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What If World - Stories for Kids

Stella asks: What if the Sorting Hat started saying random words instead of houses?

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// Long ago in 2001, when Abacus first opened his magical school, many of his students begged to be sorted. But when Abacus conjures a Sorta Hat to do the job, his magic is as unreliable as ever… //

© Eric O'Keeffe / Starglow Media Length 00:21:59 13 September 2021 Season 5 Episode 52 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Stories , Thinking Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© Eric O'Keeffe / Starglow Media Length 00:21:59 13 September 2021 Season 5 Episode 52 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Stories , Thinking Country: USA Type: Episodic

What If World - Stories for Kids (Trailer)

What If World - Stories for Kids (Trailer)

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

Listen to episode one here

Long ago in 2001, when Abacus first opened his magical school, many of his students begged to be sorted. But when Abacus conjures a Sorta Hat to do the job, his magic is as unreliable as ever…

Lessons include: labeling people is a recipe for cruelty; grownups and professionals have feelings, too.

This episode originally aired November 6th, 2017.

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What If World is made by Eric and Karen O'Keeffe. A big thanks to Miss Lynn, helper in What If World and lover of doughnuts. Our podcast art is by Jason O’Keefe and our theme song is by Craig Martinson.

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