189. A Cthunkle Carol (Part 1)

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Eric O'Keeffe / What If World LLC

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

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🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Cthunkle’s getting a surprise birthday present, a story where he’s actually taken over What If World! Of course, ruling the world may not be so fun when Cthunkle finds himself haunted by moralizing spirits... Lessons include: Great wealth and power doesn’t bring great happiness; we don’t need to wait for the holidays to be kind to each other. This remastered classic originally aired on December 21st, 2020. Subscribe, Support the show, and get our new 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: [email protected] 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.
0:24.6	What If World? This is What If World.
0:28.6	Hey there, folks, and welcome back to What If World, the show where your questions and ideas inspire off-the-cuff stories.
0:39.9	I'm Mr. Eric, your host, and today we have remastered our most popular holiday special of all time, the Cathuncle Carol.
0:47.0	Yes, it is a two-part episode, so we will play the next episode for you in two days' time.
0:53.6	This story is from a few years back, and it's kind of the beginning of Kathuncle's journey
0:59.4	into slightly less villainousness.
1:02.3	I hope you enjoy it, and we'll see you after the holidays for a brand new episode.
1:07.9	Now let's get started with a question from a listener named Otto.
1:11.9	Hi, my name's Otto, and I am six. I live in Belize, and my word of question is, what if Mr.
1:20.4	Eric had a surprise birthday party for Guthankal? Bye. Oh, Otto, what a thoughtful question.
1:29.2	Let's get some ideas what we might give Kathuncle from a listener named Lars.
1:34.7	Hi, my name is Lars.
1:37.0	I like dragons.
1:38.7	My question is, what if Kathamkel managed to take over What If World, but I like your show.
1:46.8	Wow, Lars.
1:48.4	Kathuncle is going to be very excited.
1:51.4	Folks, many, many kids have asked pretty much the same question about Kathuncle taking over
1:57.9	what if world.
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