The Kid That Has a Bad Name/CatsNews

Story Pirates

Lemonada Media

Comedy, Education, Kids & Family

4.5 • 17.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Meghan learns to drive. Featuring two new stories: “The Kid That Has a Bad Name,” a story about what life is like when your name is ‘Do You Like Hotdogs?’, written by Emet, a 9 year old from California, and “CatsNews”, a peek behind the scenes of the #1 source for up to the minute news about cats, written by a 6 year old from Massachusetts named Autumn. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-love See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, Story Pirates podcast listeners, Lee here.
0:04.5	On today's episode, Megan learns to drive.
0:07.9	And if you've ever experienced someone learning to drive, you know it can be harrowing.
0:13.9	And of course, we have two brand new stories written by kids and More Story Love with Lee and Peter.
0:21.3	It's all coming up after a few words for the grownups.
0:29.8	Hey, grownups, Lee here.
0:32.0	See Story Pirates Live.
0:34.0	Our amazing touring cast, including Eric,
0:36.7	will be visiting some East Coast cities this spring to perform some of your favorite songs from the podcast.
0:42.2	And they'll take suggestions from kids in the audience to create a brand new story that will only be seen once.
0:48.9	Best of all, all of our upcoming shows are on weekends, so no need to worry about school nights or bedtime routines.
0:55.7	We'll see you soon in Munn Hall, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Ohio,
1:01.8	Port Smith, New Hampshire, Medford, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, and Ridgefield, Connecticut.
1:07.7	Tickets to all the shows are on sale now at storypirates.com slash live.
1:16.9	It's just around the next corner, Eric. Okay, Megan. I'm starting to feel better already.
1:26.8	Remind me, where are we going again?
1:28.8	The Pence, Ohio Public Theater, Nimony.
1:31.6	Oh, right.
1:32.6	And, uh, why are we heading there again?
1:35.2	We happened to be in the area, and you and Eric expressed an interest in seeing where I first learned to hone my craft.
1:42.4	That's not quite how I remember it.
1:44.6	Wasn't it more like you found a bad review of your most recent one-woman show on the sixth
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