Ollie the Octopus Bedtime Mysteries

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Almost every night, I tell my daughters a bedtime story starring Ollie the Octopus, a private eye who lives in Baltimore and is an octopus. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they meander, sometimes the plots are lifted, sometimes we fall asleep. Unscripted stories that maybe you'll like too.

Craig Bettenhausen


    • May 9, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 440 EPISODES


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    Ollie and the Troubled Teeth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 18:15


    Ollie remembers his dental history lessons

    Ollie and the blue cat and pink rabbit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 13:15


    Ollie intervenes in an animal spat

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    Ollie and the Disappearing Unicorn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 13:30


    Ollie tackles a mystery out of order

    Ollie and the Switcheroo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 15:59


    Ollie wakes up human and none too pleased about it

    Ollie and the Hibernating Plant

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 9:06


    Ollie has a couple of cabin weekends

    Ollie and the Replicating Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 9:40


    Sometimes it pays to not overthink a problem.

    Ollie and the Clock Incident

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 16:56


    Enchantment or robotics?

    Ollie and the Inheritance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 14:37


    Ollie helps settle an estate.

    Ollie and the Pillow Cat Barge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 21:17


    Being an octopus is occasionally extra useful.

    Ollie and the Flying Lolipop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 11:39


    Is Lolipop an genericized trademark name like Kleenex and Xerox? Anyway, they're not supposed to fly.

    Ollie and the Statue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 13:50


    Ollie has his suspicions about the Mayor's award --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Magical Decluttering

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 19:24


    In magic, incomplete circles are an imbalanced thing --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Talking Aloe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 18:40


    A little home decorating turns into a whole thing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Haunted Crafts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 15:51


    Craft day goes awry --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Ambiguous Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 13:07


    Ollie meets up with friends who also can't vote --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Giant Kitten

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 13:21


    TBH, Spotify nerfed it's podcasting app and it took me a while to figure out a new working setup, so I don't remember what this story is about --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Giant Pickle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 11:18


    I promise this has nothing to do with Rick & Morty --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Helpful Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 13:03


    Sometimes, the person hiring a private eye just wants someone to bounce ideas off of --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Magical Mirror

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 15:53


    Mirror mirror on the wall ... what's your deal now? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Tiny Tailor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 17:22


    An art exhibit gets weird, Wabbajack style --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and Flying Ollie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 12:02


    Ollie takes advantage of them gainz --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Flying Macaroni

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 11:31


    Wow, that monster sure picked the wrong time and place --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Barista Dolphin Incident

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 11:36


    It's a cleaner arc if you assume the first two supporting characters are also in the final tableau. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Ceiling Fan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 11:26


    By request, another Regular Day for Ollie --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Weird Nap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 10:23


    Apologies to Roy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Penguin Monster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 10:19


    Ollie was ready for this one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Mysterious Monkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 10:36


    A monkey follows Ollie around. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Talking Robot

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 13:23


    Ollie helps a roboticist with her research. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Hamster Escape

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024 15:16


    Ollie rescues one furball from another. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and Too Many Bees

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 13:13


    The exact line is hard to pinpoint, but this was solidly too many --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Other Wizard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 11:31


    Wally, perhaps, feeling jealous. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Strange Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 12:35


    Ollie's morning is going fine till he steps out of his front door. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Too Many Kittens

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 11:07


    Do people ship kittens by truck? Let's assume they do for the purpose of this story. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Unlocking Car

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 12:06


    Another early morning stakeout for Ollie --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Tiger Wandering Around Downtown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 13:00


    Ollie is again doing animal control's job for them. Sort of. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Giant Dinosaur

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2024 18:34


    With apologies to The Tick. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Growing Stuffies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 11:50


    Ollie responds to a weird emergency in the Dell --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Dog Hair Fraud

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 15:43


    Ollie stops a bizzare dog situation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Boba Bunny

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 12:05


    Ollie is on hand for a brazen art theft. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Robot Factory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 17:35


    Ollie wins the silver ticket, but the prize isn't what he expects --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Minecraft World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 16:58


    Magic and video games don't always mix --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

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    Ollie and the Little Goblin Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 13:45


    Ollie, meet Bill(s) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Common Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 16:50


    A strange dream phenomenon haunts the dreams of Baltimore. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Normal Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 7:30


    Freaky stuff for a busy octopus. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Giant Walking Donut

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 12:58


    Ollie defeats a donut. But, like, a menacing one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Snake Puppet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 6:17


    Ollie helps a neighbor kid. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Magic Spree

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 23:24


    Ollie's walk is interrupted by some rogue magic users --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Mysterious Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 19:25


    Ollie helps an inheritor investigate a strange nighttime light. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Birthday Snakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 12:18


    Ollie falls through a magical door and our narrator forgets he was supposed to work more birthday stuff into the whole thing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Normal Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 16:03


    What is a "normal" day for an octopus private eye? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

    Ollie and the Greasy People

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 13:58


    This one accidentally has salvia divinorum in it. Um, sorry, improv y'know. They're greasy with donut grease. My live audience said that was unclear. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support

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