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Goop Tales — Storytelling Podcast for Kids

Podcast · gooptales.com · US · EN
Hosted by Maria Calanchini

Goop Tales is a screen-free audio adventure podcast for children aged 4 to 10, hosted by Maria Calanchini. Each episode is an original story about a Goop who visits a real place and learns something. The show has 149 episodes released roughly every 35 days, with a median length of about 31 minutes. Estimated downloads are 5,000 to 25,000 per episode, with a rate of $90 to $625 per episode.

Why brands sponsor Goop Tales — Storytelling Podcast for Kids

Screen-free bedtime stories for kids 4 to 10 with a loyal parent audience

  • Apple Podcasts shows 710 ratings at 4.6 stars, a strong signal of an engaged family audience.
  • Episodes run about 31 minutes and are listened to at bedtime and during car rides.
  • The show carries no ads inside the stories, so a host-read message will stand apart from the content.
Best forchildren's productsfamily brandseducational toys and books
Watch forSponsorship must suit a children's audience. Ads should be gentle and fit the no-ads positioning.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Children's Content80%
Education20%
Formats
narrative, solo storytelling, listener-submitted story ideas
Tone
whimsical, gentle
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
28 to 37 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent5/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment90/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode5k–25k
Estimated, confidence 60%: Apple ratings_count of 710 places the show in the 200 to 1,000 band, shifted for a 10-year-old catalogue, and supported by the site claim of 1.6M+ total downloads and a Podcast Index popularity of 9.
Audience asks aboutWhich Goop is my childWhere each story is set in the real worldHow to submit a Goop idea
Age
2%18-24
18%25-34
60%35-44
20%45+
Gender
70%women
30%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States70%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

The website states that the stories have no ads inside them, and the feed shows no sponsor mentions.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Episodes are children's stories for ages 4 to 10, and the explicit flag is 0.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 69 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence50 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks5 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks15 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 9 days ago, a new one about every 35 days.

Goop Tales is a screen-free audio adventure podcast for kids ages 4–10. Original kids stories packed with wild characters, surprising twists, and worlds that spark imagination — no screen required. Each episode follows a Goop — a funny little character named after a naughty habit — who travels to a real place in the world and learns something along the way. These children's stories teach…
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About Goop Tales — Storytelling Podcast for Kids

Goop Tales is a screen-free audio adventure podcast for children aged 4 to 10, written and voiced by Maria Calanchini, who writes and records every story herself. According to the show's website, each episode follows a Goop, a character with one naughty habit, through a real place in the world. The feed lists 149 episodes, released about every 35 days, with a median length of roughly 31 minutes.

Apple Podcasts shows 710 ratings with an average of 4.6 stars. The estimated audience is 5,000 to 25,000 downloads per episode. This is an estimate based on the ratings count and the show's age, not a published figure. The website describes its listeners as parents and children, and the site reports more than 1.6 million downloads in total. The website states that the stories contain no ads, and the feed shows no sponsor mentions.

At an estimated 5,000 to 25,000 downloads, a host-read mid-roll ad would cost about $90 to $625 per episode. This suits children's brands, family products and educational publishers that can work within a no-ads positioning.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Goop Tales — Storytelling Podcast for Kids can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about Goop Tales — Storytelling Podcast for Kids

How much does Goop Tales charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Goop Tales has an estimated rate of about $90 to $625 per host-read mid-roll, based on an estimated 5,000 to 25,000 downloads per episode. Rates are calculated from the audience estimate and are not published by the show.

What is Goop Tales about?

Goop Tales is a screen-free audio show of original stories for kids aged 4 to 10. Each episode follows a Goop, a character with one habit, who visits a real place and learns something along the way.

How do I contact Goop Tales about sponsoring an episode?

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