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Story Pirates

Story Pirates is a group of world-class actors, comedians, improvisers and musicians who adapt stories written by kids into sketch comedy and musical theater.

Story Pirates · Lemonada Media

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Show overview

Story Pirates has been publishing since 2013, and across the 13 years since has built a catalogue of 465 episodes, alongside 189 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 190 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 8th season.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 14 min and 35 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Kids & Family show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 27 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 67 episodes published. Published by Lemonada Media.

Episodes
465
Running
2013–2026 · 13y
Median length
24 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

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! Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/  

Latest Episodes

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The Great Big Talk Show of Famous People (feat. Mindy from Wow in the World)

Jun 25, 202629 min

Bad Poetry Class

Jun 18, 202631 min

STORY PIRATES + GOOD MYTHICAL MORNING: What Do I Eat??

Jun 15, 202617 min

Coco’s Crazy Schedule/The Advice Toilet

Jun 4, 202655 min

Flowers Will Not Grow Well Enough For My Mom To Like Them/The Breakdancing Knight

May 28, 202649 min

The Historic Time Traveling of the Snake Trying to Find Peter in the 90’s (Not the Story Pirate, the Frog)

May 21, 202625 min

Waffles/Belinda the Bobble

May 14, 202654 min

Hair Hospital/The Real Reason Why Dinosaurs Went Extinct (feat. Hari Kondabolu)

May 7, 202644 min

Deep Cuts #12: Space Stories

Apr 30, 202628 min

The Attack of the Dino Nuggets/The Case of the Missing Art

Apr 23, 202652 min

The Attack of the Dino Nuggets/The Case of the Missing Art

Apr 23, 202648 min

Fashion Snail/My Impossible Vest (feat. Elyse Myers)

Apr 16, 202644 min

DJ Squirm-a-Lot's Spring Break Mixtape 2026

Apr 6, 202644 min

S8 Ep 29The Kid That Has a Bad Name/CatsNews

Meghan learns to drive. Featuring two new stories: “The Kid That Has a Bad Name,” a story about what life is like when your name is ‘Do You Like Hotdogs?’, written by Emet, a 9 year old from California, and “CatsNews”, a peek behind the scenes of the #1 source for up to the minute news about cats, written by a 6 year old from Massachusetts named Autumn. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love.  Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube 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.

Apr 2, 202645 min

S8 Ep 28Super Ant

bonus

Today’s brand new story is about a superhero who just might be up to no good. Written by a 8 year old from Tennessee named Nathan.  Watch a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube 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.

Mar 26, 202620 min

S8 Ep 26Self Driving Cars/The Birth of Soup

Siegfried becomes the King of the micro-nation of Svensensfjord. Featuring two new stories: “Self Driving Cars”, a story about what happens when technology goes awry, written by Grey, a 10 year old from Colorado, and “The Birth of Soup”, a story about the brave pioneers who first created hot, spilly liquid, written by an 8 year old from Illinois named Josie. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube! 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.

Mar 19, 202645 min

S8 Ep 25The Library Adventure

bonus

Today’s brand new story is about becoming immersed in books. Literally. Written by a 6 year old from Maine named Annika.  Watch a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube 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.

Mar 12, 202621 min

S8 Ep 23The Popular Girl Who Was Actually a Tortoise/The Cat That Had a Trumpet

Nimene tries to fix everyone’s car sickness with a new invention. Featuring two new stories: “The Popular Girl Who Was Actually a Tortoise”, a story about tortoise who learns that life isn’t always easier when a tortoise witch turns you into a human popular girl, written by Jake, a 12 year old from Michigan, and “The Cat That Had a Trumpet”, a story about a cat who must choose between friendship and jazz-related fame, written by a 9 year old from Indiana named Preston. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube! 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.

Mar 5, 202648 min

S8 Ep 22Pockets/The Evil Calendar

Meghan and Rachel compete to be Peter’s plus one for a movie premiere. Featuring two new stories: “Pockets”, a story about the #1 invention to help you not hold stuff, written by Scarlett, a 12 year old from Wisconsin, and “The Evil Calendar”, a story about the chaos that ensues when scheduling goes maliciously awry, written by a 6 year old from the UK named Aidan. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube! 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.

Feb 26, 202648 min

S8 Ep 21The Great Californian Adventure That Could Have Been So Much Better Than It Was

bonus

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, April 17th @ 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! Watch Story Love with Lee and Peter on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fHFtXc9pX_A See the Story Pirates Live at storypirates.com/live 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.

Feb 19, 202623 min
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