Common Sense Media Review
By Robert Yaniz Jr.
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Classic tales and original stories with moral lessons.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 5+?
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Where to Listen
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
STORIES PODCAST has one simple focus: to entertain "kids of all ages" with gentle, entertaining stories. The show's host performs both classic stories – including adaptations of folk tales from around the world – and originals. Sometimes a given story only hopes to entertain listeners with a bit of imagination. But more often than not episodes are full of moral lessons that help propel children's social and emotional development. There are hundreds of different stories from various categories, so kids can pick and choose. Some stories are marked "sleep series", making them perfect bedtime anchors. Others have multiple chapters, so families can treat these episodes like a book and take in a bit at a time.
Is It Any Good?
This engaging story time podcast offers families the ideal way to experience fun, often energetic original and classic stories together. Although not every episode of Stories Podcast features life lessons, most of them have a moral or social emotional undertone. The show does a great job at making these stories and their lessons understandable and accessible to even the youngest members of the family, occasionally adding original music as well. True to its promise of being "a bedtime show" for everyone, Stories Podcast stays fairly light and airy with its content.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how Stories Podcast often uses animal characters to teach children about what's right and wrong. Why might focusing such stories on animals make it easier to communicate these lessons?
Stories Podcast balances episodes centered on classic fairy tales and fables with original stories. Why is it so valuable to include original content along with stories families might already know?
Many episodes feature two characters with opposite views or opinions. How is conflict like this helpful in learning empathy and understanding? Do you have friends or family who have different opinions than you?
Compassion and courage are major themes throughout many of the stories. Why are these important character traits?
Podcast Details
- Release date : November 8, 2014
- Genre : Storytelling
- Run time : 25 minutes
- Website : https://storiespodcast.com/
- Hosts : Amanda Weldin , Dan Hinds
- Production Companies and Networks : Wondery , Stories Podcast
- Pricing structure : Paid, Free (Free with age-appropriate ads. Ad-free listening with early episode access and bonus content with subscription ($4.99/mo or $34.99/yr).)
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic , Fairy Tales ) , Adventures , Book Characters , Friendship
- Character Strengths : Compassion , Courage , Empathy
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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