Stories by topic
Free stories for kids, whatever your child is into. Dinosaurs, pirates, space, monsters, ninjas and more — every one an imaginative audio adventure with an original song, from the Nighttime Nathan podcast. Nothing to watch, nothing to buy.
New here?
Ten episodes to begin with, in the order we'd hand them to somebody new.
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New here? Start with these ten episodes
A grand tour of the nighttime universe with one stop in every corner of it — pirate seas, monster valleys, dino beaches and beyond.
By subject
What the story is about — pick whatever your child is into this month.
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Dinosaur Stories for Kids
Looking for dinosaur stories your kids can listen to? Explore funny, imaginative dinosaur adventures from Nighttime Nathan — a story podcast for kids with original…
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Pirate Stories for Kids
Pirate stories for kids, told out loud. Sail the Salty Seas with Nathan and Peanut Butter Jim aboard the Wooden Parrot — imaginative audio adventures with original…
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Space Stories for Kids
Looking for space stories your kids can listen to? Rocket past the moon with Nathan and Peanut Butter Jim — cloud races, cheese astronauts and a planet with a…
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Monster Stories for Kids (That Aren't Scary)
Monster stories for kids with nothing frightening in them. In Monster Valley every monster is invited to the dance — audio adventures with original songs, made for…
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Dragon Stories for Kids
Meet Danielle, a golden dragon who lives above the Nunjaku rainforest, in imaginative audio adventures with original songs from Nighttime Nathan.
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Ninja Stories for Kids
Ninja stories for kids about the quiet part of martial arts — discipline, respect and staying calm. Audio adventures in the Nunjaku rainforest with original songs…
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Ocean and Under-the-Sea Stories for Kids
Ocean stories for kids — sea races, underwater festivals and pirate voyages. Audio adventures with original songs, for kids who would live in the water if you let…
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Cowboy and Wild West Stories for Kids
Ride into Cactus Ridge, a dusty frontier town run entirely by worms, in imaginative audio adventures with original songs from Nighttime Nathan.
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Food Stories for Kids
Silly food stories for kids — a kingdom made of breakfast, a city inside the fridge, and a troll feast that goes badly wrong.
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Animal Stories for Kids
The nighttime universe runs on animals — a narwhal, a moose, a mammoth, a turtle, an otter and a great many worms.
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Music Stories for Kids
Music stories for kids — bands, festivals and jam sessions, plus an original song at the end of every single episode. Audio adventures from Nighttime Nathan.
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Sports Stories for Kids
Sports stories for kids about the hard parts — getting hit by the ball, the diving board that's too high, the race you think you'll lose.
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Spooky Stories for Kids (Not Scary)
Spooky stories for kids with the fright taken out — foggy woods, a monster valley and a bad dream that turns out fine.
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First Day of School Stories for Kids
Stories for kids about starting school, starting camp and walking into a room where you don't know anybody yet.
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School Stories for Kids
Stories for kids about school — presentations, playground politics, the school play, the project that falls apart.
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Mystery Stories for Kids
Mystery stories for kids about things that go missing — a water bottle, a favourite pair of jeans, a baby tooth, a brand-new bouncy ball.
For a moment
The drive, the wind-down, the twenty minutes before lights out.
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Car-Ride Stories for Kids
Stories that hold up on a drive. Episodes run 10–20 minutes — about a school run — and every one finishes properly, so nobody is mid-cliffhanger when you pull in.
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Bedtime Stories for Kids
Looking for a bedtime story? Nighttime Nathan adventures work at bedtime — but they're made for anytime.
Or just browse everything
Start anywhere — every episode stands on its own.
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Funny Stories for Kids
A talking peanut, worm sheriffs, a moose who runs a soup shop and a kingdom made entirely of breakfast.
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Adventure Stories for Kids
Adventure stories for kids — a new world every week, from a pirate ship to a moon amusement park to a rainforest full of ninja apes.