The strange but true tale of the origin of Valentine's Day. It all started way back in the third century with a Christian Bishop named Valentine and a Roman Emperor who wanted to outlaw love. Support the show at patreon.com/stories
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Throwback: A Dog King Thanksgiving!
Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. A Dog King Thanksgiving! It's Thanksgiving! Dog King, King of the Dogs is throwing a festive, silly celebration in the alley, and everyone's coming! Pickles, Rex, Other Rex, Othe ... Show More
23m 7s
Nov 20
Anne of Green Gables - Chapter 18
This week we are continuing the story of Anne of Green Gables, written by L. M. Montgomery. Enjoy this classic with us every week on Thursday, with your favorite story reader, Amanda Weldin!
Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and t ... Show More
22m 52s
Feb 2023
Encore: Valentine’s Day Stinks: Superhero Edition! | 111
Valentine is a supervillain born on Valentine’s Day… and he absolutely hates it. Each year on his birthday, everyone talks about love and everything is pink. Yuck! This year, he plans to destroy Valentine’s Day, but that all changes when a new evil mastermind comes to town.Listen ... Show More
18m 14s
Feb 2022
Valentine's Day Is So Much Weirder Than We Thought
<p>Valentine's Day is a pretty normal holiday in the US and several other countries, and other parts of the world have similar holidays, focused on appreciating our loved ones. But as Ben, Noel and Max learn in today's special episode, a lot of the history behind Valentine's Day ... Show More
1h 16m