Story Pirates

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.

  • 42 minutes 49 seconds
    The Little Man Who Powers Your Washing Machine/Squirrel Times News Paper

    Rachel starts a book club! Featuring two new stories: “The Little Man Who Powers Your Washing Machine,” a song about surprising origin of everyone’s favorite domestic appliance, written by Annabelle, an 11 year old from the UK, and “Squirrel Times News Paper,” about a storied rodential journalistic institution facing an uncertain future, written by a 9 year old from England named Jackie. 


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    27 March 2025, 10:00 am
  • 22 minutes 53 seconds
    Expressions…Or Not!

    What if expressions started coming to life whenever we said them? Would that be fun? Or…weird? Find out in today’s brand new story, written by a 10 year from Idaho named Rhetta.


    20 March 2025, 12:43 pm
  • 39 minutes 59 seconds
    My Dad’s Sneezes/Floating Hair

    The Story Pirates celebrate the most popular and definitely well-known holiday of the year, Referee Day! Featuring two new stories: “My Dad’s Sneezes,” a story about a cataclysmic paternal sneeze that causes the entire town to take cover, written by Betty, a 10 year old from the UK, and “Floating Hair,” a story about a phantom hairpiece that tries to undermine one kid’s confidence, written by a 9 year old from New Jersey named Azariah.

    13 March 2025, 10:00 am
  • 2 minutes 26 seconds
    Story Pirates + Gabby’s Dollhouse

    Announcing a special collaboration with the fantastic show Gabby’s Dollhouse!  We’re looking for kid-written stories about “failing fantastically.” We'll choose one story to adapt for a special Gabby’s Dollhouse-themed bonus episode of the Story Pirates Podcast and EVERY story that’s submitted will get a personal, handwritten note of encouragement for its kid author. Parents or guardians can send in your kids’ stories today at storypirates.com. Grownups, Gabby’s Dollhouse is available to watch now on Netflix.

    10 March 2025, 4:06 pm
  • 29 minutes 5 seconds
    Deep Cuts #11: Weird TV Shows

    Welcome back to Deep Cuts, a celebration of our favorite, funniest and weirdest stories from the archives. This week we have three stories about weird TV shows, including ‘The Adventures of Harold Jordan”, “How To Be A Great Salesperson” and “Superbag”.

    6 March 2025, 11:00 am
  • 22 minutes 46 seconds
    Deep Cuts #10: Weird Products

    Welcome back to Deep Cuts, a celebration of our favorite, funniest and weirdest stories from the archives. This week we have three stories about weird products, including ‘The Not-So-Safe Safe”, “The Zinc Sink With a Kink in the Link” and “Raccoon Sensor”.

    27 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 22 minutes 25 seconds
    Deep Cuts #9: Fart Stories

    Welcome back to Deep Cuts, a celebration of our favorite, funniest and weirdest stories from the archives. This week we have three stories about farts, including “The Mountain Fart”, “This Is National Whoopie Cushion Day” and, of course, “Fart Out Loud Day”.

    20 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 30 minutes 9 seconds
    Deep Cuts #8: Love Stories

    Welcome back to Deep Cuts, a celebration of our favorite, funniest and weirdest stories from the archives. This week we have three stories about love, including “Dear Water Cycle”, “I Love Cats” and the podcast premiere of “Cupid and the Ghost.”

    13 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 45 minutes 6 seconds
    The Throne That Blasted Off/The Book Worm

    Grab a hotdog, put on a hat and get ready to sit around and wait for pitchers to warm up, because the Story Pirates have got baseball fever! Featuring two new stories: “The Throne That Blasted Off,” a story about a royal chair that travels into space to save the kingdom, written by Judah, an 8 year old from Michigan, and “The Book Worm,” about a tiny visitor to the library who is a voracious reader, i mean, eater, written by a 10 year old from New York named Liana.

    6 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 19 minutes 42 seconds
    The Tooth Fairy Room Mate

    If you think you know everything about the tooth fairy, today’s brand new story has some big surprises in store for you. Written by two siblings in Canada, 9 year old Duncan and 7 year old Scotia.

    30 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 19 minutes 17 seconds
    Peter’s Picks: Family Room Wars/Now We're Cooking With Butter

     Peter chooses some of his favorite stories from the Story Pirates archives.

    27 January 2025, 11:00 am
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