A guessing-game story podcast for ages 6–10
The Mystery Narrator
Guessing Game Stories for Kid Detectives
A mysterious storyteller tells a short tale. Kid detectives listen for clues, pause, and guess who — or what — is talking before the reveal.
From Kids Cast Labs. Clean and made for kids. Episodes run about six to eight minutes — car-ride length — and you can start anywhere. There is no series plot to catch up on. The reveal lives in the audio; this page does not recap the answer.
The game
How to play
Fair clues. One hidden narrator. You guess before the ending.
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Press play
Listen for clues. You will hear whether the narrator is an animal, a person, a place, or a thing.
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Pause and guess
Say it out loud — in the car, on the couch, or around the table. Who, or what, is talking?
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Play the ending
The reveal lives in the audio. This page does not recap the answer, and show notes do not spoil it either.
No spoilers here. Titles only, then go listen.
Grown-ups
For parents
A short listening game for paying attention and making a fair guess — no screen required. Teachers, that goes for you too.
- Age
- 6–10
- Length
- About 6–8 minutes (car-ride length)
- Clean
- Made for kids
- Order
- Episodic — start anywhere
- Cadence
- Weekly since May 2024
- Sponsors
- Episodes may include a short sponsor message
Start here
Eight titles to try
Non-spoiler names only. Press play on Apple, Spotify, or Audible, then guess along. Start any episode.
The studio
Kids Cast Labs
Kids Cast Labs makes screen-free audio games for kids. The Mystery Narrator is our guessing-game story podcast: a hidden narrator, fair clues, and a reveal that stays in the audio.