Storypillar

by Meg Lewis

Education for Kids Stories for Kids

Season 5

October’s Sneak Attack!!! Bird Underpants and Cemetery Celebrations in Haiti

October’s Sneak Attack!!! Bird Underpants and Cemetery Celebrations in Haiti Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Haiti Facts: Grotte Marie Jeanne, Goat peppers, Spicy mamba peanut butter, Fete Gede Animal: Hispaniolan Trogon (Kanson Wouj) Jokes: Peanut butter and ghosts! Links for Kids: -Grotte Marie Jeanne -Hispaniolan Trogon: A Bird with Red Underpants -Kanson Wouj Coloring Sheet -Fete Gede Celebrations in Haiti -Goat Peppers and Spicy Mamba Peanutbutter in Haiti We've been nominated for a Signal Award! 🥳 Will you help us win a Listener’s Choice Award? Use this link to vote for Storypillar in the Solopreneur Podcast Category. Check out the Past and the Curious Live at Lincoln Center on 10/10/26! Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Created, Written, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art: Mackenzie Allison and Meg Lewis Sound Effects and Additional Music: -Freesound.org -Hispaniolan Trogon Call -Joke Time Song: https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/ -Silly Country Rhyme Song: BackgroundMusicforVideo -Pixabay Artists: Muzaproduction; Sonican

September’s Brain Breather: Feeling Unfairly Blamed with Chewy and Slurp

September’s Brain Breather: Feeling Unfairly Blamed with Chewy and Slurp 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: Coping with blame Protagonists: Slurp the Rice Noodle and Chewy the Ham Sandwich Setting: The Mekong Delta in Southern Vietnam Strategies: Alien Eyes (Thinking objectively; taking responsibility; speaking up; expressing and respecting perspectives) Resources: -Ditching the Blame Game -Helping Kids Express Their Perspective Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Join our mailing list. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you love listening! Donate: https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Shop: storypillarstore.threadless.com Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art: Mackenzie Allison Meg Lewis Sound Effects and Additional Music: -freesound.org -pixabay.com -Ethereal Ambient Music -Pixabay Artists: SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy BBB Song, Luis_Humanoide Know a kid with cool facts, great jokes, or who wants to share how they’re feeling? Tell us! Details at www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks. © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

September’s Full Episode: Liar, Liar, Pho on Fire! (Vietnam)

September’s Full Episode: Liar, Liar, Pho on Fire! (Vietnam) Story: Honey the sun bear is seriously missing his best friend, sick of his gassy little sister, and really, really tired of taking the blame for EVERYTHING! So when a mysterious, mustachioed fish steals his family’s pho and gulps down a customer’s money, he hatches a plan to regain his Mom’s trust…and makes an unexpected new friend in the process. Region: Vietnam Sticky Situation: What do you do when it feels like you’re being unfairly blamed? Unstick Tricks by: Hope (Age 6) and Alex (Age 10) Feelings Focus: Coping with blame; taking responsibility; speaking up; expressing and respecting perspectives; setting boundaries Grownups…looking to up your photography game? Check out The Helpful Photographer podcast or visit newyorkcityphotosafari.com. Make a donation! Support Storypillar! https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Join our mailing list Created, Written, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Sound Design/Audio Editing: Meg Lewis and Nate Blaweiss Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art Mackenzie Allison Sound Effects and Additional Music: -Freesound.org -Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky) -Pixabay Artists: Luis_Humanoide; Audio Knap; VPRODMUSIC_Asia_BGM 2; VPRODMUSIC_Asia_BGM 3; Jacobsapp © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

September's Sneak Attack!!! Breakfast Soup and Honey Bear Burglars in Vietnam

Breakfast Soup and Honey Bear Burglars in Vietnam Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: Vietnam Facts: Hang Son Doong Cave, Golden Bridge, Cai Rang floating market, Sampan boats, Pho Animals: Sun Bears Jokes: Bears and bees! Links for Kids: -Sun Bear Facts -Hang Son Doong Cave Facts for Kids -Fun Vietnam Facts -Cai Rang Floating Market -Tao Quan: Vietnamese Kitchen Gods Make a donation! Support Storypillar! https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Shop at: storypillarstore.threadless.com Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Created, Written, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art: Mackenzie Allison and Meg Lewis Sound Effects and Additional Music: -https://freesound.org/ -Joke Time Song: https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/ -Silly Country Rhyme Song: BackgroundMusicforVideo -Pixabay Artists: Audio Knap; VPRODMUSIC_Asia_BGM 2 Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? Check out www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks. © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

Summertime Is Joke Time Laugh-o-Rama-Llama! 2: Swimming Flies and Speedy Avocados

Summertime Is Joke Time Laugh-o-Rama-Llama! 2: Swimming Flies and Speedy Avocados We may be taking a mid-summer break… but that doesn’t mean your ears have to! Join us for one more extra special episode featuring your favorite jokes, a bucket of popsicles and spaghetti, and our new llama friend, Professor Pickles! Featuring jokes from: Theo (Age 8), Vincent (Age 9), Jamie (Age 10), Jayna (Age 7), Grace (Age 12), and Professor Pickles (Age 8 in llama years; 32 in human years) Links for Kids: More Silly Summer Jokes for Kids We’ll be back with our regularly scheduled Sneak Attacks, Full Episodes, and Brain Breathers on Monday, 9/7/26. Until then, head to storypillar.com and catch up on your favorite episodes. Make a donation! Support Storypillar! https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Shop at: storypillarstore.threadless.com Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Join our mailing list. Created, Written, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art: Mackenzie Allison Sound Effects and Additional Music: -https://freesound.org/ -Llama sounds: https://deadsounds.com/lama-sound#google_vignette, https://animalsounds.online/animals/llama -Joke Time Song: https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/ Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? Check out www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks. © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

Summertime Is Joke Time Laugh-o-Rama-Llama! 1: Lions, Shovels, and Holey Socks

Summertime Is Joke Time Laugh-o-Rama-Llama! 1: Lions, Shovels, and Holey Socks We may be taking a mid-summer break… but that doesn’t mean your ears have to! Join us for an extra special episode featuring your favorite jokes, a bucket of popsicles and spaghetti, and our new llama friend, Professor Pickles! Featuring jokes from: Kai (Age 7), Harper (Age 10), Jamie (Age 10), Jayna (Age 7), Layla (Age 7), Grace (Age 12), and Professor Pickles (Age 8 in llama years; 32 in human years) Links for Kids: Silly Summer Jokes for Kids We’ll be back with our regularly scheduled Sneak Attacks, Full Episodes, and Brain Breathers on Monday, 9/7/26. Until then, head to storypillar.com and catch up on your favorite episodes. Make a donation! Support Storypillar! https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Shop at: storypillarstore.threadless.com Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Join our mailing list. Created, Written, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art: Mackenzie Allison Sound Effects and Additional Music: -https://freesound.org/ -Llama sounds: https://deadsounds.com/lama-sound#google_vignette, https://animalsounds.online/animals/llama -Joke Time Song: https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/ Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? Check out www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks. © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

July’s Brain Breather: Feeling Bored with Cherry and Snip

July’s Brain Breather: Feeling Bored with Cherry and Snip 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: Coping with boredom Protagonists: Cherry the Tomato and Snip the Toenail Clippers Setting: Andalusia, Spain Strategies: Pocket Puppets (Shifting focus; imaginative play; resourcefulness; storytelling; humor) Resources: -The Benefits of Boredom -Creative Activities for Bored Minds We need jokes for our Summertime Is Joke Time August Special! 😂😜 If your child has a really good (or really terrible) joke to share, simply email info@storypillar.com with their first name, age, city, and joke by Wednesday, 7/22/26, and we'll have Sneak read it on air. 🐛🎙️ Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Join our mailing list. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you love listening! Donate: https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Shop: storypillarstore.threadless.com Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art: Mackenzie Allison Meg Lewis Sound Effects and Additional Music: -freesound.org -pixabay.com -Pixabay Artists: SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy BBB Song, Tunetank, Joke Time Song Know a kid with cool facts, great jokes, or who wants to share how they’re feeling? Tell us! Details at www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks. © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

July’s Full Episode: Sticks and Stones (Spain)

July’s Full Episode: Sticks and Stones (Spain) Story: Magda is just…so…BORED! And her boring-as-a-rock (in her opinion) older brother isn’t helping. Good thing their neighbor is “not a witch.” (Even though she probably is.) Either way, there’s nothing like a magic quest full of glitter caves, enraged lions, and enchanted birds to make sitting still without melting from boredom a breeze. Region: Spain Sticky Situation: What do you do when you’re feeling bored and impatient? Unstick Tricks by: Valentina (Age 7) and Hudson (Age 10) Feelings Focus: Coping with boredom; shifting focus; sitting with feelings For Our Long-time Storypillar Friends: Today’s episode might sound familiar. That’s because we’ve learned a lot over the past four years and decided to give some of our favorite episodes a fresh sound. We hope you enjoy this brand-sparkling new version…we made it just for YOU! ❤️ We need jokes for our Summertime is Joke Time Special! 🏖️😂 Email your child's silly joke to info@storypillar.com with their first name, age, and city by Friday, 7/17/26, and we'll pop it in. Make a donation! Support Storypillar! https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Join our mailing list Created, Written, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Sound Design/Audio Editing: Meg Lewis and Nate Blaweiss Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art Mackenzie Allison Sound Effects and Additional Music: -Freesound.org -Hawaii Nature Ambient Sound -Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky) -Pixabay Artists: GeoffreyBurch; The_Mountain; MartinWiller; Tunetank; Leberch; LemonMusicLab; Sonican © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

July’s Sneak Attack!!! Genet Jockeys and Flying Tomatoes in Spain

Genet Jockeys and Flying Tomatoes in Spain (July) Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! Region: New Zealand Facts: La Gruta de Las Maravillas; Karstification; Andalusian heat; La Tomatina food fight Animals: Genets Jokes: Tomatoes and hiccups! Links for Kids: -Spain Facts -Gruta de las Maravillas/Aracena Caves -La Tomatina -Genet Facts for Kids Make a donation! Support Storypillar! https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Shop at: storypillarstore.threadless.com Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Join our mailing list. Created, Written, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art: Mackenzie Allison and Meg Lewis Sound Effects and Additional Music: -https://freesound.org/ -Kiwi call: https://deadsounds.com/kiwi-bird-sound -Joke Time Song: https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/ -Silly Country Rhyme Song: BackgroundMusicforVideo -Pixabay Artists: Tunetank; LemonMusicLab Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? Check out www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks. © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

June’s Brain Breather: Feeling Discouraged with Cottonball and Swoosh

June’s Brain Breather: Feeling Discouraged with Cottonball and Swoosh 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: Coping with failure; Feeling not good enough Protagonists: Cottonball the Sheep and Swoosh the Windshield Wiper Setting: A fjord on New Zealand’s South Island Strategies: Self affirmations; confidence mantras; “Find your can” mindset shift (Ask: What can I do?) Resources: -Confidence Mantras for Kids -Helping Kids Cope with Failure Info/Get in Touch: Website: www.storypillar.com Instagram: @storypillar Join our mailing list. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you love listening! Donate: https://ko-fi.com/storypillar Shop: storypillarstore.threadless.com Created, Written, Edited, and Produced by: Meg Lewis Storypillar Theme Song: Lyrics by Meg Lewis Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges Produced by Andy Jobe Episode Cover Art: Mackenzie Allison Meg Lewis Sound Effects and Additional Music: -freesound.org -pixabay.com -Pixabay Artists: SIMAS-2010, SunnyScy BBB Song, SunnyScy NZ Song; Eusebiodemaria, LudoSoundX Know a kid with cool facts, great jokes, or who wants to share how they’re feeling? Tell us! Details at www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks. © 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC

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