{"podcast":{"title":"What If World - Stories for Kids","slug":"what-if-world-stories-for-kids-757725","podcast_index_feed_id":757725,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/whatifworld","website_url":"http://www.whatifworldpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d7cf57c4-cd0b-11ee-9c6f-0bb9a74fe30b/image/ae36da22a1aa2b96442898e329a8b9a8.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Eric O'Keeffe / What If World LLC","episode_count":516,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T14:21:18.215347+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-if-world-stories-for-kids-757725"},"episode":{"title":"393. Thiago asks: What if shoes could walk by themselves?","slug":"393-thiago-asks-what-if-shoes-could-walk-by-themselves","published_at":"2026-05-04T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-if-world-stories-for-kids-757725/393-thiago-asks-what-if-shoes-could-walk-by-themselves","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-if-world-stories-for-kids-757725","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STM1696811531.mp3?updated=1777665781","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STM1696811531.mp3?updated=1777665781","summary":"Everyone’s favorite vampiric comic, Cackula, leads a meditation this week, focusing on kindness. But if you ask him, it’s a “Deaditation,” and he may or may not possess a pair of shoes… Lessons include: We owe ourselves kindness; we can look back to understand our failures and focus on our wins. What If World producer Miss Lynn is heading back out on the road with a series of concerts in June! Will she be near you? Check her tour dates and find out! Subscribe, Support the show, and get our Yoto Cards! Want more kids podcasts for the whole family? Grown-ups, subscribe to Starglow+ here. Learn more about Starglow Media here. Follow Starglow on Instagram and YouTube Share questions with a grownup's help via email: hello@whatifworldpodcast.com or voicemail: 205-605-WHAT (9428) Eric and Karen O'Keeffe make What If World. Our producer is Miss Lynn. Character art by Ana Stretcu, episode art by Lynn Hickernell, podcast art by Jason O’Keefe, and theme song by Craig Martinson.","meta_description":"Everyone’s favorite vampiric comic, Cackula, leads a meditation this week, focusing on kindness. But if you ask him, it’s a “Deaditation,” and he may or m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1280,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-if-world-stories-for-kids-757725/episodes/393-thiago-asks-what-if-shoes-could-walk-by-themselves/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-if-world-stories-for-kids-757725/393-thiago-asks-what-if-shoes-could-walk-by-themselves.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}