Throwback: The Love Potion

Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Stories Podcast / Wondery

Fiction, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.2 • 12.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. The Love Potion! In this story, based on a traditional Ethiopian fable, a very nervous young man named Abel seeks a magical solution to his struggles, but he needs to retrieve a very special ingredient first! Will he be able to do it? Listen in and find out! And parents, see if you recognize the fun oldie that inspired this episode's song! 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.

Transcript

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0:00.8	Hello! Welcome to Stories Podcast. I'm your host, Amanda Weldon.
0:06.8	Today's story is a throwback episode. Tune in to hear one of our classic stories from the archive that you might have missed the first time around.
0:15.5	We have Stories Podcast merch available at Storiespodcast.com slash shop. We're also on cameo for all of your personalized
0:22.6	video message needs, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at Stories Podcast. If you send
0:28.0	us a drawing of your favorite scene or character, we'll share it on our feed. Now here's a word from
0:33.4	our sponsors. As parents, we know how quickly family time can turn into scrolling time,
0:40.8	with everyone defaulting to their own devices after a long day.
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1:12.2	go on adventures with how to train your dragon, dance with Barbie, pop bubbles, and Gabby's
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1:36.1	Want to learn more? Visit nextplayground.com.
1:40.8	That's nexplayground.com to explore active family gaming today.
1:44.3	Thanks. Enjoy the episode!
1:47.9	The Love Potion Once upon a time, in a small village in ancient Ethiopia, there was a lonely young man by
1:55.7	the name of Abel. He had his friends, sure, and he had his family, of course.
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