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October’s Brain Breather: Feeling Furious with Sizzle and Stretch 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 anger Protagonists: Sizzle the Jar of Mamba (spicy Haitian peanut butter) and Stretch the Pair of Bird Underpants Setting: Grotte Marie Jeann...

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October’s Full Episode: Cool Your Underpants (Haiti) Story: Louis is furious…really, REALLY furious. When his sister’s needling takes him over the edge, a mysterious cave and a little bird with bright red underpants just might be the keys to cooling his hot, fiery anger and helping him feel a little more like himself. Region: Haiti Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re feeling FURIOUS!? Uns...

October’s Sneak Attack!!! Bird Underpants and Cemetery Celebrations in Haiti Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Haiti Facts: Grotte Marie Jeanne, Goat peppers, Spicy mamba peanut butter, Fete Gede Animal: Hispaniolan Trogon (Kanson Wouj) Jokes: Peanut butter and ghosts! Links for Kids: - Grotte Marie Je...

September’s Brain Breather: Feeling Unfairly Blamed with Chewy and Slurp 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 blame Protagonists: Slurp the Rice Noodle and Chewy the Ham Sandwich Setting: The Mekong Delta in Southern Vietnam Strategies: Alien E...

September’s Full Episode: Liar, Liar, Pho on Fire! (Vietnam) Story: Honey the sun bear is seriously missing his best friend, sick of his gassy little sister, and really, really tired of taking the blame for EVERYTHING! So when a mysterious, mustachioed fish steals his family’s pho and gulps down a customer’s money, he hatches a plan to regain his Mom’s trust…and makes an unexpected new friend in t...

Breakfast Soup and Honey Bear Burglars in Vietnam Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Vietnam Facts: Hang Son Doong Cave, Golden Bridge, Cai Rang floating market, Sampan boats, Pho Animals: Sun Bears Jokes: Bears and bees! Links for Kids: - Sun Bear Facts - Hang Son Doong Cave Facts for Kids - Fun Vietna...

Summertime Is Joke Time Laugh-o-Rama-Llama! 2: Swimming Flies and Speedy Avocados We may be taking a mid-summer break… but that doesn’t mean your ears have to! Join us for one more extra special episode featuring your favorite jokes, a bucket of popsicles and spaghetti, and our new llama friend, Professor Pickles! Featuring jokes from: Theo (Age 8), Vincent (Age 9), Jamie (Age 10), Jayna (Age 7),...

Summertime Is Joke Time Laugh-o-Rama-Llama! 1: Lions, Shovels, and Holey Socks We may be taking a mid-summer break… but that doesn’t mean your ears have to! Join us for an extra special episode featuring your favorite jokes, a bucket of popsicles and spaghetti, and our new llama friend, Professor Pickles! Featuring jokes from: Kai (Age 7), Harper (Age 10), Jamie (Age 10), Jayna (Age 7), Layla (Age...

July’s Brain Breather: Feeling Bored with Cherry and Snip 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 boredom Protagonists: Cherry the Tomato and Snip the Toenail Clippers Setting: Andalusia, Spain Strategies: Pocket Puppets (Shifting focus; imaginati...

July’s Full Episode: Sticks and Stones (Spain) Story: Magda is just…so…BORED! And her boring-as-a-rock (in her opinion) older brother isn’t helping. Good thing their neighbor is “not a witch.” (Even though she probably is.) Either way, there’s nothing like a magic quest full of glitter caves, enraged lions, and enchanted birds to make sitting still without melting from boredom a breeze. Region: Sp...

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...