It's be quite a long time since our last episode, but we couldn't let Halloween come and go without at least getting together for a special episode. This year we're tackling one of our very favorite kids novellas, 'Coraline' by Neil Gaiman.

Bedknobs are Real

Feb 1st, 2020 41m 57s

Chris and Bobby are back from their start-of-the-year hiatus! We're all feeling refreshed and are ready to start a brand new year of story-time. We're going to kick it off by revisiting one of our favorite author's: Maurice Sendak. We started t

A Christmas Intervention

Dec 26th, 2019 38m 29s

Happy Holidays to all our listeners! This is our final episode in our annual Holiday cycle AND our last episode of 2019. Thanks so much for all your support. We hope you enjoy our take on the Christmas Classic "A Christmas Carol". Music Credi

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

Dec 22nd, 2019 32m 32s

We're so excited to bring Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins to No Nonsense Storytime! The story is filled with trickery, drama, and heroic cleverness in the face of what appears to be pure evil. But nothing is what it seems to be here...Music

An Escape Claus

Dec 15th, 2019 34m 22s

The Holidays are back and with them come our annual series of holiday stories! This is our favorite time of the year and we've picked a few particularly beloved stories for you. To start this season off we're changing the script a little bit. I

What Even Are Double Ovens?

Dec 8th, 2019 35m 35s

Chris and Bobby travel to Maine (metaphorically speaking) to pick apart a classic folk tale, The Gingerbread Man.

Pippi Langstrumpf

Nov 29th, 2019 1h

This episode is a little bit different from most of of our others so far. With the help of our friend Lin we have decided to take a world renowned character from Swedish culture and break down what her story really is. Sit back with Chris, Bobb

What Was I Scared Of? Pants, of course!

Nov 9th, 2019 24m 49s

Chris and Bobby bring you a slightly belated, slightly spooky second Halloween special for the year. We return to our always reliable Dr. Seuss with a not-so-well known story full of brand new, spooky nonsense.

North and Through the Mirror

Nov 1st, 2019 42m 41s

Harriet doesn't like playing music for other people...it's Halloween...and there's a Moon in her chimney!

No Nonsense Question Time

Sep 30th, 2019 42m 59s

Chris and Bobby open up the mail bag and answer questions from their adoring fans.

The Napping Houses

Sep 11th, 2019 39m 21s

They wanted us to believe there was only one Napping House. But Chris and Bobby know better than to believe everything that they read in a book.

Every Old Man Deserves Fudge

Aug 24th, 2019 44m 4s

This week we're teaming up with a couple of very special friends. Join us in welcoming Ben and Erik from 'Ben and Erik's Bookstore' to their very first episode of No Nonsense Storytime. Ben and Erik have brought Tikki Tikki Tembo to us. The boo

Amelia Bad-Elia

Aug 21st, 2019 32m 46s

Amelia Bedelia is starting her first day on the job...but she seems to have a little bit of trouble following directions accurately....or does she!?

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Australian Day

Aug 4th, 2019 37m 10s

Alexander is having a very, VERY bad day. We've all been there...but we haven't all be to Australia. There may just be more to this bad day than meets the eye.

Fedoras For Sale

Jun 30th, 2019 37m 50s

An episode including many puns, Chris trying to make Bobby laugh, and Bobby trying to convince you all that Fedoras are cool.

Under the Sea

Jun 15th, 2019 42m 1s

Even if you've never read "The Rainbow Fish" before, you surely remember the beautiful water color illustrations by Marcus Pfister. The story is about the finer points of underwater society, how to make friends, and why you should literally giv

Fireboy Small

May 25th, 2019 31m 53s

Fireman Small is the only firefighter on this side of the bay...and boy howdy is it a demanding job. He works night and day, never gets any sleep, and oh..by the way...he's the only human being in town. But why? What is this unusual place on th