Written by Kids

Two superheroes get Cicada Powers, and learn what it's like to be a cicada! Turns out, they're totally harmless =)

Intro/Outro music:

Written and performed by John Noble Barrack

Story background music:

Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7614-pleasant-porridge

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Two hilarious guests join us for cicada trivia!

Intro/Outro music written and performed by John Noble Barrack

Sound effects published under creative commons

Two trouble-makers go out for groceries and end up in the woods!

Story performed by Jude Sandy.

Intro and Outro music written and performed by John Noble Barrack

Breathe Out (Lo-Fi) by Agnese Valmaggia

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6568-breathe-out-lo-fi-

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

(original music has been superficially altered)

Sound effects published under Creative Commons

Next week's story (Shadow Creek Falls, by 10 year old Shimmy) is about two boys who go out for groceries and end up in the woods - WAY off the trail. So this week's mini-bonus is all about hiking. We're joined by young author Riya, and her mom, Meenakshi!

Intro and Outro Music written and performed by John Noble Barrack.

All sounds effects published under creative commons 0.

Three amazing stories from 2020!

Intro and Outro music composed and performed by John Noble Barrack.

The Forest Prisoner

Written by Calvin, 12 years old!

Music for The Forest Prisoner (Night Rain) composed by Airtone, published under Creative Commons License Attribution 3.0. All other music for this episode published in the Public Domain.

Sound effect, Lion Growl 1, by Mike Koenig, published under Creative Commons License Attribution 3.0. All other sounds effects in this episode published in the Public Domain.

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Our Pet Dinosaurs

Written by Shimmy and Eli, 10 and 12 years old!

Performed by actor and playwright, Brad McKnight Wilson.

All sound effects in the public domain

Background/story music by Kevin MacLeod

Marty Gots A Plan by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4992-marty-gots-a-plan

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Identical twins

Written by 8 year old Sara Leah!

Performed by D.C. Actor Katie Ganem.

Story Music:

Daily Beetle by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3579-daily-beetle

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sound Effects:

All in the public domain

Bob Franklin thought he'd left his past behind. But at eight years old he's called back from retirement to fight a hoard of zombies. He has to recruit a most unlikely group of allies.

Intro and Outro music written and performed by John Noble Barrack.

Sound effects published under Creative Commons.

Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The Ice Giants by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5745-the-ice-giants

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Robin Yardi, author of Owl's Outstanding Donuts, The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez, and They Just Know: Animal Instincts, answers listener questions about writing and chickens. Robin, young author Neil and his mom, Shesh, join us for trivia!

Intro/Outro music written and performed by John Noble Barrack

Sound effects published under Creative Commons

This hopeful, joyful monologue about the rest of 2021 will make you smile =)

Plus an interview with the young author, and a trivia game!

Intro & Outro music:

Written and performed by John Noble Barrack

Background story music:

White by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4626-white

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sound effects:

Published under Creative Commons

Two heartwarming, beautiful poems by Izzy, 12 years old.

Performed by Claire Ganem.

Intro and Outro Music written and performed by John Noble Barrack.

Sound effects in the public domain.

Background Music:

Windswept by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4629-windswept

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

There is Romance by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4520-there-is-romance

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

With special guest, 8 year old Arnav! He's the author of "How they got Cat out of the Forest", out in June.

Our next episode will feature two short, sweet, beautiful poems by Izzy, 12 years old. One of them is from the perspective of a sunflower! So our trivia this bonus episode is all about plants & flowers.

Intro & Outro music written and performed by John Noble Barrack.

Sound effects all in the public domain.