What If World - Stories for Kids

Eric O'Keeffe / Starglow Media

Join Mr. Eric for imaginative stories sparked by kids' questions, fostering curiosity and resilience.

Grownups, share your kids' What-If Questions, and we may use them in a story! Call our voicemail at 205-605-WHAT or email hello@whatifworldpodcast.com.

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20 episodes
Updated Monday

Episodes20

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Monday · 18 min
402. John asks: What if a dog and a detective went camping?
Talking Bears and mumbling Bearries are just some of the strange creatures Fred the Dog and Alabaster Zero will encounter on their camping trip.
July 20 · 19 min
401. Amanda asks: What if you interviewed Miss Karen?
Detective Alabaster Zero will solve the mystery of how Miss Karen helped create What If World. Will he get to the bottom of her villainous plot against cereal? Lessons include: We’ve got to be bad at something before we get to be sort of okay at it; it can be very fulfilling to figure out something on your own. Subscribe, Support the show, and get our Yoto Cards! Want more kids podcasts for the whole family? Grown-ups, subscribe to Starglow+ here. Learn more about Starglow Media here. Follow Starglow on Instagram and YouTube Share questions with a grownup's help via email: hello@whatifworldpodcast.com or voicemail: 205-605-WHAT (9428) Eric and Karen O'Keeffe make What If World. Our producer is Miss Lynn. Character art by Ana Stretcu, episode art by Lynn Hickernell, podcast art by Jason O’Keefe, and theme song by Craig Martinson.
July 13 · 21 min
142. What if numbers were made out of tangerines?
Dracomax has a new friend who hasn’t discovered her true dragon name yet. Can Dracomax help her figure out who she is?
July 6 · 29 min
400. Rollygobs #3: The Starshard
A classic dungeon crawl takes Iggy, Scuggy, and Claude through Fun Gus’s Mush Room as they try to save the city of STEAMhold.
June 29 · 28 min
399. Rollygobs #2: The Skyspire
Our heroes face gargoyles and magic plants as they attempt to climb the tallest tower in the city!
June 22 · 30 min
398. Rollygobs #1: The Frozen Portal
Can Ignis the Fire Sorcerer, Scuggy the Armadillo Magineer, Claude the Leafbat Sidekick, and the painted superhero known as Knight Wing rescue the unicorns from the frozen portal?
June 18 · 20 min
SME #43: Crumb Storm
Mr. Eric reveals the species of his kids, Alabaster Zero has to go back to school with Mr. Balloony Pants, and JFKat breaks stuff (as usual)!
June 15 · 16 min
140. What if LEGOs came to life in a cooking class?
Abacus gets his own cooking show, and the Jamma-Loo Family will learn the secrets of cooking magic…
June 8 · 20 min
397. Pandabeard vs. Mr. Eric vs. Krakthuncle (Part 2)
Can the red panda pirates win the day with their cuddly might?
June 1 · 21 min
396. Henry asks: What if everyone grew beards? (Part 1)
Petrina the Pirate takes over the story and Mr. Eric has to face the Red Panda Pirates!
May 25 · 26 min
395. Fred & the Peanut Butter Beast (with Andy Griffiths)
In the latest episode of their madcap cooking show, inFredible, Fred gets turned into Peanut Butter and chased by the Peanut Butter Beast!
May 18 · 21 min
394. Rory asks: What if Fred the Dog turned into a door with a face?
In our first Rory-Fred-Doory-Story, we take a trip to What If World’s favorite theme restaurant, Chunky Choosers.
May 14 · 20 min
SME #42: Audio Receipt
Fred orders “pizza” for a huge cast of What If World friends in a fully-improvised story!
May 11 · 26 min
174. What if a pirate and a detective went on a mission together?
Can Petey the Pirate and Alabaster Zero get Petrina’s secret envelope to safety?
May 4 · 21 min
393. Thiago asks: What if shoes could walk by themselves?
Everyone’s favorite vampiric comic, Cackula, leads a meditation this week, focusing on kindness.
April 27 · 25 min
392. Cluckerdile’s Revenge! (with John Patrick Green)
The ⁠InvestiGators⁠, Mango & Brash, visit What If World when their comic creator, ⁠John Patrick Green⁠, goes missing!
April 20 · 20 min
391. Sonali asks: What if Fred became an international pop star?
How does a job at the Post Office turn Fred the Dog and JFKat into pop stars? Listen and find out!
April 16 · 21 min
SME #41: Chip Ship
In perhaps the wizardiest SME ever, Mr. Eric and Miss Lynn tell a story involving Walter the Wizard Walrus, after which Abacus P. Grumbler attempts to answer some very stumpy trivia!
April 13 · 20 min
247. An Interview with Pipey-O!
What happens when your favorite sewer wizard gets his magic wrench wand chewed on by Fred the Dog? Why don’t we ask him!
April 6 · 25 min
390. Claire asks: What if bug bites were from invisible unicorns?
We meet baby Dracomax and Abacus and see a What If World Home Invention show as everyone in What If World tries to figure out the Invisibility Crisis!

What If World - Stories for Kids

402. John asks: What if a dog and a detective went camping?

401. Amanda asks: What if you interviewed Miss Karen?

142. What if numbers were made out of tangerines?

400. Rollygobs #3: The Starshard

399. Rollygobs #2: The Skyspire

398. Rollygobs #1: The Frozen Portal

SME #43: Crumb Storm

140. What if LEGOs came to life in a cooking class?

397. Pandabeard vs. Mr. Eric vs. Krakthuncle (Part 2)

396. Henry asks: What if everyone grew beards? (Part 1)

395. Fred & the Peanut Butter Beast (with Andy Griffiths)

394. Rory asks: What if Fred the Dog turned into a door with a face?

SME #42: Audio Receipt

174. What if a pirate and a detective went on a mission together?

393. Thiago asks: What if shoes could walk by themselves?

392. Cluckerdile’s Revenge! (with John Patrick Green)

391. Sonali asks: What if Fred became an international pop star?

SME #41: Chip Ship

247. An Interview with Pipey-O!

390. Claire asks: What if bug bites were from invisible unicorns?