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.

  • 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
  • 40 minutes 17 seconds
    The White Color Box/The Villain Who Couldn’t Villain (feat. Britt Lower and Ana Egge)

    Baby With a Mustache is adopted by a giant chihuahua (Britt Lower). Featuring two new stories: “The White Color Box,” a song about animals working together to solve a problem, featuring special guest Ana Egge and written by Bihaan, a 7 year old from Ontario, and “The Villain Who Couldn’t Villain,” a story about a villain who decides to seek out a healthier work environment, written by an 8 year old from Oregon named Henry.

    23 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 18 minutes 42 seconds
    Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble

    Today’s bonus 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 Thursday, January 30th @ 7pm ET. 


    Grownups, your kids can join Peter and Lee to make a new story in a virtual Create a Story session on January 30th 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!

    20 January 2025, 11:00 am
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