Stingy Jack and the First Jack-O-Lantern

Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Stories Podcast / Wondery

Fiction, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.2 • 12.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Today's story is based on the Irish folktale and written for you by Daniel Hinds. It's a Halloween story about a con-man named Jack and his fate in the afterlife. Tune in to find out what happens! Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!! If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us! Check out our new YouTube channel at youtube.com/storiespodcast. If you've ever wanted to read along with our stories, now you can! These read-along versions of our stories are great for early readers trying to improve their skills or even adults learning English for the first time. Check it out.

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0:00.0	Hello! Welcome to Stories Podcast. I'm your host, Amanda Weldon. Today's story is called Stingy Jack and the First Jackalanturn, an adaptation of the Irish Folktale written for you by Daniel Hines.
0:15.4	We have Stories Podcast merch available at Storiespodcast.com slash shop. We're also on cameo for all of your
0:22.6	personalized video message needs, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at Stories Podcast.
0:28.0	If you send us a drawing of your favorite scene or character, we'll share it on our feed.
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