{"podcast":{"title":"Animal Tales: The Kids' Story Podcast","slug":"animal-tales-the-kids-story-podcast-5682674","podcast_index_feed_id":5682674,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5656197/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/animal-tales-the-kids-story-podcast","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3e0e5d156b60c6aff257db84fac346eb.jpg","author":"Josephine Chadwick","episode_count":608,"summary":"Over 400 original short stories for kids! Welcome to Animal Tales, where YOU get to suggest what animals appear in each story. All our short stories are written by Alice or Simon especially for the Animal Tales podcast, and read by me, Josephine. From jungle critters to farm animals, from dinosaurs to dodos, and from unicorns to extraordinary mythical beasts, you can find them all at Animal Tales. With three new stories added every week, they're perfect for car journeys or bedtime – you can even suggest an animal you'd like to hear a story about! Our stories are calm but fun, where kindness and thoughtfulness are often the backbone to each tale. And they're educational too, with informative animal facts after the story about the creatures featured. We've written stories especially for childen across the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Denmark, Netherlands, France, Singapore, and many more – even the Cook Islands in the middle of the Pacific ocean! We love that our stories are enjoyed by so many children and their families every week, all across the globe. Become a PREMIUM Subscriber You can now enjoy Animal Tales by becoming a Premium Subscriber. Th…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/animal-tales-the-kids-story-podcast-5682674"},"episode":{"title":"Biggest Bite","slug":"biggest-bite","published_at":"2026-05-17T23:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/animal-tales-the-kids-story-podcast-5682674/biggest-bite","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/animal-tales-the-kids-story-podcast-5682674","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/biggest-bite--72020180","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72020180/at496_biggestbite_mixdown.mp3","summary":"There's a new predator at the zoo, opposite the lion and the tiger. But another creature appears to be getting in the way. Written especially for this podcast by Simon. If you enjoyed this story, please do leave us a review. And, if you'd like to suggest an animal for a future Animal Tales story, you can do so by emailing podcast@animaltales.uk. We would love to hear from you. Animal Tales Books! Collections of Animal Tales children’s stories are available to buy exclusively at Amazon. Simply search for Animal Tales Short Stories or follow this link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLJQZ9C9?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_sirpi Become a PREMIUM Subscriber You can now enjoy Animal Tales by becoming a Premium Subscriber. This gets you: All episodes in our catalogue advert free Bonus Premium-only episodes (one per week) which will never be used on the main podcast We guarantee to use one of your animal suggestions in a story You can sign up through Apple Podcasts or through Supercast and there are both monthly and yearly plans available. Discover a brand new story every Monday, Wednesday and Friday – just for you! You can find more Animal Tales at https://www.spreaker.com/show/animal-tales-the-kids-story-podcast A Note About The Adverts In order to allow us to make these stories we offer a premium subscription and run adverts. The adverts are not chosen by us, but played automatically depending on the platform you listen through (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc) and the country you live in. The adverts may even be different if you listen to the story twice. We have had a handful of instances where an advert has played that is not suitable for a family audience, despite the podcast clearly being labelled for children. If you’re concerned about an advert you hear, please contac…","meta_description":"There's a new predator at the zoo, opposite the lion and the tiger. But another creature appears to be getting in the way. Written especially for this pod…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1059,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/animal-tales-the-kids-story-podcast-5682674/episodes/biggest-bite/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/animal-tales-the-kids-story-podcast-5682674/biggest-bite.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}