Too Much Whipped Cream/The Talking Towel

The Story Pirates visit a roadside cherry stand with a strange proprietor (Hari Kondabolu). Featuring two new stories: “Hair Hospital”, a song about a place where you can receive both health care and hair care, written by two friends from California named Aviva and June, and “The Real Reason Why Dinosaurs Went Extinct”, a story about a bunch of scientists who don’t know their facts and end up in a pit full of spicy stuff as a result, written by an 11 year old from Germany named Fritz.  The Story Pirates 2026 tour continues! Get tickets at storypirates.com/live May 16 - Portsmouth, NH May 17 - Medford, MA June 13 - Ridgefield, CT June 27 and 28 - North Adams, MA Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-love

Welcome back to Deep Cuts, a celebration of our favorite, funniest and weirdest stories from the archives. This week we have three stories about space, including "The Squirrel Astronaut”, “Space Llama” and “Anti-Body Man”.

Rolo and Baby With a Mustache make funny bumper stickers.

Rolo and Baby With a Mustache make funny bumper stickers. Featuring two new stories: “The Attack of the Dino Nuggets”, a story about a magic juice box that causes everyone’s favorite lunch food to grow huge, written by Zach, a 12 year old from Colorado, and “The Case of the Missing Art”, a story a museum heist with a twist that you have to hear to believe, written by an 8 year old from Washington, D.C. named Nigel. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love.  The Story Pirates 2026 tour starts next week! Get tickets at storypirates.com/live May 2 - Munhall, PA May 3 - Cincinnati, OH May 16 - Portsmouth, NH May 17 - Medford, MA June 13 - Ridgefield, CT June 27 and 28 - North Adams, MA Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-love

Meghan and Rolo meet a theater maker (Elyse Myers) who changed the world. Featuring two new stories: “Fashion Snail”, a song about the world’s newest and slowest fashion model, written by Robin, a 9 year old from New Zealand, and “My Impossible Vest”, a story about a talking vest who is just trying to make it to the altar on time, written by an 8 year old from North Carolina named Margot. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love.  Grownups, today’s special guest Elyse Myers’ debut book and New York Time Bestseller is out now - That’s A Great Question, I’d Love to Tell You is available for purchase everywhere books are sold.  Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube! Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-love See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.