88 episodes

The Planet Storytime Podcast (PSP) is a wonderful story narration and music program for kids of all ages that provides listeners the invitation and opportunity to use their imaginations to see all the things they're hearing in each of our shows. We divide our time between providing fully original content and adaptations of timeless classics. Thomas Mitchell provides amazing narration while Paxton Stanley provides all the music and sound effects. Bringing these two talents together creates wonderful artistic synergy and great programs in the same spirit as Fred Rogers and Sesame Street. Great for bedtime, short/long road trips, or family sit-downs in the living room, PSP provides stories that appeal to all races, religions, and identities with a focus on building confidence, tolerance, and the belief that through hard work and self-awareness, anything is possible!

Planet Storytime Podcast Thomas Mitchell & Paxton Stanley

    • Kids & Family
    • 4.5 • 40 Ratings

The Planet Storytime Podcast (PSP) is a wonderful story narration and music program for kids of all ages that provides listeners the invitation and opportunity to use their imaginations to see all the things they're hearing in each of our shows. We divide our time between providing fully original content and adaptations of timeless classics. Thomas Mitchell provides amazing narration while Paxton Stanley provides all the music and sound effects. Bringing these two talents together creates wonderful artistic synergy and great programs in the same spirit as Fred Rogers and Sesame Street. Great for bedtime, short/long road trips, or family sit-downs in the living room, PSP provides stories that appeal to all races, religions, and identities with a focus on building confidence, tolerance, and the belief that through hard work and self-awareness, anything is possible!

    The Singles (music 4-pack) - PSP82

    The Singles (music 4-pack) - PSP82

    Greetings and Happy New Year!

    The Planet Storytime team welcomes you to the new year with 4 of our greatest songs performed by Planet Storytime's own Rubber Plane:

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    Whippoorwill
    Livelong Galaxy Hopper 
    Victor Surf Theme

    You can enjoy each track separately with the capter markers.

    We'll be back soon with more songs, more stories and more fun - stay tuned!

    PSP Creative Team 2024
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    • 16 min
    The Selfish Giant - PSP83

    The Selfish Giant - PSP83

    Greetings, beloved denizens of Planet Storytime!

    IN this episode of the podcast, we bring you an encore presentation of The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, one of the world’s greatest writers.   This is the tale of a very selfish giant, his wonderful garden, the curious and playful village children, and, of course, the little child who changes the giant’s heart.  A beloved classic, The Selfish Giant may be Oscar Wilde’s greatest story of redemption and forgiveness.

    Adapted for Planet Storytime by Thomas Mitchell with music by Pax Stanley.

    We hope you enjoy it!

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    • 10 min
    Bremen Town Musicians (remixed and remastered) - PSP84

    Bremen Town Musicians (remixed and remastered) - PSP84

    We're going back to our 3rd episode ever - we hope you enjoy this remixed version!

    Four animals, faced with overwhelming changes in each of their individual lives, team up to seek adventure and new opportunities as town musicians.  Along the way, they come across the likes of robbers!    How will each one of them respond to the robbers?   How will the team respond to the robbers?    

    Please enjoy the wonderful, Thomas Mitchell, and his captivating narration on our 3rd episode!

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    • 10 min
    ***The Beatru Chronicles - Act I*** - PSP85

    ***The Beatru Chronicles - Act I*** - PSP85

    Greetings fellow, Planet Storytime Listeners!

    It's been far too long since our team has provided the PSP Universe with a hard update on the state of the show, our future and plans for 2024.    For those of you who have been with us since the beginning back in the late summer of 2019, we salute and thank you!  Without your support, we wouldn't have a show!   For those of you just now achieving orbit around our planet, welcome!    We have much to discuss!

    As many will attest, our production schedule since 2021 has been, at best, erratic.  There are many reasons for that including Covid-19, Thomas and Paxton's careers and family priorities, lack of funding (we're talking to you, generous listener!  SUBSCRIBE!), and the challenges associated with generating rich, new, content.

    Our original goal for PSP was to build on the energy and vibe of Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street and The Electric Co. from the 1970s, meaning, yes, we tell stories, but occasionally we make weird music or share gorgeous poems.    Without demands from sponsors, we've been able to make this show whatever we wanted it to be.   Sometimes we hit the mark and other times, not so much, but that's okay because our focus has always been our listernship and a sincere hope that people understand we've always done this show with love in our heart with content that stirs up all kinds of pictures in one's head. 

    We will conitnue to run "re-runs" given that as our younger listeners grow and begin to focus on different kinds of content, new listeners show up every day.   Our stories are timeless - they are not dependent on current trends and.   There will always be someone's first time hearing Crow & Beetle.   But new content is what keeps the show sharp and thriving and more new content is coming!

    For now, Paxton asked that we re-publish the full first act of The Beatru Chronicles as he's nearly completed the second act which should be published later this spring!

    Originally apearing for the first time on 12/6/2020 as PSP34, The Beatru Chronicles tells of the adventures of Beatru, a young girl who wakes up from a dream to find that she's in a strange land with strange creatures and there begins the long journey for our heroine as she navigates this strange world in search of answers, a way back home, and perhaps a clear explanation for the disappearance of her parents.

    We're excited for the upcoming release of Act II in the months ahead!   For now, enjoy Act I! 

    This episode features chapter markers in the podcast itself:

    Chapter 1 - The Clearing
    Chapter 2 - The River and the Turtle
    Chapter 3 - Stampede
    Chapter 4 - Colonel Rhys
    Chapter 5 - Friends in High Places
    Chapter 6 - Clarity and Purpose

    Thank you!

    PSP Production Team
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    • 1 hr 30 min
    How the Camel Got His Hump - PSP86

    How the Camel Got His Hump - PSP86

    How did the camel get its hump anyway?   And how important is it to pull your own weight and to work hard in life?   In this Rudyard Kipling story, Thomas Mitchell seeks to answer these questions with yet another amazing example of his wonderful narration.   
    Paxton Stanley brings another gorgeous music soundtrack to this classic tale.

    We hope you enjoy this remastered classic from our first season!

    PSP Remaster Team
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    • 8 min
    The Wonderful Pump - PSP87

    The Wonderful Pump - PSP87

    Welcome back to Planet Storytime!

    In this episode of the podcast, Thomas Mitchell and Paxton Stanley deliver one of L. Frank Baum's often overlooked classics, The Wonderful Pump, a story that dramatically illustrates how greed taints best possible outcomes and the crucial need to remain mindful when opportunity presents itself.   We also learn how pride built around one's perception of how the world views them is often a terrible pitfall.

    We hope you enjoy it!

    PSP Production Team
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    • 24 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
40 Ratings

40 Ratings

Josh el Squash ,

Awesome for kids! Different! Expands the mind.

I wasn’t sure about this podcast because the 2/3 written reviews before mine were very negative, saying, “I hate it,” and “it is dumb.” Whoever those people are, they just don’t get it. Everything in this podcast is custom made, including the music. The only thing separating this from competing with Disney-level production value are the visuals. But what’s cool is that is the whole point! These episodes do not need a screen! This podcast is all about taking children and families on an audible/audio journey. My kids are 4 and 6. I put on Planet Storytime, hoping they would fall asleep from not having an iPad in their hands, but much to my surprise, they were on the edge of their seat, listening with intense focus. I can only imagine what their little brains are thinking. Thank you Planet Storytime for making literary and musical art!

Sethules ,

🎵You are sooooooooooooooooo DUMB DUMMY DUH 🙄🎶

🎶🎵The people who were liking the pocast should be ashamed of themselves. The podcast is horrible. Your horrible. the people who like it just don’t get it. This podcast is horrible.DIE be a shame shame of themselves do you say I like it it’s awesome I just hate people that say that that they weren’t sure about this podcast and they love it DDIIEE+DUMB DUMB DUMMY DUMB DUMMY DUMB DUMMY DUMB HEADED DUMB🎶

Bball22 or Becca ,

Nice

Nice

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