July’s Sneak Attack!!! Giant Masks and Tiny Hippos in Nigeria Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Nigeria Facts: Igbo culture, Ijele masks, yams Animals: Worm lizards and pygmy hippos Jokes: Yams and spots! Links for Kids: - Giante Ijele Masks - Yam vs Sweet Potato - Pygmy Hippo Facts - Worm Lizard Facts - World Wildlife Fund Action Center Link Make a donation! Support Storypillar! https://ko-fi.com/st...
Jul 07, 2025•10 min
Pride Month Bonus Episode: When Webster Ate Through the Candy Castle Join us for an extra special LGBTQ+ Pride Month Bonus Episode featuring a story written and narrated by Storypillar listener, Izzie, and her dad, Josh…When Webster Ate Through the Candy Castle. Because at Storypillar, no matter who you are or who you love, we love YOU! ♥️ HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! 🥳🌈 Love telling stories!? Check out guest narrator, Josh R.’s, Tell Us A Story Card Game: https://www.tellusastory.games/home Celebrating...
Jun 24, 2025•12 min
4.3 June’s Brain Breather: Feeling Dread with Plumby and Sir Trots-A-Lot Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Join Bean for a silly story that will help us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings. Feelings Focus: Feeling dread; not wanting to do something; procrastinating Strategies: Visualization; Game reframe (coping) Protagonists: Plumby the Plunger and Sir Trots-A-Lot the Camel Setting: A house made entirely of tulips…somewhere in Turkey Resources: - ...
Jun 16, 2025•8 min
June’s Full Episode: Stinky Mutant Ninja Pinecones (Turkey) Story: Bahar, Gamze, and Zeki would much rather play video games, crawl around with bugs, and train sidekicks than actually do their chores. But with help from some very smart ants–and despite a gaggle of extra gassy ninja bunnies–they team up and come through for their mom in the end. Region: Turkey Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re having trouble working as a team? Unstick Tricks by: Jayna (Age 5.5), Erin (Age 8), and Summe...
Jun 09, 2025•23 min
Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Turkey Facts: Pink lakes, oil wrestling, camel wrestling, and tulips Animals: Angora rabbits! Jokes: Tulips and bunnies! Links for Kids: - Camel Wrestling Facts - Tulips in Turkey - Angora Rabbit Facts for Kids - World Record: Longest Rabbit Fur Make a donation! Support Storypillar! https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagr...
Jun 02, 2025•8 min
May’s Brain Breather: Feeling Sorry With Rainy and Boot-Boot Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Join Bean for a silly story that will help us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings. Feelings Focus: Making mistakes, Coping with guilt Strategies: Apologizing, Making Amends Protagonists: Rainy the Reindeer and Boot-Boot the…boot Setting: A rainbow-shaped island near Finland Resources: - Helping Kids Apologize - Apology Activity Ideas Info/Get in Touch: We...
May 19, 2025•7 min
May’s Full Episode: A Little Dab of Honey and a Squeaky Block of Cheese (Finland) Story: A cheese-loving wolverine runs away screaming from a ladybug, plays a squeaky, sticky trick on his friends, and discovers that strength isn’t always measured in muscles. Region: Finland Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’ve done something you regret? Unstick Tricks by: Rhys (Age 8), Addison (Age 6), and Cam (Age 4) Feelings Focus: Apologizing, Making mistakes, Making amends, Coping with jealousy and g...
May 12, 2025•23 min
May’s Sneak Attack!!! Wolverines and Squeaky Cheese in Finland Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Finland Facts: Saunas, squeaky cheese, archipelagos, phone-throwing and mosquito-swatting contests Animals: Wolverines! Jokes: Claws and cheese! Links for Kids: - Unusual Finnish Games - Saunas in Finland - Burger King Sauna - Finnish Squeaky Cheese - The Archipelago Sea Make a donation! Support Storypill...
May 05, 2025•9 min
April’s Brain Breather: Feeling Scared with Snappy and Crawly Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Join Bean for a silly story that will help us check in with our minds and take care of our feelings. Feelings Focus: Feeling scared; finding courage Protagonists: Snappy the Stapler and Crawly the Spider Setting: A cave in Mexico Strategies: Mindful Movement Resources - Helping Kids Manage Fears - Strategies for Coping with Fear Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar...
Apr 21, 2025•7 min
April’s Full Episode: Dance Like a Chicken (Mexico) Story: With help from a fluffy chicken, a drooly dog, and a bubblegum-chomping frenemy, a brave girl teaches her town an important lesson about giving people space to be themselves. Region: Mexico Sticky Situation: What do you do when you see someone being unkind? Unstick Tricks by: Sally (Age 5), Rhys (Age 8), Addison (Age 6), and Cam (Age 4) Feelings Focus: Setting boundaries; being brave; showing kindness Know a kid with great advice for Sti...
Apr 14, 2025•23 min
Sneak Attack!!! Mighty Monarchs and Cave Bacon in Mexico Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Monterrey, Mexico Facts: Underground rivers, cave bacon, pyramids, and the world’s oldest ball game Animals: Monarch butterflies! Jokes: Butterflies and bacon! Links for Kids: - Matacán Adventure in the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains - The Great Pyramid of Cholula - Ancient Ball Games - Monarch Butterfly Migra...
Apr 07, 2025•9 min
Storypillar Season 4 Sneak Listen! (Bonus Episode) It’s almost time for Storypillar Season 4! So grab your ear spoons, and get a little taste of what we have in store for a brand, sparkling new season of Sneak Attacks, Full Episodes, and Bean’s new mini-episodes…Brain Breathers! See you for Season 4 on Monday, April 7th, 2025!!! Grownups, know a smart kid with great advice? We’d love to hear from them. Head to storypillar.com/unsticktricks for details. Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar...
Mar 24, 2025•4 min
Season 3 Winter Story Sip 8: Doodle for Strudel (Story Replay) Grab a fork and hop on a stork! We’re headed back to Hungary for our very last Story Sip of Season 3. We’ll check in with our friends, Margot, Farkas, Petra, and Sandor, drool over a car-sized strudel, and learn how to set boundaries when working with a demanding teammate. Story: A bossy boar with an ooey-gooey sweet tooth paints with mud, dances like a possessed worm, and–with a little help from some feisty, furry, fluttery friends–...
Feb 24, 2025•18 min
Season 3 Winter Story Sip 7: Operation Clawzilla (Story Replay) Story: A little brown duck with big blue feet and a watertight master plan gets a surprising taste of the truth…and a very large new friend. Region: Acadiana (French Louisiana) Sticky Situation: What do you do when someone discredits (disbelieves) you when you’re telling the truth? Feelings Focus: Sticking to the truth, standing firm, speaking up, setting boundaries Just one more Story Sip, and then…get ready for Season 4 on Monday,...
Feb 17, 2025•19 min
Season 3 Winter Story Sip 6: Dracula Makes Strudel (Sparky Shorts Story Replay) Grab some strudel and eat a noodle! We’re flapping back to Hungary for this week’s Story Sip from September’s Sparky Shorts Mini-episode! We’ll bake some mint-tastic strudel, learn how to compromise, and bounce all the way to the moon. Story Description: Join Sparky and her pet rocks, Pinky and Dinky, for a silly story featuring her two favorite things from September’s episodes. We’ll don our poofy chefs’ hats with D...
Feb 10, 2025•10 min
Season 3 Winter Story Sip 5: French Fries and Fur Cakes (Story Replay) Grab some ketchup and slap on your hiking boots! We’re trekking back to Jamaica for this week’s Story Sip from Full Episode 3.9. We’ll quest after magical acorns with our friends Ruby and Fern, hide from eccentric turtles, and–eventually–bury our faces in a lifetime supply of french fries. Story Description: Two adventurous hutias on a quest to track down a magical acorn–and a lifetime supply of french fries–make a cheeky new...
Feb 03, 2025•20 min
Season 3 Winter Story Sip 4: Rainy With a Chance of Moon Cheese (Story Replay) Grab a helmet and dust off your jetpack! We’re heading back to Chile for this week’s Story Sip from full episode 3.6. We’ll build a tiny rocket, fix a leaky roof, and even nibble some out-of-this-world-delicious moon-zarella. Thanks for listening! We LOVE you! Story Description: With some help from a tiny, cranky deer and an even tinier wildcat ninja, a pint-sized possum puts their moon-cheese dreams on hold and takes...
Jan 27, 2025•17 min
Season 3 Winter Story Sip 3: The Story Queen (Story Replay) Bean’s heading back to The Basque Country to hang out with Princess Laia and Stubby the squeaky lizard from Episode 3.5. We’ll swim in the Bay of Biscay, defeat a giant lava-spewing turtle volcano or two, and pick up a few tips for standing firm when someone shoots down your idea. Story Description: With the help of a squeaky lizard, an angry turtle volcano, and two squabbling sisters, an imaginative princess opens her royal father’s mi...
Jan 20, 2025•18 min
Season 3 Winter Story Sip 2: Friends Are Not Sweaters (Story Replay) Get your ear straws ready for this week’s yak-tastic Winter Story Sip! That’s when we play one of YOUR favorite Season 3 stories each Monday we’re on Winter Break. So…grab a sweater–or twenty–and join Sparky and Meg for another snuggle with our friends Altan, Qara, and Moon in Mongolia. Take a listen…and let us know what YOU want to hear next week! Grownups, email info@storypillar.com with your or your child’s Season 3 favorite...
Jan 13, 2025•18 min
Season 3 Winter Story Sip 1: The Bunny and the Crow (Story Replay) Pull up a bunny-shaped chair, and settle in for our very first SEASON 3 STORY SIP! Each Monday we’re on winter break, we’ll replay some of YOUR favorite stories from Season 3…it’s like a sip of something hot and yumma-riff-a-storypillar-tastic to hold your ears over until Season 4. This week, we’re headed back to the Yukon to chase after cheeky crows and fluffy bunnies with our friends, Quannah and Yakez, and we’re SO happy you’r...
Jan 06, 2025•15 min
Sparky Shorts: Santa and Bow-ala the Koala Share a Surfboard! (Mini-episode) Join Sparky and her pet rocks, Pinky and Dinky, for a silly story featuring her two favorite things from this month’s episodes. We’ll giggle our gizzards off, give our imaginations an extra silly workout, and Sparky’ll even teach us to talk like a chicken…Ba-GAWK! Sparky’s December Favorites: -Koalas ( From Bean-o-meter Check 3.10 ) -Surfing Santa ( From Sneak Attack 3.10 and Full Episode 3.10 ) Talk Like a Chicken: Sha...
Dec 23, 2024•11 min
Storypillar Full Episode 3.10: Hot Fudge Snazzy Pizzazzy with a Cherry on Top (Australia) Story: A fabulous duck and her silly sister want nothing more than to win Opal Lake’s tree decorating contest. Join them as they make an unlikely new friend, learn an important lesson about sharing, and bury their faces in a triple-chocolate-super-swirl ice cream sundae! Region: Australia Sticky Situation: What do you do when you really, really don’t want to share? Unstick Tricks by: Sullivan (Age 5), Layla...
Dec 16, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Bean-o-meter Check 3.10: Feeling Left Out With Abbe and Koko from Koala Moon! (Mini-episode) Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Help Bean check in with her mind and body. Maybe you’ll learn more about how you’re feeling today, too. Feelings Focus: Feeling Sympathetic; Feeling Left Out Strategies: Mind and Body Check; Cocoa for Koko (Mindfulness, Coping, Kindness) Links for Kids and their Grownups: - Printable Cocoa for Koko Template - Great Books About Kindness Check...
Dec 09, 2024•13 min
Sneak Attack!!! 3.10: Giant Wombats, Surfing Santas, and Pink-eared Zebra Ducks in Australia Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: New South Wales, Australia Facts: Songlines, Giant Wombats, Christmas at the Beach Animals: Pink-eared Ducks and Little Black Cormorants Jokes: Kangaroos and Ducks! Links for Kids: - Indigenous Songlines - Cuddie Springs - Christmas at Bondi Beach - Australian Twelve Days of ...
Dec 02, 2024•12 min
We Need Your Thumbs Today, 11/25/24! Follow Us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and Help Us GROW! If you LOVE Storypillar (and happen to have thumbs 😆), please follow Storypillar on Apple Podcasts and Spotify sometime today, Monday, 11/25/24. Here’s how on Apple Podcasts: Sometime today, Monday, 11/25/24, open this link on your phone or tablet. Tap “follow” in the upper right hand corner. And to hop over to Spotify… Open this link on your phone or tablet. Tap the “follow” button just under our sho...
Nov 25, 2024•2 min
Bean-o-meter Check 3.9: Feeling Hopeful (Mini-episode) Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Help Bean check in with her mind and body. Maybe you’ll learn more about how you’re feeling today, too. Feelings Focus: Feeling Hopeful Strategies: Mind and Body Check; Fluffy, Floaty, Fizzy Happy Dance (Mindful Movement) Links for Kids and their Grownups: Sea Dragons Info Mindful Movement Games Check out our fantasterrific pod friends… Snoriezzz , Opal Watson: Private Eye , and...
Nov 18, 2024•11 min
Welcome to Storypillar! ( Episode guide for new listeners) New to Storypillar!? Here’s a quick guide for navigating our silly, supportive, story-tastic episodes. Whether you love stories, are looking for cool facts, or need help with big emotions, Sneak, Bean, Sparky, and Meg will point you in the right direction. Happy listening, and we’re so very happy you’re here! Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Join our mailing list . Donate: https://ko-fi.com/storypil...
Nov 15, 2024•3 min
Storypillar Full Episode 3.9: French Fries and Fur Cakes (Jamaica) Story: Two adventurous hutias on a quest to track down a magical acorn–and a lifetime supply of french fries–make a cheeky new friend and learn an important lesson about taking advice. Region: Jamaica Sticky Situation: What do you do when it feels like everyone’s telling you what to do? Unstick Tricks by: Corbin (Age 12), Sanaya (Age 12) Feelings Focus: Taking advice; Compromising; Setting boundaries Make a donation! Support Stor...
Nov 11, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Sneak Attack!!! 3.9: Lady Pirates, Radioactive Spas, and Greater Bulldog Bats in Jamaica Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Jamaica Facts: Negril Cliffs, Milk River Baths, Ackee and Saltfish Animals: Greater Bulldog Bat Jokes: Pirates and Bats! Links for Kids: - Jamaica Facts for Kids - Greater Bulldog Bat Facts - Anne Bonny and Mary Read, Lady Pirates (**Sensitive themes; grownups may want to preview...
Nov 04, 2024•12 min
Bean-o-meter Check 3.8: Feeling Jumpy (Mini-episode) Figuring out how we’re feeling is hard…but easier with friends. Help Bean check in with her mind and body. Maybe you’ll learn more about how you’re feeling today, too. Feelings Focus: Feeling jumpy, anxious, and a little spooked Strategies: Mind and Body Check; Worst Thing’s First (Mindfulness, coping) Links for Kids and their Grownups: Worry Stones Step-by-Step Instructions Help Kids Cope With Anxiety Check out our fantasterrific pod friends…...
Oct 21, 2024•11 min
