Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Today's the day! Don't forget to tune in for our live holiday special today 12/19 at 6pm est. Go to live.storiespodcast.com for details.

Today we're not just telling a story, we're playing a game that will teach you how to tell stories of your own at home. Starsworn is a game we designed with Michael Low from Luck of Legends. Take on the role of heroes in a world of wonder! In Starsworn, kids and parents get the chance to build worlds, create heroes, and go on adventures together.

In today's episode Max Goodname and the gang meet the frog witch, a mystical hermit who lives in the southern swamp. Max, Corly, and Wallace learn what their star signs mean, and what their Starsworn powers are.

if you want to play along at home, there’s a free story that’s different than the one in this episode, available to download at StoriesRPG.com.

And to check out all of Vindsvept’s music, head to youtube.com/vindsvept!

Special thanks to Nate, Emily, and Kelsie Lee, our producer Andrew Martin, our friend Vindsvept who wrote all the original music in the episode, and Michael Low, the designer of the Starsworn game with Daniel Hinds. Michael is a certified English teacher who runs online classes to help kids learn the joy of writing fiction by using story-telling games. If you’d like to hear your kids laugh, gasp in excitement, and write page after page of stories for the sheer joy of it, check out the classes on LuckOfLegends.com. Classes count for homeschool credit and come with Common Core aligned feedback on your child’s writing, speaking, and collaboration skills, so you can help them keep growing as they play!

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us!

Today's episode is an adaptation of an Italian fable, all about a busy old town in Italy called Atri. It was a very nice place to live so the town grew and grew until eventually there were so many people that the courthouse was completely overwhelmed with everyone's issues. Listen along to find out how the King decided to make sure everyone got the justice they deserved in a very unconventional way. 

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us!

Today's episode is about a hornet named Kemba. He spent his days flying around, looking for delicious things to eat, and settling arguments among the other bugs. Follow along as Kemba is called upon to settle an argument between the bees and the wasps.

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us!

Today's story is about an impending battle between the Bears and the Lions. Both sides thought that they should be the king of the beasts. Listen along to find out how King Kalvin of the Lions managed to get an edge in the battle by relying on some unlikely allies.

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us!

Today we're not just telling a story, we're playing a game that will teach you how to tell stories of your own at home. Starsworn is a game we designed with Michael Low from Luck of Legends. Take on the role of heroes in a world of wonder! In Starsworn, kids and parents get the chance to build worlds, create heroes, and go on adventures together.

In today's episode Max Goodname and the gang arrive in Mendwell and speak to lore mother Wynds. When she learns about what happened on the iron penance she sends the gang on a journey to find the frog witch in the southern swamp. Along the way they learn how the star fall has been effecting the kingdom. 

if you want to play along at home, there’s a free story that’s different than the one in this episode, available to download at StoriesRPG.com.

And to check out all of Vindsvept’s music, head to youtube.com/vindsvept!

Special thanks to Nate, Emily, and Kelsie Lee, our producer Andrew Martin, our friend Vindsvept who wrote all the original music in the episode, and Michael Low, the designer of the Starsworn game with Daniel Hinds. Michael is a certified English teacher who runs online classes to help kids learn the joy of writing fiction by using story-telling games. If you’d like to hear your kids laugh, gasp in excitement, and write page after page of stories for the sheer joy of it, check out the classes on LuckOfLegends.com. Classes count for homeschool credit and come with Common Core aligned feedback on your child’s writing, speaking, and collaboration skills, so you can help them keep growing as they play!

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us!

Today's Story is about a pony named Clover. She belonged to a farmer and she would pull his cart to the market in the glen each weekend. Follow along as Clover has a hard time pulling an extra heavy cart to the market, laden down with practically the whole fall harvest.

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us!

Today's episode is an adaptation of a Greek myth that we're doing in 2 parts. Part 1 was published earlier this week so go back and check it out. In part 2 we hear about the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, don't miss the exciting conclusion!

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, head to patreon.com/stories and pledge to make a monthly donation, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us!

Today's episode is an adaptation of a Greek myth that we're doing in 2 parts. In part 1 we hear about the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Eris, the goddess of chaos, was not invited to the wedding precisely because she couldn't help but cause trouble and chaos wherever she went. However, when she found out she wasn't invited, she managed to cause quite a bit of chaos anyway.

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, head to patreon.com/stories and pledge to make a monthly donation, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us!

We're excited to announce that we'll be doing a live holiday season performance this year. We'll be performing a brand new holiday story, playing games, singing songs, and doing a live audience Q&A. Join us at 6:00pm on Sunday December 19th for a fun filled event full of holiday cheer.

Tickets start at $5 per household and all proceeds are being donated to purchase holiday gifts and meals for families in need. Your ticket will allow you to join us live or if it doesn't work for your schedule you can also play the show back later when it's a better time for you.

got to live.storiespodcast.com for tickets and more details.