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What If World - Stories for Kids

by 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.

Latest episodes

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408. Nate asks: What if a chair broke with snakes inside? (w/Zoe Goldman)

Fred and Abacus visit the Getty Museum, and see a chair that keeps making them think about snakes! Special guest Zoe Goldman shows us that there's no cutting corner with

Sep 14
22 min

407. Niamh asks: What if flamingos were fortune tellers?

Subscribe at whatifworld.fun, Support the show, and get our Yoto Cards! How do you tell a story when the narrator has gone missing? Detectives Fair Elise and Alabaster Z

Sep 7
23 min

406. Evil Wizard Radio

Subscribe at whatifworld.fun, Support the show, and get our Yoto Cards! Cthunkle is the host and DJ of Evil Wizard Radio, but will his new show be as evil as he hopes?

Aug 31
18 min

SME #2: A Stumper for All Seasons

Support the show to get every episode of Stump Mr. Eric and all our stories, ad-free: whatifworldpodcast.com/support JFKat and Mr. Business show up to not help Mr. Eric

Aug 27
25 min

36. Malakhi asks: What if Paw Patrol were big and knights were small? 

Subscribe at whatifworld.fun, Support the show, and get our Yoto Cards! JFKat has gone missing! Can Fred the Dog lead the Fur Force and rescue his friend? Maybe with som

Aug 24
24 min

405. Pietown #3: What if frogs invaded with magic?

Subscribe at whatifworld.fun, Support the show, and get our Yoto Cards! A flying gorilla, a young junkodile, and an unreliable wizard must save New What City from a frog

Aug 17
25 min

404. Pietown #2: What if trumpet fish could play the trumpet?

If a fish trumpets the loudest, does that make it right? Let’s find out as we explore New What City and try to find out why everyone is turning into pie! Themes include:

Aug 10
25 min

403. Ilana asks: What if anyone on the sidewalk turned to pie? (Part 1)

Meet Zorilla Gorilla, Zebra Fitzgerald, and the Great Catsby in a New What City adventure that lets us see What If World’s biggest city in a new light. Themes include: M

Aug 3
21 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. Mr. Eric and Miss Lynn fu

Jul 27
18 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 i

Jul 20
19 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? Lessons: We don’t have to be who we’re told to be;

Jul 13
21 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.  Lessons include: Kindness comes back to yo

Jul 6
29 min

399. Rollygobs #2: The Skyspire

Our heroes face gargoyles and magic plants as they attempt to climb the tallest tower in the city! Can Ignis the Fire Sorcerer, Scuggy the Armadillo Magineer, Claude the

Jun 29
28 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 froze

Jun 22
30 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)! This is a teaser of the ful

Jun 18
20 min

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

Abacus P. Grumbler gets to host his own cooking show this week, and the whole Jamma-Loo Family will learn the great secrets of cooking magic… That is, if they can keep Za

Jun 15
16 min

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

Krakthuncle returns with an appetite and Petrina is snoozing on duty. Can the red panda pirates win the day with their cuddly might?   Lessons include: Doing the work of

Jun 8
20 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! Lessons include: We each need to help out with the work of the home; we cannot cu

Jun 1
21 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! We are joined by Andy Griffiths

May 25
26 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. They play the claw game, build plastic block monsters, a

May 18
21 min

Chart trend

Position in the Stories for Kids chart (US), last 90 days.

#11
all-time peak
620
days in the top 50 since Jan 2025

Chart positions

Where What If World - Stories for Kids ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 15, 2026).

#143 ▼ 38 Kids & Family US
#42 ▼ 12 Stories for Kids US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I have Been listening since day one in 2016 I was 5 and I heard this podcasts for the first time now I’m 14 and love listening with my little brothers I have 3 of them and I love them all and o cherish it every time I see their faces light up when the theme song plays… keep doing what you are doing on her Mr Eric it makes people happy and for someone like me it made my childhood better thank you for everything.

TannerRodgers · Aug 2025

Thank you so much for being an inclusive creative podcast! I love the lessons of inclusivity and diversity. Also, love the different pronoun usage (my kid feels included). My kid is 8 and loves listening everyday! They are a fan of podcasts and this one is a huge favorite. They asked, “What if bicycles ride themselves?” and laughed. Side note, I am always so impressed one person can make different voices. Thank you!!

Ade86 · Feb 2024

This podcast is a pure delight for kids and families! Silliness, imagination, kid-centric humor… Highly recommended!

manymanykids · Jan 2024

What If Mr. Eric got appreciation from all the reviews. He works hard for this podcast, let’s all give him our best regards and luck. Try not to just ask a question, but give an honest review, too! On a more personal note, I discovered this podcast in a key developing part of my life, and it was absolutely amazing hearing these wondrous stories and fantastical tales full of imagination, it kept my brain thinking. On more than one occasion did What If World help me through some difficult nights. I no longer listen to it, but I still have fond memories with it If you’re a parent looking for an honest review with all the chaos, or perhaps a bored teen looking for something new, let me break it down for you. -Weekly episodes that keep you hooked, -Good lessons that make you think, -An expansive world that works your imagination and evolves every episode, -Healthy viewer interaction that affects the world and let’s you hear your ideas in a story -If you took the time to read this entire review, chances are you should listen. With much appreciation, -Samuel

Salmon864 · Sep 2023

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