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Storybook Railroad - Podcast

Storybook Railroad

Broadcasting together since 1990, radio personalities Robin MacBlane and Larry Whitler, better known as Robin And The Giant, host this podcast featuring conversations and interviews about books, music, and entertainment of all types for children and young readers.

Interviews Kids & Family Radio Stories
Update frequency
every 5 days
Average duration
16 minutes
Episodes
42
Years Active
2018 - 2024
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Wonder Sounds

Wonder Sounds

Eric and Susan, ten and eight years old respectively, along with their mother, visit their great-grandfather in the nursing home. Great-Grandfather was a songwriter in his younger days. The children …

00:16:28  |   Fri 23 Nov 2018
Light Up Ocala 2018

Light Up Ocala 2018

In this bonus episode of Storybook Railroad, we showcase the event that kicks off the holiday season in Ocala, Florida. It is called "Light Up Ocala." 2018 marked the 35th anniversary of this annual …

00:19:13  |   Sun 18 Nov 2018
Powerhouse Gym

Powerhouse Gym

A popular television physical fitness program has come to Randy and Max's elementary school. The children are all very excited about the program and about meeting the stars of the show, Galaxy and Ja…

00:15:50  |   Fri 16 Nov 2018
Ocali Country Days

Ocali Country Days

On this bonus episode we take a field trip to the Silver Springs State Park for a very popular event called Ocali Country Days. We spoke to several guests including author and boat Captain Connie Man…

00:19:19  |   Sun 11 Nov 2018
Sal's Secret Spice Rack

Sal's Secret Spice Rack

When Sal and his son, Anthony, discover that they have no more of Grandpa's secret pizza spices, they decide to create their own recipe. As they experiment with the ingredients Sal tells Anthony that…

00:14:23  |   Fri 09 Nov 2018
The Flutterby World

The Flutterby World

A young girl named Amy lives in a rural home with her family. She loves the country life but is also intrigued by the city. So whenever her mother has to go downtown she rides along. Impressed by the…

00:16:25  |   Fri 02 Nov 2018
Giraffes In The Park

Giraffes In The Park

Mr. Grimm loves playing his tuba for the giraffes at the zoo. He is a volunteer at the zoo and one day, after playing his tuba, he discovers that someone has stolen it. Mr. Grimm learns that it is be…

00:19:49  |   Fri 26 Oct 2018
The Florida Bat Festival

The Florida Bat Festival

This is a bonus podcast. Instead of a story, today we visit the Lubee Bat Conservancy in Gainesville, Florida. It was the day of the Florida Bat Festival and it was a fun event to attend. There were,…

00:14:05  |   Sun 21 Oct 2018
The Fantasy Of The Mind

The Fantasy Of The Mind

A girl and a boy, named Millicent and Daniel, spend the day at the beach and let their imaginations take them away to an adventure on the seas with a ship of pirates. The vivid images the children en…

00:17:01  |   Sat 20 Oct 2018
Robin And The Giant Halloween Special

Robin And The Giant Halloween Special

We originally recorded our Halloween Special in the summer of 2007. For that special we wrote and produced stories and songs and, of course, our signature dialogue. In this podcast we feature three o…

00:21:43  |   Sat 13 Oct 2018
Amateur Gardener

Amateur Gardener

A king is very protective about the role he plays in his kingdom and refuses to let anyone learn his skills. But when he learns of his brother's illness, and is reminded of his own mortality, the kin…

00:15:37  |   Thu 11 Oct 2018
Aunt Tilda And Me

Aunt Tilda And Me

Twin boys learn about their grandfather's childhood and discover that time is precious and life is short. This story has a melancholy element that serves to underscore the message. Written by Robin M…

00:14:34  |   Fri 05 Oct 2018
Gainesville Community Band Concert and Interview with James Peronto

Gainesville Community Band Concert and Interview with James Peronto

This is a bonus podcast on Storybook Railroad that features our visit to Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida to listen to a concert by the Gainesville Community Band. Joining us is Robin's mothe…

00:21:04  |   Mon 01 Oct 2018
Space Taxi Steven

Space Taxi Steven

A young boy named Steven imagines that when he grows up he will fly space-taxis taking passengers to the moon and back. His father, however, thinks it would be better if he would have more realistic …

00:12:27  |   Fri 28 Sep 2018
To Want Is Not To Need

To Want Is Not To Need

A young girl named Andrea, out shopping with her mother, sees another young girl behaving poorly when she is told she can't have a stuffed toy animal that she wants. The resulting conversation betwee…

00:09:05  |   Sat 22 Sep 2018
Our Visit To Walt Disney World

Our Visit To Walt Disney World

In this bonus episode of Storybook Railroad, we take a field trip and visit Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. We visited the park called "The Magic Kingdom" and then the area called "Disney Spri…

00:23:02  |   Mon 17 Sep 2018
Socrates Junior

Socrates Junior

A young boy with a very vivid imagination takes his bicycle for a ride to the park and imagines he is on a heroic mission to save a family trapped from the ruins of a bombing during World War II. In …

00:21:21  |   Thu 06 Sep 2018
Angelina

Angelina

A young girl named Angelina looks enviously at the bigger and more expensive homes on the other side of a concrete wall in her neighborhood and she wishes she had been born into a family with more mo…

00:14:28  |   Thu 30 Aug 2018
The Kite Tail Wish

The Kite Tail Wish

Robin And The Giant had heard an old legend that claimed a wish would come true if it was written on the tail of a kite and that kite was flown high into the clouds. Robin wished she had a dog and so…

00:10:25  |   Fri 24 Aug 2018
St. John's Rivership Cruise

St. John's Rivership Cruise

In this bonus episode of Storybook Railroad, we take a cruise on the St. John's River in Florida aboard a paddleboat from the St. John's Rivership. Robin's mother, Beverly, joined us for this adventu…

00:13:16  |   Sun 19 Aug 2018
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