The ghost that launched a business

Million Bazillion

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News, Kids & Family

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Hey, Million Bazillionaires! We just wrapped up the latest season of the show and are already working on the next one. In the meantime, we’re bringing you a special feature from our friends at Story Pirates. In this episode, you’ll hear two fun stories: “The Ghost That Launched a Business,” a terrifying tale about entrepreneurship, written by Jesse, a 9-year-old from the UK, and “Julius Caesar: The Guinea Pig, Not the Famous Ancient Roman Dude, But This Rodent Thinks Otherwise,” a story about how our names sometimes shape who we are inside, written by a 9-year-old from Illinois named Scottie.

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0:00.0	Hey, Million Billionaires, it's Bridget here. And we've got a little surprise for you today. So we have
0:05.3	partnered with our friends over at Story Pirates to share one of their episodes that we think you will
0:11.6	really enjoy. In this episode, you're going to hear two stories. One about an entrepreneurial ghost
0:17.7	who shares his terrifying tale about launching a business. The other is about
0:22.3	Julia Caesar, a guinea pig, who is not the famous ancient Roman, but actually thinks he is.
0:27.8	We love these stories. We hope you do too. And if you want to hear more from story pirates,
0:31.7	you can find them anywhere you listen to podcasts. Hope you enjoy the episode.
0:39.6	Okay, story pirates. Everybody here? Rachel? Here. Megan. Present. Peter? Yes, please.
0:46.6	Nimini. I too am here. Lee. That's me. And last but not least, Eric. Eric? Where's Eric?
0:54.7	You know, I haven't seen him much recently.
0:57.0	He missed my latest one-woman show.
0:59.2	He missed last week's movie night.
1:01.1	He missed all of the amazing new catchphrases I've been coining lately.
1:04.4	And ain't that just the truth, doctor?
1:07.3	He must be busy exploring the deepest bowels of the ship on daring adventures in search of lost artifacts.
1:14.0	That's my guess at least.
1:16.2	Hey, story pirates.
1:17.4	Sorry, I'm late.
1:18.4	I was busy exploring the deepest bowels of the ship on a daring adventure in search of lost artifacts.
1:24.6	And check it out.
1:25.9	Look what I found.
1:27.9	Is that a wet book?
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