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.

  • 44 minutes 11 seconds
    Fashion Snail/My Impossible Vest (feat. Elyse Myers)

    Meghan and Rolo meet a theater maker (Elyse Myers) who changed the world. Featuring two new stories: “Fashion Snail”, a song about the world’s newest and slowest fashion model, written by Robin, a 9 year old from New Zealand, and “My Impossible Vest”, a story about a talking vest who is just trying to make it to the altar on time, written by an 8 year old from North Carolina named Margot. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. 

    Grownups, today’s special guest Elyse Myers’ debut book and New York Time Bestseller is out now - That’s A Great Question, I’d Love to Tell You is available for purchase everywhere books are sold. 

    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-love

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    16 April 2026, 8:00 am
  • 44 minutes 13 seconds
    DJ Squirm-a-Lot's Spring Break Mixtape 2026

    DJ Squirm-a-Lot, the world’s greatest DJ who also happens to be a worm, reveals his plan for the greatest party of all time while sharing a slammin’ mixtape for your Spring Break.

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    6 April 2026, 8:00 am
  • 45 minutes 52 seconds
    The 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-love

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    2 April 2026, 8:00 am
  • 20 minutes 46 seconds
    Super Ant

    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-love

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    26 March 2026, 8:00 am
  • 45 minutes 46 seconds
    Self 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-love

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 March 2026, 8:00 am
  • 21 minutes 41 seconds
    The Library Adventure

    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-love

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    12 March 2026, 8:00 am
  • 48 minutes 26 seconds
    The 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-love

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    5 March 2026, 9:00 am
  • 48 minutes 30 seconds
    Pockets/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-love

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    26 February 2026, 9:00 am
  • 23 minutes 33 seconds
    The Great Californian Adventure That Could Have Been So Much Better Than It Was

    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-love

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 February 2026, 2:45 pm
  • 45 minutes 18 seconds
    Alfred and the Broken Cup/Princess Lemon and the Tennis Tournament (feat. Kate Micucci)

    Baby With a Moustache runs into her estranged sister, Toddler With a Goatee (Kate Micucci). Featuring two new stories: “Alfred and the Broken Cup”, a story about a man who goes to great lengths to fix a leak, written by a 2nd grader from New York named Alfred, and “Princess Lemon and the Tennis Tournament”, a story about enterprising young Princess who uses her tennis excellence to make a sour process awfully sweet, written by an 8 year old from Arizona named Norah. 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-love

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 February 2026, 9:00 am
  • 44 minutes 11 seconds
    The Grouchy Friends/The Girl Who Never Fell Asleep (feat. Jeff Hiller and Hannah Solow)

    Peter has a surprising encounter with Evil Robot Peter at a huge gas station that sells everything you could ever need. Featuring two new stories: “The Grouchy Friends”, a song about two pals, a horse (Jeff Hiller) and a bear (Hannah Solow), who have to work extra hard to get along, written by Dylan, a 6 year old from the New York, and “The Girl Who Never Fell Asleep”, a story about a mom with some pretty surprising ideas about how to wind down, written by a 9 year old from New York named Wilder. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love.

    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-love

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    5 February 2026, 9:00 am
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