By Kids, For Kids Story Time - Children's Story Podcast
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The Ettin - The Pen is Mightier than the Sword!
Force vs. Communication! ✍️🛡️
The peace in Snaggleton is shattered by a thumping so loud it rattles every glass in the tavern! A colossal, two-headed nightmare called an Ettin has stepped out of the mist, and it is ten times the size of an ogre! The heads, Bash and Mash, can’t stop arguing with each other, but they both agree on one thing: they want to stomp Snaggleton flat!
Sir Chucklenugget charges in with his flaming magical sword, but it bounces off the Ettin's big toe like a spoon hitting a wall! Even Grumblegut’s boulders and Tr...
The Case of the Crawling Knight - a Sherlock Holmes mystery in Snaggleton
The Case of the Crawling Knight 🕵️♂️🏰
Based on the famous Sherlock Holmes mystery, The Adventure of the Creeping Man!
Something is terribly, horribly wrong with Sir Chucklenugget! Nolan, the captain of the Mini Might Battalion, arrives at Wizzlethorp’s tower with a frantic report: the once-cheerful knight has become grumpy, aggressive, and has been seen crawling along the castle walls on all fours like a creature! Even the castle ducks are quacking in terror whenever he comes near!
Wizzlethorp (our Sherlock) and the patchwork creatur...
The Festival of the Itchy Shirt
The Festival of the Itchy Shirt: A Laundry Legend! 🧺👕
Based on the hilarious truth that just because a tradition is old, doesn't mean it makes sense!
The village of Snaggleton is absolutely miserable. Instead of the smell of fresh bread, the air is filled with the scent of dusty hay and the sound of everyone scratching! 😖 It is the Day of the First Founder, and ancient law says everyone must wear a shirt made of dried, scratchy brown grass.
Fergus O’Gold is mourning his silk suits.Grumblegut...The Earmuffs of Agreement
Sparky and the Earmuffs of Agreement 🎧🏗️
Sparky Flarkbottom has a magnificent, steam-powered idea: she’s going to build a high-tech watchtower called The Clockwork Sky-Spire! However, when she picks the soft, squishy Sludgebrook Swamp as the location, her friends try to warn her that a heavy metal tower will sink like a wrench in custard.
Sparky doesn't want to hear "no," so she visits Wizzlethorp the Wizard, who gives her the Earmuffs of Agreement. These magical pink muffs filter out all negativity, turning every warning into a sweet comp...
The Great Glimmering Gopher
The Great Glimmering Gopher: A Deep-Down Adventure! 🐾⛏️
Based on the classic tale of Moby Dick, this kids story podcast episode is a journey about what happens when an obsession takes over your heart!
Sir Chucklenugget the Knight has just won the "Shiniest Armor" award and a magnificent magical lance called Gleamfang. But during a peaceful picnic, the ground trembles and a legendary creature—the Great Glimmering Gopher—erupts from the earth and snatches his prize!
Driven by a dark obsession to get his "shiny" back...
The Night of the Neon Slime
The Night of the Neon Slime 🧪💚
It’s the "sticky season" in Snaggleton, a time when the Slithering Stream does something remarkably rude: it turns thick, gooey, and glowing neon green! 🤢 For years, the villagers have been terrified. They believe a giant Mountain Spirit has a terrible cold and is sneezing into their river! 🤧
To stop the "Giant Sneeze" from blowing their houses down, the villagers gather for a sacrificial fashion show. Fergus brings a gold-threaded hanky, Sir Chucklenugget brings a chainmail one, and even Sparky brings a self-folding...
School Storytellers Program: The Mystery of Lumo City - written and performed by the SAFA Community School
Before we dive into today’s adventure, we have a very special shout-out! This story was written, performed, and discussed by the talented students at SAFA Community School. They took part in our Schools Storyteller Program, where kids get to become the stars of their own podcasts!
If you want your school to join the fun and share your stories with the world, head over to bykidsforkids.co/schools to see how you can get involved! Stick around after the story to hear a lively conversation where the students discuss the tricky vocabulary an...
The Life Bot
The Life-Bot: Too Efficient for Fun? 🤖🥧
Sparky Flarkbottom is tornado busy! 🌪️ Between the "Self-Buttering Toast-Launcher" and her friends constantly dropping by with beetles, stories, and muffins, she’s had enough. She decides that life is just one big distraction!
To fix the problem, Sparky invents the Life-Bot—a shiny metal gnome designed to handle all the "boring and irritating" parts of being human. 🛠️
Jinx has a cool bug? Tell the robot. 🐜Sir Chucklenugget has a brave tale? Tell the robot. ⚔️Gerta brings a delicious, sticky blackberry pie? The robot eats it. 🥧🤖At first...
The Potion of Invincibility: A Sticky Situation! 🧪🛡️
The air in Wizzlethorp the Wizard's tower usually smells like magic, but today it smells like... burnt broccoli? 🥦 Wizzlethorp is thrilled because he has finally brewed the legendary Elixir of the Iron Mountain! According to an ancient goblin scroll, this grey sludge makes anyone invincible—swords will shatter against them and dragon fire will feel like a tickle!
Wizzlethorp is so sure of his "cherished belief" in the scroll that he refuses to test it. He wants to pour it straight onto Sir Chucklenugget’s armor before the knight goes on patrol...
The Mystery of the Six Giggling Gnomes! 🕵️♂️🗿Based on the Sherlock Holmes adventure, The Six Napoleons!
A baffled Sir Chucklenugget arrives at Wizzlethorp’s tower with a strange report: a "mad-gnome" is loose in Snaggleton! 🏃♂️ This mysterious figure isn't stealing gold or jewels; they are breaking into gardens just to smash cheap, "Giggling Garden Gnomes" into a hundred tiny pieces! 🔨
Wizzlethorp (our Sherlock) and the patchwork creature Stanky (our Watson) investigate and find a tiny clue: a miniature silver wrench! 🔧 This tool belongs to a Tinker-mite—a race of tiny, brilliant craftsmen no taller than a teacup. ☕️
Wizzlethorp realizes the Tinker-mite isn't a common criminal; he is searching for som...
Grumblegut and the Shadow Cloud: Face the Sun! ☀️
Based on the beautiful Maori proverb: "Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows fall behind you."
Grumblegut the Ogre wants to be an artist! 🎨 He’s trading smashing for stone-carving, trying to create a masterpiece. But when his hand slips and he ruins the nose of his statue, Grumblegut gets grobblesome angry! He starts seeing only his mistakes—uneven ears, wobbly chins, and "chicken-dragons." 🐉
Suddenly, a strange thing happens: a dark, grumpy rain cloud appears right over his head! ⛈️ No matter where he runs, the cloud follows, raining on his parade. The angrier he gets at his...
PODSNACK! Creature Feature: WORLD Edition: Venezuela: The Mapinguari
Hey there, creature catchers! Need a quick treat to keep you entertained between episodes? Welcome to PODSNACK!, your bite-sized adventure that’s full of fun!
In this special WORLD Edition series, we are journeying across the entire globe! We will meet the strangest, goofiest, and occasionally scary magical beings, learn about world cultures, try out some of their language, and pick up interesting vocab along the way.
🇻🇪 Today's Snack: The World's Tallest Waterfall!
We are traveling to Venezuela, a country in South America famous for the amazing Angel Fa...
The Word War
The Word-War: Rocks vs. Words! 🪨🗣️
Grumblegut the Ogre is visiting his cousins, the Thundersmashers! 🏔️ But instead of playing games, he finds them in a rage, ready to throw massive boulders at a peaceful goblin village below. Why? Because the cousins think the goblins are "BAD!" 😠
Grumblegut realizes his cousins are stuck using one tiny word to describe the whole world. He decides to teach them a lesson about vocabulary:
Is the lunch "Bad," or is it just Bland? 🥣Is the rain "Bad," or is it just Wet and Necessary...PODSNACK! Creature Feature: WORLD Edition: Colombia: The Madremonte
Hey there, creature catchers! Need a quick treat to keep you entertained between episodes? Welcome to PODSNACK!, your bite-sized adventure that’s full of fun!
In this special WORLD Edition series, we are heading out on a huge world journey to track down the strangest, goofiest, and occasionally spooky magical beings. We will learn about world cultures, try out some of their language, and pick up interesting vocab along the way.
🇨🇴 Today's Snack: The Mountains of Colombia!
We are traveling to Colombia, a country in South America famous f...
The Mirror Monster
The Mirror-Monster: A Lesson in Kindness! 🪞👹
The Terrible Trio—Grumblegut the Ogre, Trolla the Troll, and Snotbeard the Giant—are in a very foul mood! 😠 They are stomping through the woods, looking for something to smash or chase. But instead of a fight, they find a small, grey, wobbly Blob sitting on a stone.
When Grumblegut roars at the Blob, the Blob roars back! 🗣️ When Trolla pokes it with a stick, it grows a spike and pokes her back! The more the Trio attacks, the bigger and meaner the Blob gets, until i...
PODSNACK! Creature Feature: WORLD Edition: Brazil: The Caipora
Hey there, creature catchers! Need a quick treat to keep you entertained between episodes? Welcome to PODSNACK!, your bite-sized adventure that’s full of fun!
In this special WORLD Edition series, we are setting off on a massive adventure across the entire world! We will meet the strangest, goofiest, and occasionally scary magical monsters, learn about world cultures, try out some of their language, and pick up interesting vocab along the way.
🇧🇷 Today's Snack: The Amazon Rainforest!
We are traveling deep into the Amazon in Brazil, a giant co...
XMAS Bonus: The Astrologer
There was once a man who called himself an Astrologer. He spent all his time studying the night sky because he believed the stars could tell him exactly what would happen in the future.
One night, he was walking along a dark road outside his village. He was so busy looking up at the stars—trying to figure out when the world might end—that he didn't look where he was going.
The Accident: Suddenly, he stepped right into a big, deep hole filled with mud and water!The Struggle: He was stuc...XMAS Bonus: The Bundle of Sticks
Once upon a time, there was an old farmer who had several sons. The sons were strong and hard-working, but they had one big problem: they were always fighting with each other. They argued about everything, from who should do the chores to who was the smartest.
The father was worried. He knew that if his sons didn't learn to get along, they would have a very hard time in life. One day, he called them all together and showed them a bundle of sticks tied tightly with a rope.
The...XMAS BONUS: Cleopatra and the Secret Carpet! 🏺✨
Cleopatra and the Secret Carpet! 🏺✨
Today’s story takes us back to ancient Egypt, a land of giant pyramids and the mighty Nile River! 🌅 Meet Cleopatra, a young queen who was famous for being incredibly smart and very brave.
When Cleopatra was just 18, she became queen, but her brother Ptolemy wanted to rule all by himself! 😮 He had a huge army, and Cleopatra knew she couldn't win a fight against him. She had to hide away and wait for the perfect moment to make a plan.
That moment came when the powerful lead...
PODSNACK! Creature Feature: WORLD Edition: Bolivia: The Ekeko
Hey there, creature catchers! Need a quick treat to keep you entertained between episodes? Welcome to PODSNACK!, your bite-sized adventure that’s full of fun!
In this special WORLD Edition series, we are setting off on a massive adventure across the entire world! We will meet the strangest, goofiest, and occasionally scary magical monsters, learn about world cultures, try out some of their language, and pick up interesting vocab along the way.
🇧🇴 Today's Snack: High in the Mountains!
We are traveling to Bolivia in South America, a country...
Jude's Xmas
Hi Kids. We’re taking a little break over the festive season. Today’s story is one of our personalized tales. This one is about a regular BKFK listerner from Ireland named Jude! Happy Holidays!
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The League of the Glimmering Beards! Based on the Sherlock Holmes story, The Red-Headed League!
The League of the Glimmering Beards! 🧔✨
Based on the Sherlock Holmes story, The Red-Headed League!
Sunlight streams into Wizzlethorp the Wizard's tower, but the peace is broken when Fergus O’Gold the leprechaun bursts in, absolutely heartbroken! 😭 He has lost his "shiny future"—or rather, his very strange job!
For three weeks, Fergus was a member of the "League of the Glimmering Beards," a club for people with magnificent facial hair. His job? Sitting in a room for four hours a day polishing a single brass button for five gold coins a week! 🪙 But suddenly, t...
PODSNACK! Creature Feature: WORLD Edition: Uruguay: The Lobizón
Hey there, creature catchers! Need a quick treat to keep you entertained between episodes? Welcome to PODSNACK!, your bite-sized adventure that’s full of fun!
In this special WORLD Edition series, we are going on a giant trip around the globe! We will meet amazing, unbelievable creatures, learn a little bit about world cultures, try out some of their language, and pick up interesting vocab along the way.
🇺🇾 Today's Snack: The Rolling Hills of Uruguay!
We are traveling to the beautiful country of Uruguay in South America, a place...
The Elemental Shards: Part 4 - The Rage of the Fire! 🔥🌋
Lexi, Grumblegut, Jinx, and Scary Fairy face their final, most dangerous Elemental! They must race across hot volcanic earth and leap over streams of glowing lava to reach the angry creature! 🤯 Grumblegut bravely shields his friends from a falling boulder, hurting his back, but they press on! 🛡️
They are trapped behind a deadly curtain of liquid rock—a lava-fall! Their only escape is a smoky tunnel leading deeper into the mountain! Inside, they find the terrifying Fire Elemental, who is hurling fiery whips from its body up the volcano's throat!
Lexi Lightdancer must use a dangerous...
PODSNACK! Creature Feature: WORLD Edition: Argentina: The Yasy-Yateré
Hey there, creature catchers! Need a quick treat to keep you entertained between episodes? How about a PODSNACK?
In this special WORLD Edition series, we are going on a giant trip around the globe! We will meet amazing, unbelievable creatures, learn a little bit about world cultures, try out some of their language, and pick up interesting vocab along the way.
🇦🇷 Today's Snack: The Golden-Haired Trickster!
We are starting our journey way down in Argentina, a huge country in South America!
We even learned a greetin...
The Elemental Shards: Part 3 - The Fury of the Water! 🌊💧
The quest continues! Lexi, Scary, and Jinx bravely jump off the cliff and plunge into the raging river to save Grumblegut! But the water is a furious monster, tossing them around like toys! 😱
Things get worse when the Water Elemental—a massive wave with a roaring, foamy face—rises from the depths and sends a liquid mountain to crush them! 🌊 Scary Fairy has a brilliant idea: they grab pieces of wood and surf the angry current downstream! 🏄♀️
Lexi spots the dark crystal shard in the Elemental's head and knows they need to fly! They launch themsel...
The Elemental Shards: Part 2 - The Rage of the Wind! 💨🌪️
Lexi, Grumblegut, Jinx, and Scary Fairy continue their quest! They climb high into the Calamity Canyons where a furious, howling wind threatens to blow them off the narrow cliff path! 😱
They find the source of the chaos: a raging Air Elemental, a creature made of storm clouds and crackling lightning, is spinning uncontrollably! Trapped inside its stormy head is another dark purple crystal shard! 🤯
But how can they reach it without being blown away? Grumblegut the Ogre comes up with a wild, amazing plan: a Goblin Lasso! He ties a rope around Lexi the Pixie and sp...
The Elemental Shards: Part 1 - The Fury of the Earth! 🌍🌋
Something is terribly wrong in Magimajura! The ground is constantly rumbling, the rivers are flooding, and the Moonshadow Mountains are glowing red! 😱 The entire world is throwing a giant tantrum!
Ninja Master Yasashi Oni stumbles into Snaggleton, exhausted and injured. She warns Lexi Lightdancer and the others that a dark magic is poisoning the Elementals, the giant spirits of the world! They must find the source of the problem before their anger destroys everything. 💥
Lexi, Grumblegut, Jinx, and Scary Fairy bravely travel deep into a dark tunnel. They discover a gigantic Earth Elemen...
Common Ground Kids: Ireland (With Jude)
A Journey to Ireland! 🇮🇪✨
Hi, explorers! 🗺️ Have you ever wondered what it's like to grow up in another country? 🤔 In this special episode, we're taking you on a journey to Ireland, guided by one of our amazing BKFK performers, Jude! 🎤
You've heard his voice in our stories before, and now he’s sharing all about his life in Ireland! 🏡 He’ll tell us about:
Irish songs 🎶Irish mythical creatures 🐉The Irish roots of Halloween 🎃From breakfast 🥣 to bedtime 🌙, get ready to discover a whole new world with our friends across t...
The Shadow of a Villain - Guilt by Association Fallacy
The Shadow of a Villain: Bad Person, Bad Things? 🤔🧚♀️
The Scary Fairyand Lexi Lightdancer are talking about the most evil wizard in Magimajura: Morgaff Doomweaver! 😱 Lexi tells Scary all the creepy details: Morgaff wears long black robes, has a high-pitched giggling laugh, and only eats crunchy beetle toast! 🦗
Scary becomes convinced: if Morgaff is completely evil, then everything he likes must also be evil! She runs around the Glugging Gargoyle Tavern trying to stop her friends from doing "evil" things! 🚨
She tells Wizzlethorp his dark robes are bad!She tells Fergus his gigg...The One Orc Conclusion - The Hasty Generalization logical fallacy
The One-Orc Conclusion: Judging a Village by One Bad Apple! 🍎🧌
Late one night, Fergus O'Gold, the leprechaun, is woken up by a scary sound! 😱 His gold is being stolen! He and Snotbeard the Giant manage to capture the burglar: a tough, snarling orc named Urzog Night-Stalker. 🧌
Urzog is carrying a collection of nasty weapons—a serrated dagger, a Snaggle-Net, and even Stink-Bombs! 🤢 When Urzog reveals she's from the mountain village of Zul'Gath, Fergus jumps to a big, wrong conclusion:
"This one orc is a dangerous thief, so the entire village of...
The Tunnel of pointing Fingers - The Tu Quoque Fallacy
The Tunnel of Pointing Fingers: Good Advice from Bad Examples! 🕳️💡
Snickerfang and Jinx, the clever goblin siblings, are on a mission for Granny Gigglesnort! They must clear a dark, dangerous tunnel full of old traps, and their friend Scary Fairy comes along to help. 🧚♀️
But as soon as they step inside, they start making mistakes and falling into traps! 😩 Snickerfang gets pricked by a dart, and Jinx falls headfirst into a dark pit! Instead of working together, they start arguing, pointing fingers, and yelling:
Snickerfang: "You're not using the tapping pole!"Jinx: "You never...The Tangle Tamer (The Sunk Cost Fallacy)
The Tangle-Tamer: When to Stop Inventing! 🤯
Trolla the Troll (played by Ellie!) has a big problem: her wild, mossy hair is a tangled, matted mess! 🌿 Her old bone comb is broken, and a family of beetles has moved in! Sparky Flarkbottom (played by Miala!) the brilliant gnome inventor, has the perfect solution: a complicated machine she calls the Tangle-Tamer! ⚙️
But Sparky's invention doesn't go quite as planned! The Tangle-Tamer 1.0 makes Trolla's hair stiff and spiky. The Tangle-Tamer 2.0, with its "slimy moisturizer," covers Trolla's hair in snails! 🐌 And the bumpy Tangle-Tamer 3.0 gives Trolla magnetic hair that att...
The Island of Roars: Part 4 - Escape!
The Island of Echoing Roars: Part 4 - The Pirate's Rescue! 🏴☠️🦖
The night was terrifying, but our stranded heroes survived! 🌙 As the sun rises, Sparky, Snickerfang, Grumblegut, Fergus, and Scary Fairy realize they are completely surrounded by a pack of hungry dinosaurs! 😱 They have to escape, but their defenses won't last long.
Their only hope is a risky plan: build a huge signal fire to call for help! 🔥 As thick black smoke rises, the dinosaurs close in, and the barricade starts to splinter! Just when all seems lost, a tiny parrot arrives with a message from Capta...
The Island of Roars: Part 3 - The Footprint
The Island of Echoing Roars: Part 3 - The Footprint 🐾🦖
Welcome back! Our stranded friends are exploring the mysterious island. After setting up camp, Sparky the inventor finds something chilling by the stream: a massive, three-toed footprint! 😱 It's the mark of a truly enormous, monstrous creature!
Following the trail of giant footprints leads them to the misty canyon, where the fog finally lifts to reveal a shocking truth: they have crashed on an island filled with DINOSAURS! 🦕
But before they can process the impossible sight, a deafening ROAR erupts right...
The Island of Roars: Part 2 - Survival
A Path in the Landslide! ⛰️🌉
Our heroes—Sparky, Snickerfang, Grumblegut, Fergus, and Scary Fairy—are stranded on a mysterious island! 🏝️ After escaping a sea monster and salvaging what they could from their crashed Dragon Wagon, they work together to build a shelter and survive. But their adventure is just beginning! 🛠️
While exploring, they discover the island is split by a massive, misty canyon. From the other side, they hear strange, echoing sounds. 😮 Just as they are looking over the edge, Fergus slips and falls! A huge landslide begins, sending tons of rock tumbling into the depths! 🧗♂️
Can th...
The Island of Roars: Part 1 - Wrecked! 💥🏝️
Our friends Snickerfang, Grumblegut, Fergus, Scary Fairy, and Sparky are having a fun day in Snaggleton when Sparky offers them a ride in her amazing new invention: the Dragon Wagon, a flying machine! 🐉✈️
Their flight is a blast, soaring over the land and sea, but a sudden, wild storm rolls in! The Dragon Wagon's wing snaps, and they crash into the raging Silver Sea! 🌊 Now they must swim to a mysterious island for safety, but a huge, slimy sea monster with many tentacles attacks them in the water! 🐙
Can they all make it to the island...
Common Ground Kids - Germany (with Maila & Ellie)
A Journey to Germany! 🇩🇪✈️
Hi, explorers! Have you ever wondered what it's like to grow up in another country? In this special episode, we're taking you on a journey to Germany, guided by two of our amazing BKFK performers, Maila and Ellie!
You've heard their voices in our stories before, and now they're sharing all about their lives! They'll tell us about:
Their morning routines ⏰Their favorite meals and snacks 🥨What school is like and how they get there 🎒Unique traditions they celebrate with the...Mushroomoodles - with DR.DAD! (Who teaches us about patience)
Hi everyone,
We're on our summer break, but we have something special for you! After this episode of "Mushroomoodles", we talk with Dr. Dad. He's a child psychologist and the person behind the website, RaisingASkepticalKid.com.
In our conversation, he shares some wonderful tips on how to be patient.
You can also visit his website to find more information and resources.
Would you like to win a copy of Dr. Dad's book, "Beyond Belief"? Send us an audio recording telling us how you...
Dr.Dad talks to us about Anger Management - How To Tame A Grumpy Giant
Rebroadcast including a brilliant discussion with child psychologist - DR.DAD!!!
When Snotbeard the Giant gets grumpy over a jar of candied centipedes, his anger causes some big problems. Luckily, Granny Gigglesnort shows up to teach him and his friends a few tricks for handling those cranky feelings. Plus, we have a special chat with Dr. Ron Crouch, also known as Dr. Dad, about anger management and his book, Pixel's Big Book of Anger: A Step-by-Step Guide for Little Kids with Big Feelings. You can even enter for a chance to win a copy!
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