Story Pirates
by Story Pirates
From the publisher
The award-winning Story Pirates Podcast takes stories written by kids and turns them into sketch comedy and songs.
Why we recommend it
Kids send in their own story ideas and the crew spins them into goofy songs and sketches — easily twenty minutes of backseat giggles.
What Story Pirates is recognised for
Staff pick
On our hand-picked "where to start" list. Chosen by us, not computed — these are the shows we would hand a parent who is new to this.
Most reviewed
At least 400 written parent reviews. These are the shows with the deepest body of first-hand experience behind them.
Our note — best for: Backseat giggles on a long drive
Kids send in story ideas and a comedy crew turns them into sketches and songs. Reliably silly, and the songs are genuinely good.
Every distinction here is either computed from the whole catalogue or picked by us and labelled as such. How each one is decided
Good for
Collections Story Pirates landed in, based on what its reviews say.
What parents actually say
High confidence · 170 detailed reviewsPlenty of detailed reviews to work from, so these patterns are pretty dependable. We summarise the 170 reviews long enough to describe the show, out of 420 in total — one-line raves don't tell you much.
Why parents put it on
The moments it actually gets used for.
- Great for car ridesTop5
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- “My fav is bumblebees driving.”
- “It’s great for flights or long car rides.”
- Great voices & acting5
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- “They have to write storylines and characters, make decisions, VOICE ACT.”
- “I really can relate to Nimene, with no patience but a general genius mind, and I love her singing voice.”
What it's about
What comes up when parents describe it.
- Storytelling & adventureTop72
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- “I'm now thirteen and I really want to senceirly thank all of you story pirates for giving me some of the best childhood memories a girl could ask for, thank all of you.”
- “My fave song is “Bad Taste” Anyway, story pirates pls make a show in miami, Fl.”
- Humor & silliness29
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- “Anyway, my fave one was the story “The bad dog who was smart” it’s so funny but I’m past there, don’t worry also, I LOVE RACHEL she is the best!”
- “Y’all are hilarious.”
- Original songs & music20
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- “My fave song is “Bad Taste” Anyway, story pirates pls make a show in miami, Fl.”
- “storylines don’t connect, and the only real pull is the stories, not songs, or the actual storyline, but the children’s stories (which is a great feature.) It used to be my favo…”
- Science & STEM7
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- “You could go to a different planet in a different galaxy 🌌 or you could go to the rain forest/through a vient temple or you could go to the beach/las angolaise bey I love your…”
- “Take example from the tv show The InBESTigators, which teaches you science during stories in episodes.”
- Imagination & creativity5
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- “(I say shall because this is NOT optional.) EDIT ONE: If you’re looking for a podcast for your children to listen to, power their imagination capacity, and the ability to come u…”
- “IVE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS SINCE I WAS A BABY AND ITS GREAT!ITS CREATIVE FUN AND COOL ITS WHAT TAUGHT ME HOW TO WRIGHT STORYS.And also im a kid and i think its disrespectful how…”
What it feels like
The mood parents describe.
- FunnyTop27
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- “Anyway, my fave one was the story “The bad dog who was smart” it’s so funny but I’m past there, don’t worry also, I LOVE RACHEL she is the best!”
- “Y’all are hilarious.”
- Educational5
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- “So the reviews are mostly children-made (which is great, but you learn nothing about it) The following will teach you about the podcast and why your child shall listen to it.”
- “And they should make it a little more educational.”
Who's actually listening
From the 3 reviews that name a child's age.
- Early elementary (6-8)2
- Tweens (9-12)2
How to read this: each number is how many reviews raised that topic in their own words — not a percentage or a score. Bars compare topics within a box only, so the longest bar is whatever came up most here, marked Top. The dots above show how much evidence we have, not how good the show is.
This summarises what reviewers said. It isn't our verdict, and we don't write reviews ourselves. See exactly how every number is calculated.
About Story Pirates
In the publisher's own words, as they describe the show on its feed.
The award-winning Story Pirates Podcast takes stories written by kids and turns them into sketch comedy and songs. Made up of talented comedians, songwriters, and frequent celebrity guests, the Story Pirates inspire kids to create, bringing laughter to kids and grownups of all ages with hilarious sketches, catchy original songs from all genres, and interviews with the creative geniuses behind the stories… kids! Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/
Parent reviews (420)
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🫒🕊️ · Oct 2026
LOVE IT !!!
AMASING !!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤙👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The glitched llama · Oct 2026
Goat
Anyone else’s going to the Linda Linda concert oct 17 in Athens ga if u r I be to if see a Linda Linda shirt that has white background and yellow pic with them an it it’s me and say hi 🧋🍫 and I love the name cats are not evil🐈🐈⬛
Therien lgbq 4 life · Oct 2026
SEASON 9 ADVENTURE IDEAS 💡
You could go to a different planet in a different galaxy 🌌 or you could go to the rain forest/through a vient temple or you could go to the beach/las angolaise bey I love your show I ma god how did you get so far down here LOL here’s a prize for getting so far 😁: 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶puppys 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕more puppys 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈kittys 💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵💰💵moola!
meeeep!!! · Oct 2026
𝐇𝐢 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐲𝐲𝐬𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰!!!!
𝐇𝐢 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞!! 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝟒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐢 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬❤︎︎𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞❤︎︎𝐩𝐬! 𝓲 𝔀𝓐𝓼 𝓐𝓽 𝓞𝓝𝓔 𝓞𝓕 𝓨𝓞𝓤𝓻 𝓛𝓲𝓿𝓔 𝓟𝓻𝓔𝓕𝓞𝓻𝓜𝓐𝓝𝓬𝓔𝓼 𝓲𝓝 𝓝𝓔𝔀 𝓨𝓞𝓻𝓴 𝓲𝓝 2019 𝓲 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓝𝓴 𝓲𝓽 𝔀𝓐𝓼! 𝓲𝓜 12 𝓝𝓞𝔀 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓛𝓛 𝓛𝓞𝓿𝓔 𝓲𝓽 hey guyssss I don't listen much anymore but I still want to let you all know thank you so much for being one of the best things in my childhood even though it was a rather tough one Kisses!~𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮-𝓮𝓵𝓲𝔃𝓪𝓫𝓮𝓽𝓱|| hey again!! I'm now thirteen and I really want to senceirly thank all of you story pirates for giving me some of the best childhood memories a girl could ask for, thank all of you.
Fadedmist(Warrior cats (=^ェ^=) · Oct 2026
Hiiiii
Is anyone going to the freya Skye concert on October 14, in Hollywood, florida? My fave song is “Bad Taste” Anyway, story pirates pls make a show in miami, Fl. 🤩🇺🇸 Let me tell u my story One day,a little girl named sophie went to a toy store and she got a teddy bear. She named it lila. Sophie loved lila so so much and never wanted to let her go. “The next day”lilacame to life,was she ran away from home. Sophie came home from school and lila was gone OH NO! Meanwhile, lila went to the skate park and saw the other peeps skating and she wanted to skate also but everyone thought she was a real bear so they ran away! Lila was very sad. So she stole one of the girl’s skateboard, because her and the rest of the peeps ran away. Lila was actually really good at skating. Then, Lila tried to go home, but she was lost. Sophie found her a few days later and they became BEST BEST friends! And the lived happily ever after! THE END! 😬 did u like it? Pls make my story on the pod ty, Love, rachel 👋👩🏼🦱 (Thats kinda how i look)
Racheliscool😎 · Oct 2026
it’s great.. but
EDIT: I JUST REALIZED WE CANT SHORTEN IT AS SP BECAUSE THATS THE SOUTH PARK SHORTENING 🥀 I guess p.s before the actual review: tysm, @Therian LGBTQ 4 Life, and @Mplantan, It’s very kind of you to spread my thoughts. @( ◕ x ◕ )@ EDIT ZERO: Woah woah, what is going on? From what I understand, Season 8 JUST ended, and you guys are ALREADY begging for season 9? Be patient, please! They have to write storylines and characters, make decisions, VOICE ACT. I’m sure they’re trying their hardest to make some entertainment for you, and you’re being impatient. Please, make sure you treat them with kindness, and (to the parents) this is probably the only ACTUAL helpful review you will find because others are giving their small children phones and letting them run wild. So the reviews are mostly children-made (which is great, but you learn nothing about it) The following will teach you about the podcast and why your child shall listen to it. (I say shall because this is NOT optional.) EDIT ONE: If you’re looking for a podcast for your children to listen to, power their imagination capacity, and the ability to come up with fun ideas (which is the same thing but pretend it’s not), then SP (Story Pirates) is what you are looking for. I listened to this from when I was 3-7, (i am 11 now, for context.) and my imagination grew stronger by a large amount— in fact, if I hadn’t listened to SP, I wouldn’t have had the ability to come up with my own genuine story— and I don’t mean a podcast episode. I mean a novel. However, I recommend not having someone over 9 start with it, unless they choose to. I fear that I partly don’t like this because I’m too mature for it by now, but seriously, it is a wonderful podcast to nurture creativity into children. I agree with @Mplantan, this should be a bit more educational— SP CAST, if you are reading this, I recommend sneaking little fun facts in that have to do with your adventures. Take example from the tv show The InBESTigators, which teaches you science during stories in episodes. OKAY, this next bit is partly criticism towards the show, and fan base. Don’t get me wrong, SP is great and all, but it FELL OFF. storylines don’t connect, and the only real pull is the stories, not songs, or the actual storyline, but the children’s stories (which is a great feature.) It used to be my favorite, but now I think I’d rather listen to something that isn’t designed for small children. And to the old drama about all the hate on the LGBTQIA+ episode; ONE, let people be people, and ITS A FICTION WORK. TWO, why are you hating on it? It’s about a prince that wants to be a princess from what I remember. you’re not the princess. She’s trying her best. THREE, it’s important for kids to learn about different communities during their growth. The fanbase is bad enough— and when I say that, I mean the older fans. They all say they “want (insert male character) and (insert female character) to kiss and get married. Mind you, this is a podcast for small children, in a range of 3+ I doubt three year olds would like to listen to a wedding. People.. misuse the reviews, but since the fanbase is almost entirely children, that isn’t much of a problem. Though, in general, for small children, this is a wonderful podcast. Go STORY PIRATES♥︎♡ ˙˚ʚ(´◡`)ɞ˚˙ -Tallulah ☆ Hughes!
Tallulah ☆ Hughes! · Oct 2026
Not as good as Greeking out but its good
If y’all ❤️ this then you will LOVE GREEKING OUT SPOT THE DIFFERENCE eazy: 🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🧇🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞🥞 Mid: 😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😙😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😙😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗 Hard: 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏼👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
ROBLOXLOVER😍❤️ · Oct 2026
Showing the 120 most recent of 420 reviews we analysed. The summaries above use all of them.
Questions parents ask
What age is Story Pirates for?
Story Pirates is aimed at ages 5–12. In their reviews, parents most often mention early elementary (6-8) and tweens (9-12).
How long are Story Pirates episodes?
Most episodes run about 33 minutes, so an episode fits comfortably into a school run or a bedtime routine.
Is Story Pirates any good?
It holds 4.5 out of 5 from 17,438 ratings, with 420 written parent reviews, which works out to an A- on our scale.
Is Story Pirates appropriate for kids?
Story Pirates is marked clean, with no explicit content flag. Parents describe it as funny, educational.
Where can I listen to Story Pirates?
Story Pirates is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music and other podcast apps. It's free to listen to.
Why do parents recommend Story Pirates?
The point that comes up most is "great for car rides" — mentioned in 5 of the 170 reviews we analysed.
Episodes
60 to play, newest first
The Spy Pillow
Oct 1, 2026 · 24 min
Today’s brand new story is a high stakes thriller about the world’s greatest spy…pillow. Written by a 11 year old in Tennessee named Franklin.
The Dinosaur Who Wanted To Be The First Dino Chef
Sep 24, 2026 · 17 min
We all know that dinosaurs invented chefs. But what did the first dinosaur chefs cook? Find out in today’s new story. Written by Cameron, an 8 year old from Pennsylvania.
How to Make Walka-Moly
Sep 17, 2026 · 18 min
Have you ever tried to make a recipe you found online, but it’s…weird? Written by two siblings, Arabella and Emmet from the Philippines.
DJ Squirm-a-Lot’s Back to School Mixtape 2026
Sep 7, 2026 · 53 min
It’s time once again to go back to school with the world’s most famous DJ who also happens to be a worm!
The Best of Eric
Sep 3, 2026 · 26 min
Today we celebrate some of our favorite stories that feature Story Pirate Eric, including “The Mad Piano Player” (S2E8), “The Evil Bunny” (S7E39), and “All Because I Bit My Knee” (S5E5). Get more ad-free episodes by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
Buried Treasure: Martian-Mallows/The Big Fortune, feat. Juwan Crawley (S4E26)
Aug 27, 2026 · 32 min
Today we revisit an episode where Lee discovers a surprising new tiny friend. Featuring two stories: “Martian-Mallows,” an intergalactic bop about a kid (Juwan Crawley) who battles aliens who have a taste for gooey treats, written by Eason, a 7 year old from Colorado, and “The Big Fortune,” a story about a cow who discovers the truth about fortune telling, written by a 7 year old from Idaho named Emmet. Originally aired July 8, 2021 Get more ad-free episodes by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
Buried Treasure: Cheese Quest/A Diary Of A Corn Snake, feat. David Schwimmer (S2E13)
Aug 20, 2026 · 38 min
Today we revisit an episode from season 2 where Rolo receives a visit from his old parrot pal Poochie (David Schwimmer). Featuring two stories: “Cheese Quest,” a song about the lengths one will go to for their food obsessions, by 11 year old Mylie from Utah, and “A Diary Of A Corn Snake,” the story of a serpent with a rich inner life, by an 8 year old from Tennessee named Allison. Originally aired May 2, 2019 Congratulations to the winners of the Summer Story Challenge! The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard winners at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
Buried Treasure: Funny Animals/The Pancake Heist (S4E7)
Aug 13, 2026 · 41 min
Today we revisit an episode from season 4 where the Story Pirates try out a new, complicated and possibly evil board game. Featuring two stories: “Funny Animals,” a story about going to the circus that is also about NOT going to the circus, written by Corinne, an 8 year old from Ohio, and “The Pancake Heist,” the tale of a team of squirrels trying to pull of the greatest score of their careers, written by a 10 year old from Pennsylvania named Fiona. Originally aired November 19, 2020. The WINNERS of the Summer Story Challenge will be officially announced on Thursday August 20th which means that kids need to get their final stories in by EOD, Tuesday, Aug 18th. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
How the Eiffel Tower Was Invited
Aug 6, 2026 · 31 min
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, October 16th @ 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! The WINNERS of the Summer Story Challenge will be officially announced on Thursday August 20th which means that kids need to get their final stories in by EOD, Tuesday, Aug 18th. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
Weird Meets
Jul 30, 2026 · 20 min
You’ve heard of meet cutes, but have you heard of Weird Meets? Written by Oliver, a 10 year old from Kentucky. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
Call Helicorgis!!
Jul 23, 2026 · 32 min
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined helicopters and…corgis? Written by Silas, a 9 year old from North Carolina. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast
Can a Beard Fall Off?
Jul 16, 2026 · 20 min
Today’s brand new story asks the age old question: can a beard fall off? Written by a 7 year old from Kenya named Zyra. Also featuring an interview with Tabitha, one of the kid authors on our Summer Story Challenge leaderboard. The Summer Story Challenge Leaderboard is now LIVE at storypirates.com/leaderboard Get your FREE Summer Survival Kit at storypirates.com/podcast Join the Summer Story Challenge and get double the ad-free episodes this summer by joining Creator Club at storypirates.com/podcast