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Jonathan and Redge adventure into The Tomes, the vast desert of Once Upon a Time, when they stumble into a mysterious tomb, and find themselves on a ghoulish (and very goofy) game show. The two must solve haunting riddles, guess what’s missing in an ancient witch’s potion, and test their courage in the chilling, thrilling Malevolent Maze of the Mummy! Can they work together to tackle all the terrifying twists and turns or will they be lost in The Tomes desert forever?

Welcome to Dorktales Storytime, an award-winning stories for kids podcast for families who love big adventures. Hit the storytelling trail with Jonathan Cormur and Mr. Reginald T. Hedgehog through the magical world of Once Upon a Time, where every fairy tale, fable, myth and hidden heroes of history story is packed with humor, heart, plot twists and turns, and lessons learned.

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Why do leaves turn red and orange and gold every fall — and where do those colors actually come from? Join Lauren and the Fact Fly (frozen in front of a glowing maple tree, convinced everything he learned about plants needs rearranging) as they investigate the hidden science of autumn color. It turns out the yellows and oranges were there all summer long, hiding behind the green — and fall doesn’t add color to a leaf. It reveals the colors that were already there.

Perfect for nature lovers, fall enthusiasts, anyone who has ever wondered why some years are more colorful than others,

Lauren’s Little Bedtime Stories

On a warm Tuesday morning, a tortoise named Humphrey decides to cross the road. That’s the whole plan. He sets off at nine o’clock with the calm certainty of someone who has been taking his time for a very long time and finds it suits him perfectly. Along the way, a rabbit tells him he’s slow, two squirrels debate whether to help, a crow offers directions that don’t apply, a horse leans over a fence and says absolutely nothing — which turns out to be the most useful thing anyone does — and a very enthusiastic golden dog named Biscuit helps in the most spectacular and least effective way possible. By evening, Humphrey reaches the other side, settles under a shady bush, and is asked what was worth all that effort. His answer is just three words. They’re enough.

Every Lauren’s Little Bedtime Story includes:
Calming Relaxation: Gentle breathing exercises to help your body relax.
Original Bedtime Lullaby: Wind-down time as Lauren sings you to sleep.
A Full Original Bedtime Story: A whimsical story read aloud by Lauren.

A Reading Bug Adventure with Original Songs

Full Story. Hark, Reader! Hop into the Reading Bug's magic book bag for a legendary trip back in time to the magical kingdom of Camelot — home of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and the Knights of the Round Table!

But the road to Camelot is no easy quest. Dangerous trolls and serpents lurk around every corner — and once we arrive, something feels strange. Could the kingdom be... cursed?

King Arthur and Queen Guinevere need help, and they're looking to us. Freshly knighted and ready for adventure, we must rise to the challenge and break Camelot's curse before it's too late!

Explore the Magic! Check out the books featured in this adventure at: ⁠⁠www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/royal

Lauren's Little Bedtime Stories

Clementine and Blythe are mouse cousins who could not live more differently. Blythe has a cozy home in the roots of an old oak tree, a well-stocked pantry, and a meadow she considers the finest view available to any mouse anywhere. Clementine has a fashionable city apartment, access to extraordinary crumbs, and strong opinions about both. When the cousins visit each other's worlds, the results are educational: Clementine tries gamely to appreciate the quiet of the meadow and nearly jumps out of her scarf every time an owl calls. Blythe makes it to the city, is genuinely dazzled — and then has to hide behind the refrigerator before the cat even arrives. This story is over two thousand years old. It holds up.

Every Lauren's Little Bedtime Story includes:
Calming Relaxation: Gentle breathing exercises to help your body relax.
Original Bedtime Lullaby: Wind-down time as Lauren sings you to sleep.
A Full Original Bedtime Story: A whimsical story read aloud by Lauren.

A Reading Bug Adventure with Original Songs

Part 3 of 3. Hark, Reader! Hop into the Reading Bug's magic book bag for a legendary trip back in time to the magical kingdom of Camelot — home of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and the Knights of the Round Table!

But the road to Camelot is no easy quest. Dangerous trolls and serpents lurk around every corner — and once we arrive, something feels strange. Could the kingdom be... cursed?

King Arthur and Queen Guinevere need help, and they're looking to us. Freshly knighted and ready for adventure, we must rise to the challenge and break Camelot's curse before it's too late!

Explore the Magic! Check out the books featured in this adventure at: ⁠⁠www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/royal

Lauren's Little Bedtime Stories

Gerald the frog has formed a committee. Someone, he feels, should really be in charge of when it rains — and that someone is going to be him. The Official Rainstorm Committee convenes on a flat rock beside the pond with five members: Gerald, who has a gavel and an agenda; Dorothy the duck, who votes in favor of rain on every single item regardless of what the item is; Winston the cat, who votes against rain on every single item regardless of what the item is; Edgar the worm, who brought a crumb to share and agrees with whoever spoke last; and Old Margaret the turtle, who arrived with a notepad, a pen, and the quiet certainty that this is the Mushroom Foraging Society. The committee debates, deadlocks, and adjourns — and then it rains anyway, exactly when it was going to.

Every Lauren's Little Bedtime Story includes:
Calming Relaxation: Gentle breathing exercises to help your body relax.
Original Bedtime Lullaby: Wind-down time as Lauren sings you to sleep.
A Full Original Bedtime Story: A whimsical story read aloud by Lauren.

A Reading Bug Adventure with Original Songs

Part 2 of 3. Hark, Reader! Hop into the Reading Bug's magic book bag for a legendary trip back in time to the magical kingdom of Camelot — home of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and the Knights of the Round Table!

But the road to Camelot is no easy quest. Dangerous trolls and serpents lurk around every corner — and once we arrive, something feels strange. Could the kingdom be... cursed?

King Arthur and Queen Guinevere need help, and they're looking to us. Freshly knighted and ready for adventure, we must rise to the challenge and break Camelot's curse before it's too late!

Explore the Magic! Check out the books featured in this adventure at: ⁠www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/royal

A Reading Bug Adventure with Original Songs

Part 1 of 3. Hark, Reader! Hop into the Reading Bug's magic book bag for a legendary trip back in time to the magical kingdom of Camelot — home of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and the Knights of the Round Table!

But the road to Camelot is no easy quest. Dangerous trolls and serpents lurk around every corner — and once we arrive, something feels strange. Could the kingdom be... cursed?

King Arthur and Queen Guinevere need help, and they're looking to us. Freshly knighted and ready for adventure, we must rise to the challenge and break Camelot's curse before it's too late!

Explore the Magic! Check out the books featured in this adventure at: www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/royal

A Reading Bug Adventure with Original Songs

Ahoy, Reader! Hop into the Reading Bug's magic book bag and set sail with Lauren and the Reading Bug to meet some of the nastiest, rowdiest, smelliest, song-and-dance-iest pirates to ever sail the seven seas!

But there's trouble on the high seas — a young girl has been captured by the fearsome Captain Blackbeard and his motley crew, and she needs our help.

To get everyone to safety, we'll need to be brave, cunning, and ready for action. Can we outsmart Blackbeard before it's too late?

Explore the Magic! Check out the books featured in this adventure at: ⁠⁠www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/pirate

The Fact Fly's One Big Question

Why does your brain run its most powerful, most emotional, most gloriously illogical show every single night — while your body lies completely still? Join Lauren and the Fact Fly (the proud keeper of forty-seven dream field reports, convinced he's been visiting an alternate dimension) as they investigate the mysterious science of dreams. From a real university sleep lab where scientists watch brainwaves spike the moment a dream begins, to a microscopic zoom inside the sleeping brain, this episode reveals why dreams feel so real, why their logic makes perfect sense until you wake up, and why scientists are still genuinely debating what dreams are even for.

You'll discover why the emotion center of your brain blazes at full power during REM sleep while the logic center goes nearly dark, how the hippocampus remixes your memories into wild new stories with no one to say "wait, this doesn't make sense," and why a chemical called norepinephrine switching off is the reason your dreams fade within five minutes of waking. Then the Fact Fly explores the three competing theories scientists have been arguing about for decades — the Rehearsal Room, the Memory Remix, and the Static Channel — and finds out that the real answer might be all three at once. Plus: why that falling-and-jolting sensation as you drift off is an ancient tree-sleeping safety reflex, what dream priming can do for nightmares, and why the platypus — of all creatures — has the most dramatic dream life of any animal on Earth.

Perfect for curious dreamers, anyone who's ever woken up desperately trying to hold onto a fading story, and anyone who needs to know what an octopus is doing when it flickers through colors in the deep ocean — while fast asleep.