The Stinky Cheese

Summary

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Story Pirates Podcast – “The Stinky Cheese”

Date: October 9, 2025
Host(s): Lee (A), Story Pirates Cast
Story Author: Eleanor, age 10, Nova Scotia

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Episode Overview

This episode of the award-winning Story Pirates Podcast centers on “The Stinky Cheese,” a wildly comedic and imaginative story written by 10-year-old Eleanor from Nova Scotia. True to Story Pirates form, the cast transforms Eleanor’s wacky tale into an uproarious radio play, packed with larger-than-life characters, musical numbers, and a host of attempts to defeat a magical, ever-returning, stinky blue cheese. The episode celebrates creativity, embraces silly storytelling, and relishes the joyful absurdity that only kids can dream up.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Breakdown

1. Introduction & Theme Setup

[01:35]

• Lee humorously acknowledges the show’s previous cheese stories, admitting that this particularly “stinky and cheesy” submission was impossible to resist.
  • “But sometimes a story comes across your desk that is so stinky and so cheesy that it cannot be denied.” – Lee (A), [01:35]
• Eleanor, the young author, introduces herself and her story, “The Stinky Cheese.”

2. A Normal Day Turns Stinky

[02:18-02:56]

• The protagonist comes home to find an overpowering stench.
• Suspects the usual culprit: the “open sewer line in the living room,” but it turns out to be cheese in the kitchen.
  • “Wait a minute. Something isn’t normal at all. In fact, I’d say it’s downright abnormal. It stinks in here.” – Narration (C), [02:22]

3. Discovery: The Magical, Unstoppable Cheese

[02:56-03:11]

• The cheese cycles through types (Gruyere, Feta, Blue Cheese)—but always remains “stinky blue cheese.”
• Attempting to throw it away is futile; the cheese magically returns.
  • “The cheese is back on the counter. It came back. The stinky blue cheese is magic.” – Narration (C), [03:04]
• Father’s return only multiplies the problem as the cheese infects his clothing.

4. Family Attempts and Escalates the Situation

[03:15-05:01]

• Dad demonstrates a comical inability to rid himself of the cheese.
  • “It came out of our window and landed in my pocket. I tried to throw it out… Nothing. Those were my two ideas.” – Dad (E), [03:50]
• Mom quickly diagnoses the situation: “magic stinky blue cheese.”
• Attempts to:
  • Throw in trash – failed
  • Toss out window – failed
  • Call emergency services – dialed for cheese!

5. Calling Emergency Services: The Cheese Crisis Response

[05:01-06:25]

• Police, fire department, ambulance all respond, each using different (useless) methods:
  • Firefighters spray it with water – cheese moves, splits, worsens the smell.
  • Police read the cheese its “cheese rights” and accidentally slice it in half.
    • “You have the right to remain Cheese. Any stinkiness can and will be held against you.” – Police Officer (G), [06:10]
  • Paramedics attempt medical intervention—cheese is unresponsive, bandaged, but stinks worse.
  • All depart, unable to defeat the stink.

6. Finding a True Solution: The Cheese Unstinkers

[07:08-08:13]

• A TV commercial introduces the “Cheese Unstinkers,” specialists in magical cheese problems.
  • “We’re the cheese unstinkers and we’ll unstinky on cheese uncheese. Who you gonna call? Us.” – Cheese Unstinkers Ad (B), [07:24]
• Cheese Unstinkers swiftly arrive and pronounce: there’s only one cure—eat the cheese.
  • “Well, you’re not gonna like it, but there’s only one way to get rid of cheese this stinky. You gotta eat the cheese.” – Cheese Unstinker (E), [07:52]
• With reluctance, the protagonist eats the cheese—revealing it’s actually delicious!

7. Classic Story Pirates Ending

[08:13-08:32]

• The Cheese Unstinkers present a hefty bill (“That’ll be $10,000”), prompting the family to flee rather than pay.
• The episode ends with trademark Story Pirates zaniness and a wink to the audience.
  • “Everybody run. Hey, get back here!” – Dad (E), [08:30]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Emergency Stinky Magic Pocket Blue Cheese!” – Repeated running gag by various characters (D/B), [04:54], [05:46], [06:22], [06:54]
• “Is it magical stinky blue cheese?” – (B), [07:20]
• Cheese being read its “cheese rights”:
  • “You have the right to remain Cheese. Any stinkiness can and will be held against you.” – Police Officer (G), [06:10]
• Triumphant taste test:
  • “It’s pretty tasty. Bandaged, deep and sticky. Your emergency Stinky Magic Pocket blowchase.” – (D/C), [08:13], [12:02]
• Comic parent exasperation:
  • “Well, I’m out of ideas. Might as well turn on the TV.” – Mom (F), [07:04]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [01:35] – Lee introduces the premise, admits to breaking his “no more cheese stories” promise.
• [02:07] – Eleanor introduces her story.
• [02:18-03:11] – Narrator discovers the magical, stinky blue cheese.
• [03:19-04:09] – Dad enters, the cheese multiplies.
• [04:13-04:47] – Calling Mom for help.
• [05:01-06:25] – Escalation: fire, police, ambulance each try (and fail) to defeat the cheese.
• [07:08-07:39] – Cheese Unstinkers TV ad appears, setting up the solution.
• [07:52-08:13] – Solution: “You gotta eat the cheese.”
• [08:20-08:32] – Cheese Unstinkers demand a $10,000 fee, family flees.
• [12:02] – Tagline callback in outro: “It’s pretty tasty. Bandaged, deep and sticky. Your emergency Stinky Magic Pocket Blue Cheese.”

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Episode Tone & Style

The energy is zany and delightfully absurd, with a style that playfully embraces both slapstick and clever wordplay. The entire cast ham it up—delivering a mix of exasperated parent voices, melodramatic emergency responders, and a straight-faced, steadfastly magical cheese. The repetition of the “Emergency Stinky Magic Pocket Blue Cheese” line grows more hilarious with each round. Ultimately, the tone is inclusive and imaginative, celebrating that the wildest, weirdest kid ideas are not only valid, but the very heart of storytelling.

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Final Thoughts

“The Stinky Cheese” perfectly captures what makes Story Pirates so beloved—a child’s distinct voice at the center, surrounded by top-notch comedic storytelling, musical fun, and a joyful disregard for logic. The creative problem-solving (eventually, just eating the cheese) and affectionate send-up of grown-up responses make it a treat for listeners of all ages.

Main takeaway: Sometimes, the silliest problems (and stories) just need the silliest solutions!

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Transcript

[A]

Hey, Story Pirates podcast listeners. Lee here. You know, we've done a lot of stories about stinky cheese here at the Story Pirates podcast, but today's story has the stinkiest cheese yet. Grown ups, the Story Pirates are on tour in October. Come see your favorite Story Pirates songs live and improv based on ideas from kids in the audience, all performed by some of the funniest Story Pirates we've got. Starting October 11th, we'll be in Sydney, San Luis Obispo, Ketchum, Idaho, Kalispell, Montana, Missoula, Montana, Salem, Oregon and Boise, Idaho. Head to storypirates.comlive to get your tickets. Now. We'd love to see you today's brand new story coming up after a few words for the grown ups.

[B]

I love storytelling. I'm very different from everybody. Confusion is the step before curiosity. Okay, that's a really funny idea. We have to send that in. I just get some joy when I hear other people giggling. I believe all the things in my story. Human beings are just able to create the story part Pirates.

[A]

Welcome back to the Story Pirates Podcast. I know what you're thinking, Lee. Didn't you promise that the Story Pirates wouldn't do any more stories about cheese? Didn't you say the story pirates were done with cheese? Especially the stinky variety? It's true. I did say those things. But sometimes a story comes across your desk that is so stinky and so cheesy that it cannot be denied. Here's the author to introduce one such story.

[B]

Hi, I'm Eleanor. I'm 10 years old and I live in Nova Scotia. This is my story, the Stinky Cheese. Wow.

[C]

What a perfectly normal day at school and a normal bus ride home. Now I'll just go about my normal routine in my normal house and. Wait a minute. Something isn't normal at all. In fact, I'd say it's downright abnormal. It stinks in here. What is it? Is it the open sewer line in the living room? No, wait, that's always there. It's in the kitchen. It's cheese.

[D]

Stinky cheese.

[B]

Oh, no.

[C]

It's a big piece of stinky gruyere. No. Feta. No. It's stinky blue cheese.

[D]

Stinky blue cheese.

[C]

Well, there's a pretty easy way to solve this. Throw it in the trash. Wait a minute. The cheese is back on the counter. It came back. The stinky blue cheese is magic.

[D]

Stinky. Magic blue cheese.

[C]

Well, only one thing to do with magic blue cheese. I'll just throw it out the window. Done.

[E]

I'm home, son.

[C]

Hi, dad. You'll never believe what just happened. There was a magical stinky blue cheese in the kitchen. I thought it might be Gruyere at first, but it doesn't seem to have nearly as complex a flavor profile. And. Wait a minute. You stink, too.

[E]

Do I?

[C]

Why are you smirking like that?

[E]

Well, I just don't know what you're talking about. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have no idea what cheese even is.

[C]

Wait a minute. What's falling out of your pocket right now? Nothing.

[D]

It's stinky magic pocket blue cheese.

[E]

Okay, I have an explanation for this. I can't get rid of it. It came out of our window and it landed in my pocket. I tried to throw it out. I tried to toss it out a different window. Nothing. Those were my two ideas. So I just stuck it in my pocket and I came home. I'm scared, son.

[C]

That is exactly what's happening to me. And I think I know who can help.

[B]

Mom.

[F]

Oh, hi, Billy. Hi, dad. You're both home.

[B]

Ugh.

[F]

What stinks? Is it a piece of magic stinky blue cheese?

[C]

Wow, you got there much faster than we did.

[F]

Well, it's not the open sewer line in the living room, sweetie. That's always there.

[E]

Hi, honey.

[F]

And what have you been doing all day?

[E]

Here.

[F]

Did you just hand me the piece of stinky blue cheese? It stinks. Get rid of it. We can't just throw it out.

[E]

We tried.

[F]

Toss it out the window.

[A]

We tried.

[F]

Call emergency services.

[B]

We.

[E]

Wait, wait.

[B]

What?

[F]

Well, this is certainly an emergency.

[D]

Emergency. Stinky magic pocket blue cheese.

[B]

Hello? What's your emergency?

[F]

There's a piece of stinky blue cheese in my kitchen.

[B]

Ma', am. You're calling us because of stinky blue cheese?

[F]

Magical stinky blue cheese.

[G]

Say no more.

[B]

Fire department is on its way.

[A]

We got here as soon as we could. We heard there was magical stinky mozzarella cheese.

[C]

Worse. It's blue.

[E]

Let's get to work. Let's spray it with water. It's working.

[D]

The cheese is moving.

[E]

We knocked it off the table. All in a day's work for the fire department.

[C]

Is the cheese gone?

[E]

Should be.

[A]

Let me just look around the table and.

[C]

Oh, no.

[E]

We broke it. And it stinks worse than ever. Stinky.

[D]

Your emergency. Stinky magic pocket blue cheese. Well, we tried.

[A]

Good thing the police are here.

[G]

Hello? We're the police. We got here as fast as we could. Where's the cheese?

[C]

There.

[A]

Hello?

[G]

Mr. Cheese, sir, if you don't leave, we're going to have to escort you from the Premises. Very well. I'm going to read you your CHEESE rights. You have the right to remain Cheese. Any stinkiness can and will be held against you. Now to put on these handcuffs. Oh no. The cuffs just sliced it in half. And it stinks even more now even stinkier.

[D]

Emergencies Dinky Magic Pocket Blue Cheese.

[G]

We're sorry we couldn't help. Luckily an ambulance just came by.

[E]

Hello? We came over as fast as we could. Cheese, can you hear me? It isn't responding. Let's defibrillate it. Clear. Okay, taking the cheese's blood pressure. 0. It has no blood. Now time to bandage it up. Perfect.

[C]

Bandaged.

[D]

Even stinkier. Emergency Stinky Magic Pocket Blue Cheese.

[E]

All in a day's work.

[C]

But it still stink. It just has some bandages on it.

[E]

We said all in a day's work. Good day.

[F]

Well, I'm out of ideas.

[E]

Might as well turn on the tv.

[F]

What? It's not like the TV is suddenly gonna solve our.

[B]

Do you have a magical stinky cheese problem?

[C]

Wait, dad, turn that up.

[E]

I just don't see how this relates to our situation, but okay.

[B]

Is it magical stinky blue cheese.

[E]

Okay, now I hear it. We're the cheese unstinkers and we'll unstinky on cheese uncheese.

[B]

Who you gonna call?

[C]

Us.

[E]

You should call us now.

[C]

Mom, give me the phone, please.

[B]

Hello, Cheese Unstinkers. We're unstinky Cheese.

[C]

We've got a magical stinky blue cheese.

[G]

We're here.

[E]

Sorry we took so long.

[C]

We tried throwing it in the trash and throwing it out the window and calling emergency services. Those are our three ideas.

[E]

Well, you're not gonna like it, but there's only one way to get rid of cheese this stinky. What is it? You gotta eat the cheese.

[C]

But it's so stinky.

[B]

It's the only way.

[C]

Okay.

[E]

Good luck, son. Oh, wow.

[C]

It's pretty tasty.

[D]

It's pretty tasty. Bandaged, deep and sticky. Your emergency Stinky Magic Pocket blowchase.

[B]

Wow.

[E]

You Cheese on stinkers saved the day. How much do we owe ya?

[B]

That'll be $10,000.

[E]

Oh, okay, great. Yeah. Let me just grab my wallet. Everybody run. Hey, get back here.

[B]

The end. It happens every time. We'll be right back after a few words for the grown up.

[H]

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[A]

Hey, guess what? Season 8 of the Story Pirates Podcast is right around the corner and we need your new stories. So right now is a great time to sit down and finally write that story that you've been thinking about. You know that one? The one that's so weird, so silly and so bizarre that it just makes you kind of giggle to yourself when you think about it. Remember, stories can be as short as or as long as you want. And though we can't put every story we get onto the show, we do respond to every single one. Grown ups can submit [e-mail] we can't wait to read what you've been cooking up. That's it for today's episode. Thanks for listening and a big thanks to today's author, Eleanor. We'll be back next week with more brand new stories. Until then, stay creative and stay kind.

[B]

Bye.

[A]

The Story Pirates Podcast is a production of Story Pirates Studios, executive produced by Lee Overtree and Benjamin Salka. This episode was produced by Sam Baer, Peter McNerney, Andrew Miller and Lee Overtree. Recording sound design and mixing by Sam Baer at the Relic Room in New York City. Theme song by Bobby Lord Roll Call Theme by Andrew Barbado Musical scoring by Jack Mitchell Episode artwork by Camilla Franklin. The Stinky Cheese was adapted by Jonathan Appel and features performances by Greg Barnett, Matt Cox, Anna Marr, Peter McNerney, Alexandra Nader, Megan O' Neill and Austin Sanders.

[D]

It's pretty tasty. Bandage deep and sticky. Your emergency Stinky Magic Pocket Blue Cheese.