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Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big Adventures
Welcome to the wonderful, wacky, and wildly imaginative world of Dorktales Storytime, an award-winning kids and family podcast with stories for kids and their pop-culture loving grownups. Join hosts Jonathan Cormur and Mr. Reginald T. Hedgehog as they explore the land of Once Upon a Time through three kinds of tales: clever and geeky retellings of classic fairy tales and fables, original Once Upon a Time lore stories about magical places and friendly creatures, and inspiring stories about the…
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Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresMary Anning | Dinosaur Fossil Hunter, History Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail A story of early Earth science in action! Mary Anning was a pioneering paleontologist and fossil hunter who reshaped our understanding of…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThe Jupiter Twins: The Beastly Brew | from Koala Shine
Send us Fan Mail We’re bringing you a bonus episode from our friends at Koala Shine—a podcast full of exciting, mindful adventures with wonderful characters…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThe Color Pillars | Ancient Fantasy Civilization Mystery | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Jonathan and Redge travel to the Cliffhangers eager to witness the legendary Color Pillars glow in the Spring Equinox light. But when they…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresMysterious Mr. Yes | Spy Adventure | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Something mysterious is happening over Legend Lake—stars are vanishing from the night sky! When Jack A. Lope and Double-Oh-Quills receive an…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresMr. Redge Hotline | Kids Podcast Q&A and Shout Outs
Send us Fan Mail It's time for our spring edition of the Mr. Redge Hotline where we answer your questions and give some very special shout outs! Redge kicks…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresShirley Chisholm | First Black Congresswoman, History Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail A story of drive and determination! Shirley Chisholm, known as being a person for the people, was the first Black woman elected to the U.S…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresHey Diddle, Diddle and the Lost Laugh | Nursery Rhyme Retold | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Redge’s plans for the Bubbly, Cuddly, Huggly, Snuggly Hearts Party are in jeopardy when the musical act cancels at the last minute. Redge…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresMagical Minivan T.A.L.E. | Fantasy Car Adventure | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Jonathan and Redge are gearing up for their Thrilling and Astounding Lore Expedition (T.A.L.E.) tour, but first, Redge has a special surprise…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThree Little Hogs (Replay) | Three Little Pigs Retold | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail We’re revisiting an episode from the early days of Dorktales Storytime as we get ready for the launch of Season 6 with brand-new tales and…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThe Magical Doorway (Classic) | Fantasy Portal Adventure | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail As we prepare for the exciting launch of Season 6 of Dorktales Storytime on February 6th, we’re revisiting some favorite past adventures. Ever…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresMr. Redge Hotline | Kids Podcast Q&A and Shout Outs
Send us Fan Mail We’re wrapping up the year and our season of original stories for kids (and their geeky grownups) with a festively fun winter edition of the…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresDr. Ellen Ochoa | First Latina Astronaut, History Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Blast off into the story of Dr. Ellen Ochoa, a trailblazer in space exploration! As an astronaut, engineer, scientist, inventor, and the first…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresPinocchio’s Jolly Holly Jumble | Pinocchio Fairy Tale Retold | Stories for kids
Send us Fan Mail It’s Jolly Holly season in the land of Once Upon a Time, and Pinocchio is in serious nose-growing trouble. He was left in charge of Geppetto’s…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresRedge’s Oopsie Daisies | Growth Mindset & Handling Failure | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail What if every blunder you made could blossom into something beautiful? Take it from your hedgehog buddy, Redge, who frolics through his…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThe Radiant Root | The Giant Turnip Fairy Tale Retold | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Redge stumbles upon a dazzling, magical plant—the Radiant Root—glowing with glittering leaves and capable of conjuring a feast of the…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresSleepy Hallow’s Eve (Replay) | Legend of Sleepy Hollow Retold | Halloween Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail It’s time to grab your candy, turn off the lights, and get ready for our encore presentation of Sleepy Hallow’s Eve, a tale that will give you…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresSimon Tam | Asian American Rock Musician & Activist, History Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail An inspiring story that will rock your world! Meet Simon Tam, the visionary founder of the Asian American band, The Slants. Follow his path…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThat’s A Wrap! | Mummy Game Show | Halloween Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Jonathan and Redge adventure into The Tomes, the vast desert of Once Upon a Time, when they stumble into a mysterious tomb, and find…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresKnock on Wood | Good Luck and Bad Luck Superstition | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Jonathan is having the worst day ever—gum stuck in his hair, soaked clothes, and he's even missing a shoe! Redge thinks the wood nymphs caused…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresMr. Redge Hotline | Kids Podcast Q&A and Shout Outs
Send us Fan Mail It’s hotline time! In this fall edition, Redge and Jonathan answer listener questions and give shout-outs to our Dorktales friends from around…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresOperation Golden Tie | Spy Adventure | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to follow agents Jack A. Lope and Double-Oh-Quills on their action-packed spy-tacular…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresRapunzel’s Hopscotch Hypothesis | STEM Princess Fairy Tale | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Mr. Redge starts acting strange after a mysterious encounter in the garden. Jonathan grows worried because his best hedgehog friend has lost…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresMoss Hart | Broadway Playwright and Director, History Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail A captivating tale of determination and the bright lights of Broadway! From his beginnings in a Bronx tenement, Moss Hart became one of the…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresBig Bad Goes Back to School (Replay) | Starting New School Year | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail With a new school year just around the corner, we know many of you might be feeling a mix of excitement and nerves. Our friend Big Bad also…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresAround the World with Newsy Pooloozi | News Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail In our last episode, “Ticket to a Strange New World,” Mr. Redge took you on a magical tour to some of Once Upon a Time’s most popular places…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresTicket to a Strange New World | Portal Fantasy | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Enter the portal to Reginald T. Hedgehog’s Write Your Travel Tale Travel Agency, where your golden ticket for a tour of Once Upon a Time…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresNever Never No No Land | Peter Pan Fairy Tale | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Jonathan and Redge leave their chores behind and escape to Never Never No No Land! Abandoning their responsibilities, the pair think only…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresMaya Lin | Vietnam Veterans Memorial Design & Architect, History Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Uncover the life of Maya Lin, the visionary artist and architect behind one of the most visited memorials in America. Her parents were Chinese…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresMr. Redge Hotline | Kids Podcast Q&A and Shout Outs
Send us Fan Mail Join Jonathan and Redge in this spring edition of Mr. Redge Hotline where they answer questions from our wonderful listeners and give some…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresCinderella and the Dough Ball | Cinderella Fairy Tale Retold | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Cinderella has finally been invited to the biggest event of the year for Once Upon a Time’s most talented bakers and treat makers—The Dough…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThe Disobedient Dream | Bedtime Sleep Story & Lullaby | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Redge is worried about leading his team, the Quizzical Quizzards, in the Folktale Forest’s upcoming trivia tournament. His tossing and turning…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresBessie Stringfield | American Biker & Motorcycle Queen, History Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail A story of courage and adventure! Bessie Stringfield, revved through societal barriers to become the first Black woman to ride solo across the…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresOwen and the Order of the Ancient Cedar | Fantasy Quest | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail "Big breath, magic at my fingertips, and a quest in my heart!” Owen, a spirited sorcerer, leaves the safety of their beloved library to begin…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresGoldiquills and the Rummaging Raccoon | Goldilocks Adventure | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Goldiquills, the fashionista hedgehog, faces a terrible trespass inside her hovel and asks a friend to help her sort things out. She’s…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThe Scribbleton Scramble | Fantasy Tiny Town Adventure | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Using cookies Alice brought back from Wonderland, Jonathan and Redge shrink until they’re small enough to visit Scribbleton, the Folktale…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresEmma Lazarus | Statue of Liberty Poet, History Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail A story of empathy in action and the power of words! Emma Lazarus' life is a testament to courage and compassion—from her literary work to her…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresBigfoot’s Legendary Birdsong | Mythological Creatures | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Lost on the path to Legend Lake, Jonathan and Redge stumble upon Bigfoot, the introverted gentle giant who can sing like the birds. He longs…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresRedge’s Marvelous Masterpiece | Find Your Passion | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Redge’s first painting class with the famous artist, Honey B. Bearton, was marvelous! So why is he feeling so blue? It’s his homework…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresMr. Redge Hotline | Kids Podcast Q&A and Shout Outs
Send us Fan Mail Join Jonathan Cormur and his hedgehog buddy, Redge, in winter edition of Dorktales Storytime where they answer questions from you, our dear…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThe Golden Touch Screen (Replay) | King Midas Greek Mythology | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail We’re revisiting our most popular episode of 2023! Enjoy The Golden Touch Screen, a modern and very geeky retelling of the mythological story…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresMindfulness for Weirdos | from Like You Podcast
Send us Fan Mail While Jonathan and Mr. Redge take a winter break to enjoy the holidays with their friends and family, we have one of our podfriends, Noah…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThe Gingerfriend Man | The Gingerbread Man Retold | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Poor Redge! His dreams of putting on the Bards and Balladeers winter play are doomed. The Fun Funk has set in throughout the Folktale Forest…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresSnow Time! | Jack Frost and Winter Traditions | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Are you ready for some festive fun? Follow Jack Frost, your easy-freezy emcee, for your VIP entrance into the Folktale Forest’s Jolly Holly…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresA Big City Adventure | Fantasy Road Trip | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Rodge takes his cousin, Redge, on a tour of Litropia, Once Upon a Time's biggest city! The hedgehog duo enjoys a day full of delights as they…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresA Scuffle of Sticks | A Bundle of Sticks Fable Retold | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail When a sibling rivalry ignites a wild ruckus, Mr. Redge enlists Jonathan's help to end the unfriendly feud. Using his skills as a storytelling…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresIsabella Aiona Abbott | Native Hawaiian Scientist, History Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail A wave-splashing tale of the First Lady of Limu! Dive into the fascinating life of Isabella Aiona Abbott. From her early days in Hawaii to…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresGoop Hog from Lumen Lagoon | Halloween Creature | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Chills, thrills and shrieks of nervous laughter fill the night air as Stephon Stork, Heron Stone and Gabby Goose, AKA the popular Stork Squad…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresOnce Upon a Lullaby | Bedtime Story & Lullaby | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Nighttime has fallen and starry skies are twinkling and that means it’s go time for Hesper, the enchanting fairy of the Evening Star, and her…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresBig Bad Goes Back to School | Back to School Jitters | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail If your child is experiencing back to school anxiety, this story for kids will validate their feelings and build confidence before a new…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresArtemis and the Hunt for Magic | Fairy Tale from Girl Tales
Send us Fan Mail Artemis feels like she knows all of the magic in the woods of Akva Nova. As far as she’s concerned, there’s nothing new to discover. But…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresNathaniel and His Bike | from Stoopkid Stories
Send us Fan Mail Meet Nathaniel, a cool kid who loves his family, having fun and riding his bike. One day he runs into a bully from the neighborhood and must…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresLewis Latimer | Inventor and Patent Draftsman, History Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail A story of innovation and self-determination! Lewis Latimer was an American inventor, patent draftsman and artist whose work included the…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThe Tale of Swashbuckle Joe | Pirate Ghost Adventure | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Ahoy, me hearties! Hop aboard Captain Edgarrr Matey's ship for an epic journey to Davey Jones Diner and the Plot Hook islands—where the…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresZinnia Fig and The Droop | Enchanted Garden Fantasy | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail There’s a serious problem in the community garden! The beloved apple tree is in a sad state, and Redge worries there won’t be apples for…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresSummer Sampler | Kids and Family Podcasts You'll Love
Send us Fan Mail Ready to find your new favorite podcasts? It’s a Summer Sampler time! Dorktales Storytime is a proud member of Kids Listen, a non-profit…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresNichelle Nichols | Star Trek Trailblazer and NASA Advocate, History Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail A story of boldly going where no one had gone before! Nichelle Nichol’s role as Lieutenant Uhura in the original Star Trek series was…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresEel for One and One for Eel! | Three Musketeers Adventure | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail From swashbuckling Musketeers' swordplay to good deed doing, our Folktale Forest friends are having a rousting adventure as the “Three…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresWhere’s Wabbitson? | Sherlock Holmes Mystery | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail The game's afoot again, but this time the great squirrel detective, Sherlock Nettlesbee, is feeling too frantic to solve an important mystery…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresSpecial Delivery | Fantasy Road Trip Adventure | Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail No snow, rain, heat nor gloom of night will keep Harold the Hare Mail carrier and Reginald T. Hedgehog from heralding the news across Once…
Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big AdventuresThe Valley Hen Taylor | The Valiant Little Tailor Retold | Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
Send us Fan Mail Taylor the Valley Hen is new to the neighborhood, and even though she’s got plenty to be proud of, she’s still nervous about making new…