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Story Pirates

Why Are There So Many Commercials?/The Tooth Problem (feat. Heléne Yorke)

Story Pirates

Story Pirates

Kids & Family, Education, Comedy

4.516.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Lee, Rolo and Smitty start tracking down the other members of the Story Pirates in NYC, starting with Meghan, who is starring in her very own Broadway show alongside a theatrical ghost (Heléne Yorke). Featuring two new stories: ‘Why Are There So Many Commercials?’, a story about two kids who find out the truth behind the constant barrage of advertisements on TV, written by Sarah, a 10 year old from New York, and ‘The Tooth Problem,’ a terrifying tale of cavities come to life, written by two siblings from Wisconsin, Kade and Avery.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there, Story Pirates Podcast listeners, Lee here.

0:04.6

Well, gosh, here we are already at episode two of our brand new season.

0:10.0

In today's episode, Rollo Smitty and I start tracking down the other members of the

0:15.3

Story Pirates who are all off doing their own things in NYC.

0:20.2

First up, what's Mega Up To?

0:22.7

We also, of course, have two brand new stories for you.

0:26.7

First, why are there so many commercials?

0:29.8

A story about two kids who find out the truth behind the constant barrage of advertisements

0:35.5

on TV, and we have the tooth problem, a terrifying tale of cavities come to life.

0:43.4

And we have a very brilliant special guest as well, the fantastic and hilarious actor,

0:49.9

Helena York.

0:51.7

If you're a brand new listener, feel free to keep listening to this episode or you can

0:56.2

go back all the way to season one, episode one, and follow us from the beginning.

1:01.7

That episode's called, Fred the Carrot Slash, I Love a Ghost, and it's a great place to

1:06.1

start.

1:07.1

Alright, the hunt for Megan in New York City begins next, right after these quick words

1:13.3

for the grownups.

1:15.3

Hey grownups, did you know that you can read the original stories behind each week's episode

1:23.0

of the Story Pirates Podcast?

1:25.0

It could be a fun way to dive a little bit deeper with the kids in your life, inspire them

1:29.1

to write their own stories, and maybe even start a discussion about the choices we made

1:34.7

in adapting the original stories.

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