Story Pirates

By Gimlet

Education Comedy Kids & Family

What's Story Pirates about?

Story Pirates turn stories written by kids from across the country into awesome sketches and songs tailor-made for the radio.

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08.14.2019

Announcing a special contest with our friends from The Secret Life of Pets 2! We’re looking for kid-written stories about what happens when pets are left alone. We'll choose a story to feature on a special bonus episode of the ...

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08.14.2019 CONTEST: Story Pirates + The Secret Life of Pets 2 Announcing a special contest with our friends from The Secret Life of Pets 2! We’re looking for kid-written stories about what happens when pets are left alone. We'll choose a story to feature on a special bonus episode of the ...
06.27.2019 Pet Store or Food Store?/A Dinosaur Ate Me (feat. Mandy Gonzalez and James Monroe Iglehart) In part two of our season finale, the Story Pirates learn more about their unexpected guest and find out where they are headed next. Featuring two new stories: “Pet Store or Food Store?,” a story about a very confused business ...
06.20.2019 Banana Clown/Cats Sit On You (feat. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo) In part one of our season finale, the Story Pirates discover an intruder on the ship. Featuring two new stories: “Banana Clown,” a hip hop track featuring Grammy Award-winning rapper Secret Agent 23 Skidoo about a guy who has a ...
06.13.2019 The Mad Piano Player/The Aristocrats Strike Back (feat. Josh Gondelman) The Story Pirates meet a gas station attendant (Josh Gondelman) who likes to tell excruciatingly long and boring stories. Featuring two new stories: “The Mad Piano Player,” a song about a boy who plays an explosive piano piece for the ...
06.06.2019 Tape Ball Purse/The Girl With A Voice (feat. Bowen Yang) When Rachel installs a ‘Smart Ship’(Bowen Yang), the Story Pirates learn about the dangers of artificial intelligence. Featuring two new stories: “Tape Ball Purse,” a story about a new product that will help you to not lose your keys but ...
05.30.2019 The Disgusting Water Bottle/Robotics Engineering Doll (feat. Colin Meloy) Rolo builds an escape room on the ship to teach the other Story Pirates to work together. Featuring two new stories: “The Disgusting Water Bottle (feat. Colin Meloy),” a song about finding a place where you belong even if you’re ...
05.23.2019 The Amazing Adventure/My Big Project When the other Story Pirates discover Lee has been secretly writing songs, they encourage him to share his totally emo feelings with the world. Featuring two new stories: “The Amazing Adventure,” a soaring ballad about sock puppets who travel the ...
05.16.2019 BACKSTROKE RAPTOR - the new Story Pirates album! The Story Pirates will be back next week with a new episode, but in the meantime, we are announcing our new album, BACKSTROKE RAPTOR! The first single from the album, ‘The Giraffe Didn’t Know,’ is out NOW and available wherever ...
05.09.2019 Vampire Kid/I Want Your Garden (feat. Natasha Rothwell) A hot air balloon racer (Natasha Rothwell) challenges Rachel to confront her past. Featuring two new stories: “Vampire Kid,” a story about a creature of the night who only wants to dance in the sun, by a 5 year old ...
05.02.2019 Cheese Quest/A Diary Of A Corn Snake (feat. David Schwimmer) Rolo’s old parrot Poochie (David Schwimmer) shows up with a shady business proposition. Featuring two new stories: “Cheese Quest,” a song about the lengths one will go to for their food obsessions, by 11 year old Mylie from Utah, and ...
04.25.2019 Superbag/Some TVs Have Big Problems The Story Pirates discover that an anonymous gossip blog is spreading hot blog goss about them, and Meghan vows to track down the writer. Featuring two new stories: “Superbag,” a faux movie trailer about an unlikely superhero, written by a ...
04.18.2019 Animal Week/The Doughnut Is Right Siegfried the Viking leads the Story Pirates on a spooky trip to the Isle of Monsters. Featuring two new stories: “Animal Week,” a klezmer tune about what happens when animals start to talk, by Ronan, an 8 year old from ...
04.11.2019 Maybelle’s Treats/The Mystery of the Materializing Kitten (feat. Timothy Simons) A very official inspector (Timothy Simons) arrives to make sure the Story Pirates’ ship is up to code. Featuring two new stories: “Maybelle’s Treats,” a mini-musical about a girl who has to fight for her right to eat sweets, by ...
04.04.2019 One Little Pink Rose/I Lost My Tooth In Hollywood When Peter gets stuck in a time loop, his most precious snacks are put in jeopardy. Featuring two new stories: “One Little Pink Rose,” an empowering rocker about a flower who learns to stand tall, by a 9 year old ...
03.28.2019 The Story Pirates + Circle Round: All That Glitters The Story Pirates Podcast will be back next week with a brand new show. In the meantime, we wanted to share an episode of Circle Round, a podcast from our pals over at WBUR that features folktales from around the ...
03.21.2019 Jeff the Goldfish/George and Billy the Boghog The Story Pirates decide to have a party where everyone tells their deepest, darkest secrets. Featuring two new stories: “Jeff the Goldfish,” the story of a fish who aspires to leave his tank, from a 9 year old in the ...
03.14.2019 Turtle Beach/Carl and Steve BFFs (feat. Dax Shepard) A hard-nosed detective (Dax Shepard) visits the ship to investigate a possible theft and everybody feels a little weird about it. Featuring two new stories: ‘Turtle Beach,’ a feel good beach party song about a mythical place where turtles laugh ...
03.07.2019 How The Beaver Came To Canada/President Worm (feat. Claire Danes) When a conspiracy theorist (Claire Danes) boards their ship, the Story Pirates must convince her they are not from outer space. Featuring two new stories: ‘How The Beaver Came To Canada,’ a Joni Mitchell-inspired folk song about a beaver who ...
02.28.2019 The Quest for the Golden Bananas/Pigduction (feat. Franchesca Ramsey) The Story Pirates face stormy weather when a super sad lost cloud (Franchesca Ramsey) has a full on meltdown while hovering over their ship. Featuring two new stories: The Quest For The Golden Bananas, an Irish punk song about an ...
02.21.2019 I Love Cats/The Wizard Who Could Just Go Poof (feat. John Oliver) When a 40 foot tall squirrel (John Oliver) threatens to break delicate tchotchkes and handcrafted chairs on the ship, the Story Pirates must convince him to let them help him...help them. Featuring two new stories: I Love Cats, the tale ...
02.14.2019 Helen’s Pizza Ria/The Creation Of Chicken Parm (feat. George Salazar) Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Story Pirates have an episode all about something they love: pizza! Join the crew as they learn the ins and outs of interstellar travel with a cosmic pizza delivery guy (George Salazar). Featuring ...
02.07.2019 The Boy Who Hated Kisses/The Pancake Habit Thanks to the repairs of Siegfried the Viking, the Story Pirates new flying ship is ready for lift off! But before they can shoot off into the stratosphere, the Story Pirates must supply their ship with a magic ingredient. Featuring ...
01.31.2019 A Hamster's Workday/Backstroke Raptor The Story Pirates Podcast is back for a new season! After spending several months on a deserted island, Captain Rolo and Siegfried the Viking must convince the rest of the Story Pirates that it’s time to set sail again. Featuring ...
01.10.2019 NEW SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT: the Story Pirates Podcast is Coming Back on January 31st, 2019! Lee finds an old radio transmitter on the island and uses it to make a very exciting announcement! This mini-episode also features a bonus interview with kid author Phoebe Wolinetz, whose story idea is the basis for the new Story ...
10.25.2018 Bonus: Calling All Mapmakers! Submit Your Ideas For The Next Story Pirates Book! We're looking for ideas from kids for our next book with Random House, including kid-drawn maps of a fictional world! Parents go to storypirates.com/spark to submit your child’s story today. And stay tuned for announcements about our next season!
09.28.2018 NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE: Story Pirates’ new Album Preview The Story Pirates have a new album and it’s out now! Today’s episode previews some of the featured songs. Listen to NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE wherever you find music today!
09.20.2018 Summer Bonus: Silly Monster Problem/Will Wants 300 Bucks/Star It’s almost time to set sail, but the Story Pirates have another summer bonus episode to listen to while they pack.Today’s episode features two previously unreleased stories: “Silly Monster Problem,” by an author from Switzerland named Anne, and “Will Wants ...
09.13.2018 Teacher’s Guide: Characters With Big Dreams/Make Your Problem Huge In today’s summer bonus episode, Lee visits a new part of the ship and makes a clever new friend who introduces two lesson plans that parents and teachers can use to help kids write awesome stories while they listen to ...
09.06.2018 Summer Bonus: The Hungry Rock/A Girl With Superpowers/The Chessmaster Sure, it’s September. Sure, school has started. But summer hasn’t technically ended! At least it hasn’t for the Story Pirates, who have a new summer bonus episode just for you. Today’s episode features a brand new story from Savi in ...
08.28.2018 The Story Pirates + Brains On!: Dr. Weirdo and the Boring Unicorn The Story Pirates take a break from summer bonus episodes to team up with Brains On! for a special collaborative episode. Featuring a brand new story called Dr. Weirdo and the Boring Unicorn, written by a Virginia 3rd grader named ...
08.23.2018 Summer Bonus: The Person Who Could Not Spin/Sandwich Day/How To Make A Basketball Plant Question: Who has two thumbs and wants another summer bonus episode of the Story Pirates Podcast? Answer: A cute dog. With thumbs.But you can listen too! Today’s episode features some greatest hits from last season: The Person Who Could Not ...
08.16.2018 Summer Bonus: I Want To Be Rich/Fart Out Loud Day/Nothing Is Impossible A new summer bonus episode from the Story Pirates coming atcha! Today’s episode features a new story called I Want To Be Rich by a 3rd grader from Massachusetts named Sammy, as well as two of our favorite songs from ...
08.09.2018 Summer Bonus: I Lost The Clock Pieces and the Dog Ate Them/The Giraffe Didn’t Know/Star It’s time for another summer bonus episode from the Story Pirates! Today’s episode features a new story called I Lost The Clock Pieces And The Dog Ate Them, by a 3rd grader from Georgia named Salem, as well as two ...
08.02.2018 Summer Bonus: Frank the Monster/All 8 Unicorns/Penguin Office The Story Pirates are back with a special summer bonus episode featuring some of our favorite songs! This weeks episode includes Frank the Monster Who Wasn't Scary, All 8 Unicorns and How Penguin Office Became a Thing.
06.07.2018 The Big Secret/What the World Was Called Before Us In part two of the season finale, the Story Pirates encounter a mysterious stranger with mystical abilities. This week’s episode features two new stories: "The Big Secret," the story of a purr-fect cat and cantankerous dog who run for parliament, ...
05.31.2018 The Story Pirates + Wow in the World: The Mixed-Up Sensory World of Synesthesia The Story Pirates take a break before their big season finale for a special smash up, mash up, crossover episode with Wow in the World, all about the science of synesthesia. Already listened to this episode over at Wow in ...
05.24.2018 The Great Wallaby Adventure/Presents For Mom In part one of the two-part season finale, Meghan, Rachel and Peter threaten mutiny unless Lee joins them in singing a hokey song. This week’s episode features two new stories: "The Great Wallaby Adventure," a feel-good, island groove about discovering ...
05.17.2018 The Person Who Could Not Spin/Triple Power (feat. Sasheer Zamata and Aparna Nancherla) Rolo obsesses over two entrancing sirens (Sasheer Zamata and Aparna Nancherla) who teach the Pirates about being #blessed. This week’s episode features two new stories: “The Person Who Could Not Spin,” a horn-soaked, ska-inspired party track about learning to twirl ...
05.10.2018 How to Make a Basketball Plant/The Clean Machine (feat. Wyatt Cenac) The Story Pirates' dream of opening a restaurant/bistro/cafe onboard the ship is put in jeopardy when Russ T. Walrus (Wyatt Cenac), a famously harsh food critic, comes to review the menu. This week’s episode features two new stories: "How to ...
05.03.2018 George’s Cheese/Pizza Revenge (feat. Alison Pill and Josh Sharp) Meghan reveals the mystery of her porpoise-full past and must heal a rift between her porpoise protege Travis (Josh Sharp) and the intimidating Mother Porpoise (Alison Pill). This week’s episode features two new stories: "George's Cheese," the tale of an ...
04.26.2018 The Giraffe Didn't Know/Raining Cake (feat. Michael Cerveris) When they receive an unexpected visit from a famous treasure hunter (Michael Cerveris), the Story Pirates join the search for Captain Hootie’s famous booby-trapped pirate’s booty. Today's episode features two new stories, "The Giraffe Didn't Know," a charity single-style pop ...
04.19.2018 Evil Cockroach Nation/The Guy (feat. Ben Sinclair) The unthinkable happens when Lee runs out of his favorite drinkable yogurt, kefir. Thankfully, Poseidon and his lesser-known kid brother Greg (Ben Sinclair) show up to lend a hand. This weeks episode features two new stories written by kids, "Evil ...
04.05.2018 In the Car/The Girl Who Couldn't Stop Reading - AKA Me! (feat. Santino Fontana) The Story Pirates meet a magical hermit crab (Santino Fontana) who either doesn’t believe in himself or isn’t actually magical, but that doesn’t stop the gang from making lots of wishes! Today's episode features two new stories: "In the Car," ...
03.29.2018 How the Grizzly Bear Turned Into a Polar Bear/Boogerman's Trial After months of seafaring on a nameless ship, the Story Pirates finally decide what to call their vessel. Best of all, the new ship name comes from one of our listeners! This weeks episode features two new stories: "How the ...
03.22.2018 Fart Out Loud Day/The Boy Who Invented the BPhone3 Peter’s experiments in the ship laboratory cause almost everyone to develop bizarre superpowers. This weeks episode features two new stories: “Fart Out Loud Day,” a funkalicious body-positivity anthem that gives everyone permission to let it out, written by sisters Samantha ...
03.15.2018 Going to the Moon/All Rainbow Cars The gang relieves their boredom by inventing a new sport, and a mysterious curmudgeon from below deck helps them play by the rules. This week’s episode features two new stories: “Going to the Moon,” the story of a girl who ...
03.08.2018 The Chess Master/The Amazing Rake (feat. The Gregory Brothers) Lee introduces Shipcoin, the first ever Shipto-currency, to the gang; but not everyone is thrilled with the new economy on board. This week’s episode features two new stories: “The Chess Master,” a special song in collaboration with The Gregory Brothers ...
03.01.2018 Frank the Monster/The Automatic Thinker Lee returns to find the ship is a little different than when he left, and goes toe to toe with Peter in the first ever Peter Games. This week’s episode features two new stories: “Frank the Monster Who Wasn’t Scary,” ...
02.26.2018 BONUS! - More Stories from Live in LA! (feat. Patton Oswalt) More stories from our live show in Los Angeles featuring Patton Oswalt! Our featured stories today include Computer Boy by Julian, No Veggie Machine by Zadie, and Allie and Noah by Alice!
02.22.2018 Live in LA! - To Do/Super Granny (feat. Patton Oswalt) The Story Pirates are live in LA with special guest PATTON OSWALT! This week’s episode features two new stories: “To Do,” a hip hop to-do list about a boy and his handy piece of paper, written by a boy from ...

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Story Pirates episodes:

CONTEST: Story Pirates + The Secret Life of Pets 2

Pet Store or Food Store?/A Dinosaur Ate Me (feat. Mandy Gonzalez and James Monroe Iglehart)

Banana Clown/Cats Sit On You (feat. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo)

The Mad Piano Player/The Aristocrats Strike Back (feat. Josh Gondelman)

Tape Ball Purse/The Girl With A Voice (feat. Bowen Yang)

The Disgusting Water Bottle/Robotics Engineering Doll (feat. Colin Meloy)

The Amazing Adventure/My Big Project

BACKSTROKE RAPTOR - the new Story Pirates album!

Vampire Kid/I Want Your Garden (feat. Natasha Rothwell)

Cheese Quest/A Diary Of A Corn Snake (feat. David Schwimmer)

Superbag/Some TVs Have Big Problems

Animal Week/The Doughnut Is Right

Maybelle’s Treats/The Mystery of the Materializing Kitten (feat. Timothy Simons)

One Little Pink Rose/I Lost My Tooth In Hollywood

The Story Pirates + Circle Round: All That Glitters

Jeff the Goldfish/George and Billy the Boghog

Turtle Beach/Carl and Steve BFFs (feat. Dax Shepard)

How The Beaver Came To Canada/President Worm (feat. Claire Danes)

The Quest for the Golden Bananas/Pigduction (feat. Franchesca Ramsey)

I Love Cats/The Wizard Who Could Just Go Poof (feat. John Oliver)

Helen’s Pizza Ria/The Creation Of Chicken Parm (feat. George Salazar)

The Boy Who Hated Kisses/The Pancake Habit

A Hamster's Workday/Backstroke Raptor

NEW SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT: the Story Pirates Podcast is Coming Back on January 31st, 2019!

Bonus: Calling All Mapmakers! Submit Your Ideas For The Next Story Pirates Book!

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE: Story Pirates’ new Album Preview

Summer Bonus: Silly Monster Problem/Will Wants 300 Bucks/Star

Teacher’s Guide: Characters With Big Dreams/Make Your Problem Huge

Summer Bonus: The Hungry Rock/A Girl With Superpowers/The Chessmaster

The Story Pirates + Brains On!: Dr. Weirdo and the Boring Unicorn

Summer Bonus: The Person Who Could Not Spin/Sandwich Day/How To Make A Basketball Plant

Summer Bonus: I Want To Be Rich/Fart Out Loud Day/Nothing Is Impossible

Summer Bonus: I Lost The Clock Pieces and the Dog Ate Them/The Giraffe Didn’t Know/Star

Summer Bonus: Frank the Monster/All 8 Unicorns/Penguin Office

The Big Secret/What the World Was Called Before Us

The Story Pirates + Wow in the World: The Mixed-Up Sensory World of Synesthesia

The Great Wallaby Adventure/Presents For Mom

The Person Who Could Not Spin/Triple Power (feat. Sasheer Zamata and Aparna Nancherla)

How to Make a Basketball Plant/The Clean Machine (feat. Wyatt Cenac)

George’s Cheese/Pizza Revenge (feat. Alison Pill and Josh Sharp)

The Giraffe Didn't Know/Raining Cake (feat. Michael Cerveris)

Evil Cockroach Nation/The Guy (feat. Ben Sinclair)

In the Car/The Girl Who Couldn't Stop Reading - AKA Me! (feat. Santino Fontana)

How the Grizzly Bear Turned Into a Polar Bear/Boogerman's Trial

Fart Out Loud Day/The Boy Who Invented the BPhone3

Going to the Moon/All Rainbow Cars

The Chess Master/The Amazing Rake (feat. The Gregory Brothers)

Frank the Monster/The Automatic Thinker

BONUS! - More Stories from Live in LA! (feat. Patton Oswalt)

Live in LA! - To Do/Super Granny (feat. Patton Oswalt)

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