What If World - Stories for Kids
What if a dragon lived in my closet? What if there were a never-ending bowl of ice cream? Pirates, fairies, wizards, robots, and friends help Mr. Eric tell stories inspired by kids’ questions. What If World’s progressive stories will keep kids laughing while fostering curiosity, imagination, and resilience. Listen Ad-Free: patreon.com/whatifworld Call in a What-If Question to 205-605-WHAT or email whatifworldpodcast@gmail.com!
Episodes
July 24, 2024 • 28 mins
It's three-guests-in-one this month as Candy the Kid and both Butterscotch Boots join Mr. Eric and Miss Lynn to try their best to answer confectionery trivia!
Stump Mr. Eric is a supporter-only show where Miss Lynn uses your What Ifs, trivia questions, and challenges to confound Mr. Eric and your favorite What If World characters. Share some trivia, ask interview questions, or give us the weirdest challenge you can dream up. Impro...
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July 22, 2024 • 25 mins
We’re taking a break from What If World’s regularly scheduled disaster to replay one of our favorite episodes in preparation for the Olympics! Mamma Jamma and Poppa Loo are announcing for the Wholympics, an undersea tournament of champions! We’re also checking in on some of our aquatic friends from episode 45.
Lessons include: traditions aren’t limitations; persistence is more impressive than perfection, and more achievable, too!
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July 15, 2024 • 23 mins
In last week’s story (Spoiler Alert!), everyone got turned into robots at the end. Now Mr. Eric, Cthunkle, and Mamma Jamma must save the world by freeing everyone from Abacus’s mind control spell!
Lessons include: If we always seek distraction, we will never grow; our feelings remind us who we are.
Subscribe to What If World wherever you listen: link.chtbl.com/whatifworld. Grownups, help your kids share their questions & ideas at w...
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July 8, 2024 • 21 mins
The Final seven candidates debate who should lead What If World into the future! Can your questions help us figure it out?
Lessons include: True leaders learn from listening to others; it takes courage to admit you don’t know something.
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July 1, 2024 • 22 mins
Alabaster Zero is lost in the World Pool! How will he ever find the mysterious villain known as Wardrobe? Maybe with a little help from his magic yo-yo…
Lessons include: Curiosity can help you find your way; fear and anxiety can make you feel like you don’t have any choices.
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June 24, 2024 • 26 mins
Meet Meriah Caring, a mermaid who sets out to find a beautiful treasure during the storm of the century. But what happens when you find a treasure and no one else thinks it's beautiful?
Lessons include: the greatest treasures aren't things, they're people; beauty isn't hard to find if you keep an open mind.
This remastered classic first aired on September 5th, 2017.
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June 17, 2024 • 21 mins
Join us for File 4: The Case of the Vanishing Van Gogh, and help Poppi and Ray by learning about polyatomic ions. It’s gonna rock!
The M.C. Detective Agency is a comic book series written by Colleen Kelley, Ph.D., as part of Kids Chemical Solutions. These comics give kids a fun introduction to chemistry concepts taught at the college level. The four-part comic book series, along with activity packets and sample lesson plans, are av...
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June 10, 2024 • 23 mins
Kristen Kim, co-host of Culture Kids Podcast plays Luna, a caterpillar who dreams of one day reaching the moon. She will learn lessons from an owl, a wolf, and her monarch butterfly siblings along the way.
Lessons include: If you pursue your dreams, you will find people who share them; our differences are beautiful and important.
Culture Kids Podcast is hosted by Kristen Kim and her son Asher. They explore a new theme each week, pr...
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June 3, 2024 • 27 mins
Alabaster Zero and Mustachery Inc. must find the monster of the week and recover the Mona Pizza!
Listen to episode, 314, “Elliot asks: What if everyone had a mustache?” to hear Alabaster’s first adventure in the Freddy Booboo Bear universe.
Lessons include: Examine your fears logically and be willing to step out of your comfort zone.
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May 27, 2024 • 26 mins
Sneakers, why’d it have to be sneakers? Whendiana Joan is back to solve the mystery of Howswell’s lost alien and its sneaker-powered Snowship. Will the people of Howswell accept their newest resident, or will this snow alien lead the town to disaster? Tune in and find out!
Lessons include: When we accommodate each other, we help our community grow.
This remastered episode first aired on March 20th, 2017.
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May 20, 2024 • 24 mins
Poppi and Ray finally find the treasure and meet the pirates. Can their knowledge of ions and ionic compounds save the day, or will Chlorine Clive take the treasure and rule the seven seas?
The M.C. Detective Agency is a comic book series written by Colleen Kelley, Ph.D., as part of Kids Chemical Solutions. These comics help kids get an early introduction to chemistry and master material taught at the college level. The four-part c...
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May 13, 2024 • 24 mins
It’s the final showdown between Malador, Swansong, Scullen, and the Hundred-Headed Hydrant. Our adventurers must help the Idea Tree grow by feeding it warmth and hope. Can new ideas thaw out the fear that has frozen the world of Berend?
Lessons include: We must take turns being leaders and listeners; we need all your big ideas to make the world better.
This story is part of the Guilds & Goblins miniseries, where What If World chara...
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May 6, 2024 • 25 mins
Skullen Bones, Swansong, and Malador must get the Idea Tree to MacRuffin Tower. The only thing standing between them and the fate of the world is a city’s worth of robots and high-tech defenses!
Lessons include: Fear can make people resist new ideas; even when we do our best, some things are still out of our control.
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April 29, 2024 • 21 mins
Marsha and Marshall Mallow have finally gotten marshmallow-eating outlawed, but New What City is still a long way from Candy Equality. Can the Mallows win over the masses, or will everyone be too distracted by their cute voices? Also, there's a Griffin!
Lessons include: Every voice matters; if someone is being treated unfairly, it’s up to you to speak out.
The remastered classic first aired on August 14th, 2017.
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April 22, 2024 • 23 mins
Meet the Dread Pirate Chlorine Clive and his crew of electron-stealing elements aboard their ship, The Grand Anion. They’re racing toward a king's ransom of gold and silver, but our detectives, Poppi and Ray, are determined to get there first. Can you learn enough about ions and ionic compounds to help?
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April 15, 2024 • 23 mins
In an ode to Scooby Doo, one of Mr. Eric’s favorite shows as a kid, Alabaster Zero wakes up to find himself in the Freddy Booboo Bear Universe. It’s like your universe, except with more monsters and mustaches.
Lessons include: When things are too easy, you won’t enjoy yourself for long.
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April 8, 2024 • 21 mins
Henry takes a trip to What If World to help Alabaster Zero master his Rock and Roll skills as we celebrate ICAN radio’s 5th anniversary.
Lessons include: Practice makes progress; there’s nothing more Rock and Roll than being yourself!
Henry has a trailer up for his new audio drama for kids, Time Warp: The First Season. What If World has been on ICAN radio for five years and you can listen at: icanradio.org
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April 1, 2024 • 23 mins
In our second April Fool’s special, the Whentbridge Timers go up against the Observatorium Grumblers in the biggest (and only-est) basketball game What If World’s ever seen. Pay attention, because the story might try to play some tricks on Mr. Eric.
Lessons include: Everyone loses sometimes, and it gives us a chance to improve; Winning doesn’t make you superior to others.
This remastered episode first aired on April 2, 2018.
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March 25, 2024 • 20 mins
Poppi and Ray are headed to the Caribbean in 1707 for their most fantastical time-travel adventure yet. They’ll need your help learning about ions and ionic compounds as they prepare to face the dreaded pirate Chlorine Clive, a notorious electron thief!
The M.C. Detective Agency is a comic book series written by Colleen Kelley, Ph.D., as part of Kids Chemical Solutions. These comics help kids get an early introduction to chemistry...
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March 18, 2024 • 20 mins
When Abacus finds he can’t stop singing, he asks Cookie from the podcast Stoopkid Stories (played by Melly Victor) to give him Anti-Singing Lessons. Can Cookie help Abacus overcome his latest curse?
Lessons include: We can create music together no matter our talent levels; Expressing yourself with friends and family is a great way to build your confidence!
Melly Victor is the host and creator of the podcast Stoopkid Stories. In eac...
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