Barrel of Monkeys Radio Theater

“Barrel of Monkeys made me feel like a artist in writing and turning my writing into songs. They made me feel like a spectacular student not just a regular student.”
–Jasmine S., Morton Elementary

Photo of story wall at Loyola Park

The BOM podcast is sponsored in part through a grant from the Chicago Wallace Audience Engagement Network, a collaboration between the Wallace Foundation and the Chicago Community Trust.

#021: The Lion Who Tries to Eat Everyone

Well, there's a lion. Who tries to eat everyone. From a story by Robert, Jalyssa,… More »

#022: Untitled (Butterfly and Lights)

Two cousins encounter a butterfly and some mysterious lights at the beach. From a story… More »

#023: Untitled (There Was Nothing)

A song based on a melancholy true story by Giovanny M., 4th Grade, Seward School. More »

#024: I Am a Teddy Bear / I Am a Child

Najeeva F. from Dewey Elementary brings us an argument and counter-argument. More »