Girl Tales
Girl Tales is a podcast featuring reimagined fairytales. Damsels in distress? Princesses in need of protection? You won’t find those here. The girls in our stories take control of their own destinies, turning your favorite fairytales into exciting new adventures. With energetic voice actors and professional sound design, these stories burst to life at the touch of a button. Episodes air every Monday. Recommended for ages 5-10.
Episodes
June 16, 2025 • 27 mins
Marceline, a girl from the seaside town of Saltwater sets out to uncover the mystery of her mother’s past.
Writer: Rebecca CunninghamVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa FlanneryProducers: Megan BagalaExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala
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June 9, 2025 • 16 mins
Hildy, a 12-year-old nun in 955 AD, is preparing for her big acting debut in a very special play written by Hrosvitha, one of the only playwrights in Europe at the time. But uh … where is her script?
Writer: Tessa FlanneryVoice Over Artists: Rebecca CunninghamProducers: Maria WurtteleExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala
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June 2, 2025 • 28 mins
In collaboration with our friends over at Dorktales Storytime, here's the sequel to our story from last season, Owen and the Order of the Ancient Cedar! When a mysterious shadow escapes from Owen’s favorite comic book, it’s up to Owen and a courageous (but not-so-magical) knight to save the day.
Writer: Molly MurphyVoice Over Artists: Jonathan Cormur and Imani RussellProducers: Chad ChenailExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca Cu...
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May 27, 2025 • 23 mins
When Olivia loses her favorite doll before a sleepover, she and her friends go on a magical, and slightly spooky, adventure to find it.Today’s story is inspired by two tales created by Taleblazers at our Kennedy Center and Brooklyn events back in March. Both were based on a photo by street photographer Vivian Maier, whose work was discovered after her death. We’ll share the original stories after the episode, and you can see the ph...
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May 19, 2025 • 17 mins
This is the story of Barbara Johns who sparked a student-led protest in 1951 to fight for better schools in Farmville, Virginia.
Writer: C. QuintanaVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham, Samantha G., and Mehret MarshProducers: Chad ChenailExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala
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May 12, 2025 • 28 mins
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're sharing this Girl Tales classic. Laon moves from the Philippines to Freshwater. Everything is so new here. She just wants to go back to the before. Until she meets a new friend, Helena who helps her be brave.
Writer: Katelynn KenneyVoice Over Artists: Marissa Carpio, Rebecca Cunningham, Jensen Olaya, and Billy SocoProducers: Megan Bagala and Maria WurtelleExecut...
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May 5, 2025 • 20 mins
Rebecca is sad about moving away and leaving her babysitter, Grandma Nancy. Grandma Nancy tells a story about Winnie the Bear and a party to help her come to terms with a big change.Writer: Rebecca CunninghamAdapted from Winnie the Pooh by A.A. MilneVoice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa FlanneryProducer: Tessa FlanneryExecutive Producer and Host: Rebecca CunninghamTheme Song: Megan Bagala
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April 28, 2025 • 18 mins
When a shy girl named Freyja receives a mysterious gift from her grandmother in Norway, her middle school graduation turns into an unforgettable adventure.
Writer: Tessa Flannery with help from The Girl Tales Club
Voice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham
Producer: Tessa Flannery
Executive Producer and Host: Rebecca Cunningham
Theme Song: Megan Bagala
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April 21, 2025 • 16 mins
When Rebecca heads to Camp Freshwater for the very first time, she’s nervous about being away from home. That is until she meets a new friend who helps her feel brave.
Writer: Megan Bagala
Voice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa Flannery
Producer: Chad Chenail
Executive Producer and Host: Rebecca Cunningham
Theme Song: Megan Bagala
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April 14, 2025 • 20 mins
We're celebrating Arab American Heritage Monthn with a Girl Tales classic! The lemons in Nureen’s grandmother’s lemon grove in Palestine are disappearing! With the help of Laymoon the lemon tree, Nureen discovers it’s the Jinn who’s been stealing and eating the lemons!
Writer: Susan Muaddi Darraj
Voice Over Artists: Emily Rose Debinie, Mehret Marsh, Samira Sardella, and Nazeeh Tarsha
Producers: Tessa Flannery and Maria Wurttele
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April 7, 2025 • 21 mins
Winnie the Bear and her friends are facing a great flood in the Hundred Acre Wood. They have to come up with a rescue plan!
Writer: Rebecca Cunningham
Adapted from Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Voice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa Flannery
Producers: Megan Bagala
Executive Producer and Host: Rebecca Cunningham
Theme Song: Megan Bagala
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March 31, 2025 • 27 mins
Eden Sinclair dreams of singing on stage among the greatest musicians of Harlem’s jazz scene, but when she meets the glamorous Madame Delilah Davenport, she faces a big decision that could change her life forever.
Writer: Melissa Victor
Voice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham, Mieko Gavia, and Mehret Marsh
Producers: Chad Chenail
Executive Producer and Host: Rebecca Cunningham
Theme Song: Megan Bagala
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March 24, 2025 • 23 mins
When Thea’s friends on the boys' basketball team are about to forfeit the season's biggest game, she steps in to help.
Writer: Chad Chenail
Voice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Chad Chenail
Producers: Chad Chenail
Executive Producer and Host: Rebecca Cunningham
Theme Song: Megan Bagala
With help from the D.C. Taleblazers: Abby, Francesca, Gia, Julia, Laurel, Leah, Linnea, Quinn, and Sorenne
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March 17, 2025 • 18 mins
Amalia Short, a young painter, is visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico, for her aunt's funeral. Her aunt, who adored the artist Georgia O'Keeffe, shared a love of painting and the desert’s beauty. But when Amalia hears the wind speak and meets a mysterious woman, she begins to see the world in a magical new way.
Writer: Harry Poster
Voice Over Artists: Rebecca Cunningham and Livi Hollins
Producers: Megan Bagala
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March 10, 2025 • 34 mins
Enjoy this Webby Award-winning Girl Tales episode from a few seasons ago! Ana and her mother leave their home, their community, and village to go north where there is a promise of safety, money for food, and work. But the journey to get there is long and can be dangerous! Listen as Ana makes her way past The Forest, The Beast, The Coyotes, The Desert, The River. The Guard. El Bosque, La Bestia, Coyotes, Desierto, El Río, La Guardia...
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March 3, 2025 • 24 mins
When Joslyn's latest invention malfunctions, it sparks a high-tech adventure that brings a legendary inventor to life!
Written by Rebecca Cunningham
Performed by Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa Flannery
Produced by Tessa Flannery
Executive Produced by Rebecca Cunningham
Theme Song by Megan Bagala
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February 24, 2025 • 26 mins
Rebecca Honeycomb leads Winnie the Bear and friends on an expedition to find the North Pole.
Written by Rebecca Cunningham
Performed by Rebecca Cunningham and Tessa Flannery
Produced by Chad Chenail
Executive Produced by Rebecca Cunningham
Theme Song by Megan Bagala
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February 17, 2025 • 14 mins
Kat in Boots plays a funny trick on the President of the United States!
Written by Tessa Flannery
Performed by Rebecca Cunningham
Produced by Maria Wurttele
Executive Produced by Rebecca Cunningham
Theme Song by Megan Bagala
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February 10, 2025 • 16 mins
Athena, goddess of wisdom, war, and handicrafts, feels out of place at the Freshwater craft fair, until Akari the baker helps her create something magical!
Written by Megan Bagala
Performed by Rebecca Cunningham and Samia Mounts
Produced by Megan Bagala
Executive Produced by Rebecca Cunningham
Theme Song by Megan Bagala
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February 3, 2025 • 15 mins
Aletha dreams of becoming a professional baseball player, but life on her family’s dairy farm in 1943 makes it seem impossible.
Written by Amy Kraft
Performed by Rebecca Cunningham
Produced by Tessa Flannery
Executive Produced by Rebecca Cunningham
Theme Song by Megan Bagala
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