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Genet Jockeys and Flying Tomatoes in Spain (July) Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: New Zealand Facts: La Gruta de Las Maravillas; Karstification; Andalusian heat; La Tomatina food fight Animals: Genets Jokes: Tomatoes and hiccups! Links for Kids: - Spain Facts - Gruta de las Maravillas/Aracena Caves -...

June’s Brain Breather: Feeling Discouraged with Cottonball and Swoosh Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Join Bean for a silly story that will help us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings. Feelings Focus: Coping with failure; Feeling not good enough Protagonists: Cottonball the Sheep and Swoosh the Windshield Wiper Setting: A fjord on New Zealand’s Sou...

June’s Full Episode: Wings for Worms (New Zealand) Story: Maia the kea thinks worms are delicious, but realizes they’re pretty hard to get if your beak just isn’t built for digging. Thankfully, Riko the kiwi is not only willing to share a wriggly snack, but also to help Maia rediscover her own, unique talents. Region: New Zealand Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re feeling not good enough...

June’s Sneak Attack!!! Maori Tattoos and Mountain Parrots in New Zealand Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: New Zealand Facts: Maori culture and Ta Moko tattoos; fjords; Animals: Alpine parrots, kiwi birds, lots and LOTS of sheep Jokes: Keas and sheep! Links for Kids: - New Zealand Facts for Kids - Kea...

May’s Brain Breather: Setting Boundaries with Purrcy and Flush Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Join Bean for a silly story that will help us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings. Feelings Focus: Setting boundaries, facing bullies, being assertive, speaking up Protagonists: Purrcy the Mountain Lion and Flush the Toilet Setting: A tree fort in the Smo...

May’s Full Episode: Rabbits Don’t Climb Trees (The Smoky Mountains) Story: A sneezy rabbit, cheeky snail, and slightly overbearing possum learn a thing or two about setting boundaries…and manage to get animals with no climbing skills whatsoever up a giant tree. Region: The Smoky Mountains (Southeastern United States) Sticky Situation: What do you do when a friend is being rude? Unstick Tricks by:...

May’s Sneak Attack!!! Deer Tigers and Cherokee Culture in the Smoky Mountains Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: The Smoky Mountains Facts: The Great Smoky Mountains; Sequoya, Ayoka, and the written Cherokee language; the first Cherokee newspaper; Traditional Cherokee games Animals: Mountain lions, aka...

April’s Brain Breather: Feeling Worried with Milky and Flop Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Join Bean for a silly story that will help us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings. Feelings Focus: Feeling worried, managing anxiety Protagonists: Milky the Cow and Flop the Lasagna Noodle Setting: Kenya’s Masai Mara Strategies: Cloud Dragons (Anxiety defusi...

April’s Full Episode: Nobody’s Dinner (Kenya) Story: Nia the eland is SUPER worried about joining the Great Migration from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara. I mean treacherous rivers…hungry lions and crocodiles…who could blame her?? Luckily, Tosha the cheerful bee eater and Kiloki the cool Zebra are on hand with friendly encouragement, good advice, and a few swift kicks to the armpit…for the lions...

April’s Sneak Attack!!! Bee Dinners and Continental Cracks in Kenya (Season 5 Premiere) Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Kenya Facts: The Great Rift Valley, The Maasai, The Great Migration, The Masai Mara Animals: Elands and Little Bee Eaters Jokes: Lions and Bees! Links for Kids: - The Great Migratio...

Season 5 Trailer Get your pom-poms ready, people, ‘cause it’s almost time for Season 5 of Storypillar! 🥳 Here’s a sneak listen to what we have in store for a brand, sparkling new season of Sneak Attacks, Full Episodes, and Brain Breathers. See you for Season 5 on Monday, April 6th, 2026!!! Grownups, know a smart kid with great advice? We’d love to hear from them. Head to storypillar.com/unsticktr...

Brain Breather Bonanza! (Best of Season 4) Episode Description: Figuring out how we’re feeling is easier with friends. Join Bean for a listen to some great Brain Breather Stories from Season 4 that helped us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings. Original Episodes: - Feeling Dread with Plumby and Sir Trots-A-Lot - Feeling Panicky with Pokey and Squirm - Feeling Disappointed with Sh...

Sneak Attack-A-Rama with Spaghetti on Top! (Best of Season 4) Join Sneak for a GIANT bowl of spaghetti…and our favorite animal facts and eyeball-meltingly funny jokes from Season 4’s Sneak Attacks. Original Episodes: - Mighty Monarchs and Cave Bacon in Mexico - Snow Leopards and Yak Cheese in Tibet - Screaming Rocks, Leathery Turtles, and Old School Halloween in Ireland - Robber Crabs and Holiday...

Season 4 Story Sip 5: Banana Butt and the Magic Stone Story Replay One more Story Sip before a Season 4 Sneak-Attack-A-Rama that’ll send you scrambling for your silly little spaghetti socks! 🍝🧦So get ready for smushy sandwiches, 🥪 cranky sea turtles, 🐢 and a magical dose of perseverance for an extra rotten day. 🪄 Story Description: Niamh’s Halloween field trip goes from bad to worse thanks to...

Season 4 Story Sip 4: Best Day Never (Story Replay) Snuggle up for another Winter Story Sip! This week, we’ll head for the warm waters of the Azores Islands with some jiggly–and squeaky–new friends. 🪼🐥 💦 Story: A jolly jellyfish’s perfect day takes a turn for the worse…at least until his exuberant best friend, squeaky new pet, and sting-proof octo-taxi help him flip his thinking. Region: The Az...

Season 4 Story Sip 3: Little Hippo, BIG SWIM! Story Replay Happy I’m-so-cold-my-toes-might-fall-off-season for anyone currently celebrating! 🥶👣 And to our southern hemisphere listeners…can we come visit!? Like…NOW! 🏖️😎😆 We’re still on winter break, ❄️ but we’ll keep the Story Sips (Season 4 story replays) coming your way on the first 3 Mondays of February, and March! 🥳 This week, tiny hippos,...

Season 4 Story Sip 2: Stinky Mutant Ninja Pinecones Story Replay We’re officially on Winter Break, but we’ll be replaying some of YOUR favorite Season 4 stories on the first 3 Mondays of January, February, and March! 🥳 Next up…Stinky Mutant Ninja Pinecones from June, 2025. Story: Bahar, Gamze, and Zeki would much rather play videogames, crawl around with bugs, and train sidekicks than actually do...

Season 4 Story Sip 1: Dance Like A Chicken Story Replay We’re officially on Winter Break and will be replaying some of YOUR favorite Season 4 stories on the first 3 Mondays of January, February, and March. First up…a trip back to Mexico to dance like a chicken! Story: With help from a fluffy chicken, a drooly dog, and a bubblegum-chomping frenemy, a brave girl teaches her town an important lesson...

Season 4 Sparky Shorts Bonus Episode! Join Sparky and her pet rocks, Pinky and Dinky, for a silly story featuring her two favorite items from Storypillar Season 4. We’ll giggle our gizzards off, give our imaginations an extra silly workout, and Sparky’ll even teach us to talk like a chicken…Ba-GAWK! Sparky’s Season 4 Favorites: -Leipajusto squeaky cheese (From: A Little Dab of Honey and a Squeaky...

December’s Brain Breather: Feeling Disappointed with Shelly and Slice Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Join Bean for a silly story that will help us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings. Feelings Focus: Coping with disappointment; navigating change Protagonists: -Shelly the Coconut Crab -Slice the Cheese Grater Setting: -The Mariana Trench, near the...

December’s Full Episode: Cry Like It’s Christmas (Guam) Story: With help from a friendly snake and a jolly, jangly water buffalo family, Connor the coconut crab finds their inner tadpole and unloads some big feelings just in time for the holidays. Region: Guam Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re feeling sad during a normally festive time? Unstick Tricks by: Krish (Age 11), Vivaan (Age 6),...

December’s Sneak Attack!!! Robber Crabs and Holiday Buffaloes in Guam Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Guam Facts: The Mariana trench, Christmas barbecues, boñuelos dagu (yam doughnuts) Animals: Coconut crabs Jokes: Veggies and elves! Links for Kids: - Cool Guam Facts - Mariana Trench Facts for Kids -...

November’s Brain Breather: Feeling Excluded with Frenchy and Spike Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Join Bean for a silly story that will help us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings. Feelings Focus: Coping with bullying and feeling left out Protagonists: -Spike the Rhinoceros Iguana -Frenchy the Potato Setting: Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Repub...

Bonus Episode: Storypillar on Big Emotions Endings and Beginnings We never drop two episodes in one week…but we had a chance to be a part of something special and wanted to share it with our Storypillar family! Listen on for Endings and Beginnings from Kids Listen Big Emotions Mashups. You’ll hear some great stories–including one from Storypillar–that teach us each chapter we close makes room for...

November’s Full Episode: Batter Beasts Reign Supreme! (The Dominican Republic) Story: Aspiring pirates, Iggy and Mango, just want to bribe a giant tarantula with cake and swim in a lake of gold. Who wouldn’t!? But will a feathery intruder with a supremely high opinion of himself squash their plans like a moldy papaya??? Only time (and listening to this episode) will tell… Region: The Dominican Rep...