160. What if Story Pirates came into What If World?

What If World - Stories for Kids

Eric O'Keeffe / What If World LLC

Comedy Fiction, Fiction, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.5 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Uh-oh, Cthunkle has captured the Story Pirates’ Lee Overtree! Will Lee be able to help Cthunkle with his reading, or will the storyteller be stuck in Cthunkle’s slimy lair forever? Lessons: read what interests you, just don’t forget to try new things now and then; reading is not a competition, so take your time, be kind to yourself, and enjoy! This remastered episode first aired on April 13th, 2020. Subscribe, Support the show, and get our Yoto Cards! Want more kids podcasts for the whole family? Grown-ups, subscribe to Starglow+ here. Learn more about Starglow Media here. Follow Starglow on Instagram and YouTube Share questions with a grownup's help via email: hello@whatifworldpodcast.com or voicemail: 205-605-WHAT (9428)Eric and Karen O'Keeffe make What If World. Our producer is Miss Lynn. Character art by Ana Stretcu, episode art by Lynn Hickernell, podcast art by Jason O’Keefe, and theme song by Craig Martinson.

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0:00.0	What if kittens played the Glockingfield?
0:07.0	And what if unicorns were real?
0:12.0	What if you could fly or travel back in time?
0:17.0	We welcome you to what if World. What If World?
0:21.6	This is What If World.
0:25.6	This is What If World.
0:28.6	Hey there, folks, and welcome back to What If World.
0:35.6	The show where your questions and ideas inspire off-the-cuff stories. I'm Mr. Eric, your host, and welcome back to What If World, the show where your questions and ideas
0:37.7	inspire off-the-cuff stories.
0:39.6	I'm Mr. Eric, your host, and today I have remastered one of our most popular guest episodes
0:45.6	of all time.
0:46.8	Yes, I got to do a team up with Story Pirates!
0:50.8	Specifically, Lee Overtree, one of the founding members, and a truly great improviser and very kind person.
0:58.2	We'll be back next week.
0:59.8	To finish our two-part unicorn story, and for now it's time to meet our special guest,
1:04.6	he is the co-founder and artistic director for the Story Pirates, and the producer and co-host of the Story Pirates podcast.
1:13.2	Lee Overtree. Hey, what's up? I'm so glad to be here. Thank you for having me.
1:18.5	Thank you. Oh, man. The person we have to thank for this happening is a patron named Oliver P.
1:25.1	Oliver has sent us a bagillion questions and he's got great, great ideas.
1:29.6	But we're going to read his what if question right now. Okay. It goes, what if story pirates came
1:34.6	into what if world because Cathuncle dragged them into his layer. And Max also wrote in with a
1:40.6	wonderful question, What if books were enchanted and you could jump inside them?
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