393. Thiago asks: What if shoes could walk by themselves?

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

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Everyone’s favorite vampiric comic, Cackula, leads a meditation this week, focusing on kindness. But if you ask him, it’s a “Deaditation,” and he may or may not possess a pair of shoes… Lessons include: We owe ourselves kindness; we can look back to understand our failures and focus on our wins. What If World producer Miss Lynn is heading back out on the road with a series of concerts in June! Will she be near you? Check her tour dates and find out! 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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0:32.3	and into next school year. Some of you might know that we're moving to New York City this summer.
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1:49.0	What if kittens break the Glockingfield? And what if unicorns were real?
1:53.0	What if you could fly or travel back in time?
1:58.0	We welcome you to What If World.
2:03.6	What If World?
2:06.6	This is What If World.
2:13.6	Hey there, folks, and welcome back to What If World, the show where your questions and ideas inspire off-the-cuff stories and sometimes meditations.
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