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A sing-song bedtime story podcast for children ages 7-12, about the adventures of a young dragonslayer named John St. Arthur. Join daddy & buddy at bedtime as they create an entire fantasy world, night by night, adding new characters, new challenges, and


    • Apr 1, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 10m AVG DURATION
    • 50 EPISODES


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    050 Vim Retrieved

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 8:34


    False dragons Loquinian and Xantham find the true dragon, Vim, who was captured and secluded by Blackbeard and his now-dragon henchman, Scurvy Joe.Bedtime song: When Goldilocks Went to the House of the Bears

    049 Scurvy Joe Skirmish

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 11:13


    In his search for Practice Dragon, John St. Arthur encounters Blackbeard and his now-dragon henchman, Scurvy Joe.  John tries to handle the situation civilly but…Bedtime song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

    048 Blackbeard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 11:19


    A cunning mercenary finds opportunity for personal enrichment in the midst of the struggle between (false) dragons and humans.Bedtime song: Goodnight Sweetheart 

    047 Begin Sidequest

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 10:36


    Our heroes return to M'Kweener only to find more trouble: missing persons! Er, well, person and dragon…Bedtime song: I've Been Workin' on the Railroad

    046 Our Heroes Die?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2022 9:12


    Three false but very deadly dragons unleash their breath weapons upon our heroes.  The end?Bedtime song: Is you is or is you ain't my baby

    045 Meanwhile the False Dragons Plot

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2021 7:32


    While John St. Arthur, Captain Hubbub, and others rest, Loquinian and other dragons plot our heroes' demise.Bedtime song: Ride a cock horse (but with mistaken lyric “bells on her nose” should be “bells on her toes”)

    044 Toasted Squid Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 9:16


    Our heroes relax with the crew of the Ruby around a beach fire, toasting… not marshmallows.Bedtime song: Home, home on the range

    043 The Most Important Question

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 6:51


    Suspended high above the waters, John St. Arthur and others learn what is the most important question they should ask.Bedtime song: I've Been Working on the Railroad 

    042 A Question for Trachyon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 12:58


    The mighty ship of Captain Hubbub is but a speck in the tentacles of true dragon Trachyon.  Our heroes can ask it only a single question.  What should they ask?Bedtime song: Skid-a-ma-rink

    041 Captain Hubbub

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 11:28


    Our heroes again venture out to sea in search of the True Dragon, Trachyon.  Only one captain can possibly make the voyage, the legendary Captain Hubbub!Bedtime song: Goodnight, Sweetheart 

    040 - Cheese Waffles

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 14:15


    After some long rest and recuperation, John St. Arthur is interrupted in the middle of his breakfast.Bedtime song: The Star Wars Bedtime song

    039 The Ultimate Sploosh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 14:24


    With the black squiggly creature safely back in the box, our heroes journey back to the hut of Babarooski.  But John St. Arthur receives a warning about… the Ultimate Sploosh!Bedtime song: Goodnight, Sweetheart 

    038 Sploosh and Squiggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 10:34


    Draconian speak again to John St. Arthur in a dream.  And another encounter with the black squiggly creature.Bedtime song: Fiddle-dee-dee the Fly has Married the Bumblebee (long version)

    037 Grace in Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 9:38


    Grace is strangely trapped in the floating Lake of Blue, with lakeweed wrapped around her ankles.  Teapot desperately tries to push her out.  What will happen next?  Listen to find out.Bedtime song: Nobody Knows…

    036 - The Lake of Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 9:55


    Following the trail of the strange black squiggly creature, our group happens upon the mysterious Lake of Blue.  Should John St. Arthur feed Grace the mushroom the Babarooski gave him?  What will happen?  Tune in to find out!Bedtime song; Skid-a-ma-rink

    035 - Close Encounters of the Black Squiggly Kind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 12:28


    A frighteningly quick, fearsome, black, squiggly creature is headed toward where John St. Arthur and Hoovey Boi are trapped.  It rips through the Deeper Darker Forest like a juggernaut.  What will become of our heroes?Bedtime song: I've Been Working on the Railroad

    034 - Desperate Measures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 12:45


    NOTE: This episode features a creature that younger listeners may find scary.While John St. Arthur, Hoovey Boi and their mounts are trapped in the Deeper Darker Forest, Gwenavyr returns on Teapot to Babarooski's hut, looking for help.  She stumbles upon an item of great power, but what kind of power?  Listen to find out!Bedtime song: Little Boy/Girl Blue

    033 Into the Deeper Darker Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 7:33


    After a hearty breakfast, our heroes venture into the Deeper Darker forest, on a quest to feed a mushroom to the Horse of Gray.Bedtime song: Goodnight Sweetheart (Well, It's Time to Go)

    032 Babarooski's Gifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 12:28


    After a fitful night's sleep, our heroes awake to find Babarooski absent in person but present in another form.  Boy, is Hoovey Boi in for a surprise!Bedtime song: On Top of Spaghetti

    031 Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 10:47


    Although protected in Babarooski's enchanted hammocks, the Deeper Darker Forest brings our heroes strange dreams in the nighttime.Bedtime song: Skid-a-ma-rink

    030 A Tale of Two Warlords

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 16:06


    Babarooski tells our heroes a dramatic story of two mighty generals and their armies.  We're not really sure why.Bedtime song: Brush, Brush, Brush Your Teeth

    029 Escape From the Dragon Temple

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 11:31


    Teapot, Raj the camel, Phil the snake, and Shiva wait outside the desert dragon temple.  John St. Arthur and Hoovey Boi are sealed inside.  Will they ever escape?Bedtime song: buddy's piano arrangement of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

    028 Inside the Dragon Temple

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 11:31


    What secrets lie within The Dragon Temple?  Listen as Shiva takes John St. Arthur and Hoovey Boi inside to see and learn.  (Hopefully they will come out again safely?)Bedtime song: When Goldilocks Went to the House of the Bears

    027 The Dragon Temple

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 9:52


    After a sandy journey across the desert, John, Hoovey Boi, and Teapot arrive at the imposing pyramid structure.  A mysterious guardian awaits them.  And a camel.Bedtime song: Bye Baby Bunting

    026 In the Desert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 9:05


    John St. Arthur, Hoovey Boi, and Teapot have been transported through the Dark Dimension to a strange, dry, sandy land - the desert!Bedtime song: Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree

    025 What Now, Annabel?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 13:12


    Annabel is surrounded by the of dragons, with only Practice Dragon at her side.  They are extremely angry.  But wait, who's that arriving on the scene?  Listen to find out!Bedtime song: I've been working on the railroad

    024 Annabel vs the ? of Dragons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 10:42


    Oh Annabel!  What have you gotten yourself into?!And what is the noun of assemblage for a "bunch" of dragons? Email your idea to john @johnstarthur.comBedtime song: Ride a Cock Horse and There was a Crooked Man

    023 Dragon Attack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 11:17


    A horde of dragons assaults M'Kweener.  The villagers have taken refuge in the Deep Dark Forest, all except for one…Bedtime Song: Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping, Brother John?)

    022 Warning From Draconian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 10:49


    John St. Arthur receives warning from Draconian of an impending attack on M'Kweener.  Gwenavyr goes to ask the beasts of the Deep Dark Forest for refuge.Bedtime Song: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Japanese (KiraKira Boshi - きらきら星)

    021 Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 10:00


    The Black Knight regains consciousness after being knocked out by Jeff the dire wolf.Gwenavyr visits the dire wolves in the Deep Dark Forest - will they treat her well after having seen Jeff wounded?Bedtime song: The Ladybug Picnic

    020 The Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 11:35


    The hour is up, and the Black Knight returns to confront John St, Arthur.New mention: Annabel's friend FrederikBedtime song: The. Ladybug Picnic

    019 The Hour Before the Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 10:44


    With only an hour until The Black Knight returns to fight John St. Arthur, Gwenavyr looks for a way to avert the senseless conflict.*NEW THEME SONG*bedtime song: Fiddle Dee Dee, the Fly has Married the Bumblebee

    018 The Black Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 6:56


    As if fighting dragons weren't hard enough, a new threat rides into town, looking for John St. Arthur…Bedtime song: Goodnight Sweetheart

    017 Draconian Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 13:15


    After a bout with Practice Dragon, the group returns to the village for lunch, but John St. Arthur is waylaid in the Dark Dimension.New character: Stryker the Cheese-mongerBedtime song: Horsey Horsey On Your Way

    016 Practice Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 9:05


    Oh no, Another dragon approaches!  But this one may be different...Bedtime song: On Top of Spaghetti

    015 A Confluence of Dragons (and New Shoe Thingies!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 10:12


    We are taken to a large gathering of dragons discussing what to do about John St. Arthur.  John St. Arthur is fitted for new boo- (Ah-choo) shoe thingies.Bedtime song: Row, row, row your boat

    014 Gwenavyr in the Deep Dark Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 5:46


    Opening interlude music.Gwenavyr is in the Deep Dark Forest.  She finds a little birdie.  What will she do?  You will have to tune in to find out!Bedtime song: The North Wind Doth Blow

    013 Visit to the Cobbler's Cottage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 9:53


    John St. Arthur visits the cobbler and the cobbler's daughter, Gwenavyr, to be fitted for new boo- er, shoe-thingies.  Gwenavyr takes a ride on Emerald into the Deep, Dark ForestBedtime song: Goodnight Sweetheart

    012 Lloyd Part 2 and the Cobbler's Daughter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 10:00


    After passing through M'Ray and saying hi to Beep-beep the sheep, Hoovey Boi finishes the tale of Lloyd the Owl and the Ice Dragon.  The group arrives home at M'Kweener with celebration and rejoicing.  John St. Arthur meets the cobbler and his fair daughter.  He makes an appointment to get new shoe-thingies.Bedtime song: I've Been Working on the Railroad

    011 Lloyd the Owl Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 9:59


    While Teapot's wings heal, the group walks back to M'Kweener.  Hoovey Boi tells the story of Lloyd the Owl.Bedtime song; Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

    010 Draconian

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 7:49


    John St. Arthur fashions a shield from one of the red dragon's scales.  He has a strange experience and meets Draconian in the dark dimension.Bedtime song: Sing a Song of Sixpence

    009 The Great Red Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 12:23


    Can John St. Arthur defeat the largest dragon yet?  Not without help from friends!Bedtime song: Skid-a-ma-rink

    008 Journey to Galdor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 10:00


    John St. Arthur and Hoovey Boi accompany the traveler Begonian back to his home land of Galdor.  John St. Arthur sees the Sea for the first time, and crosses it on a tall ship.  They see the great and smokey Red Dragon with six wings.Bedtime song: When Goldilocks Went to the House of the Bears

    007 Sent For Help

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 8:58


    A foreigner arrives in M'Kweener looking for help in defending his distant homeland from a foul red dragon.  Teapot can translate languages!Bedtime song: Little Boy Blue

    005 M'Kweener Cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 8:16


    After their victory over the Dragon of Grey, John St. Arthur and Hoovey Boi return to M'Kweener for a celebratory feast with many dishes including M'Kweener's famous cheese.Bedtime song: Fiddle dee dee

    006 Attack of Two Dragons!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 11:59


    Watch out!  John St. Arthur is in double trouble this evening!  Good thing his sister Annabelle is around to help, along with Teapot the flying turtle.Bedtime song: The Ladybug Song

    004 Hoovey Boi and Teapot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 10:36


    With the help of new friends Hoovey Boi and Teapot, the flying turtle, John St. Arthur defeats the Dragon of Grey and is given a precious reward by Jill.Bedtime song; On Top of Spaghetti

    003 The Dragon of Grey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 14:08


    John St. Arthur receives unexpected help as he defends BeepBeep the sheep and the town of M'Ray against the acid-spewing Dragon of Grey.Bedtime song: Horsey Horsey (On Your Way)

    002 To M'ray on the Horse of Gray

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 7:11


    Word has spread of John St. Arthur's dragonslaying skills, and a messenger from the town of M'ray comes to ask for John's help in defending his town against the Dragon of Gray.  Together they ride a fine steed (yes, you can call a female horse a steed) to M'ray to meet with the town chieftess, Jill.Bedtime song: Goodnight Sweetheart (It's Time to Go)

    001 Darthstone

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 9:29


    We go back to the beginning...17 year old John St. Arthur discovers he has a knack for slaying dragons when his village, M'Kweener, is attacked by the dragon of Green.  He uses his grandfather's sword, Darthstone.Tune in next time for: the dragon of GrayEpisode concludes with bedtime song “I've Been Working on the Railroad.”Little known fact: the ancient runes on the sword Darthstone mean: “Through friendly strife we are polished.”

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