/leaderboard⁠ Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at ⁠storypirates.com/podcast⁠ Join the Summer Story C...

Lee talks to author Laura Sook Duncombe about the real history of female pirates on the high seas.  The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at ⁠storypirates.com/leaderboard⁠ Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at ⁠storypirates.com/podcast⁠ Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at ⁠storypirates.com/podcast⁠

The world’s best DJ who also happens to be a worm has World Cup fever and he has a slammin’ playlist of your favorite Story Pirates songs to help everyone celebrate! The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at ⁠storypirates.com/leaderboard⁠ Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at ⁠storypirates.com/podcast⁠ Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by jo...

Today’s brand new story is about a talk show that is having a LOT of problems, written by 12 year-old from New York named Quincey. We also have a brand new Story Love segment featuring Mindy from Wow in the World. Watch Lee and Mindy in Story Love on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pvgzkt8_mHI The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Surviva...

Discover the freedom to write badly in today’s brand new story, written by Petra, a 12 year old from Canada.  The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast

In this special bonus episode, the Story Pirates celebrate the release of a new children’s book by Rhett and Link from Good Mythical Morning called “Spaghetti Head & Chicken Fingers”. Featuring the winning story from our ‘you are what you eat’ story contest: “What Do I Eat??”, written by a 9 year old from New Jersey named Laurel. Preorder Spaghetti Head & Chicken Fingers by Rhett and Link of Good...

In part 2 of our season finale, the Evil Robot Story Pirates attempt to destroy imagination and creativity once and for all. Featuring two new stories: “Coco’s Crazy Schedule”, a song about a hot cocoa-loving axolotl who stays extremely busy, written by Ethan, a 10 year old from Indiana, and “The Advice Toilet", a story about a wise toilet whose talents take them all the way to Broadway and beyond...

In part 1 of our season finale, the Story Pirates and the Evil Robot Story Pirates both arrive at StoryTellerCon. Featuring two new stories: “Flowers Will Not Grow Well Enough For My Mom To Like Them”, a song about a high stakes race to grow beautiful flowers before mom gets home from the Bahamas, written by Kendyl, a 9 year old from Indiana, and “The Breakdancing Knight”, a story told in meter ab...

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 July 9th  @ 12pm 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 Creato...

Lee explores an alternate reality where the Story Pirates never existed. Featuring two new stories: “Waffles”, a story about a girl with a mysterious vendetta against everyone’s favorite breakfast food, written by Sophia, an 8 year old from New York, and “Belinda the Bobble”, a story about a ponytail holder that defuses an ancient feud, written by a 9 year old from the UK named Imani.  We’ve teame...

The Story Pirates visit a roadside cherry stand with a strange proprietor (Hari Kondabolu). Featuring two new stories: “Hair Hospital”, a song about a place where you can receive both health care and hair care, written by two friends from California named Aviva and June, and “The Real Reason Why Dinosaurs Went Extinct”, a story about a bunch of scientists who don’t know their facts and end up in a...

Welcome back to Deep Cuts, a celebration of our favorite, funniest and weirdest stories from the archives. This week we have three stories about space, including "The Squirrel Astronaut”, “Space Llama” and “Anti-Body Man”.

Rolo and Baby With a Mustache make funny bumper stickers. Featuring two new stories: “The Attack of the Dino Nuggets”, a story about a magic juice box that causes everyone’s favorite lunch food to grow huge, written by Zach, a 12 year old from Colorado, and “The Case of the Missing Art”, a story a museum heist with a twist that you have to hear to believe, written by an 8 year old from Washington,...