Global News Podcast The Happy Pod: Turning my toddler's tales into tunes
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Mar 14, 2026 
Prokar Dasgupta, a surgeon who performed remote robot-assisted surgery, talks telesurgery advances and patient outcomes. Stephen Spencer, a New York composer who turns his three-year-old’s stories into viral songs, discusses making music from toddler tales and the surprising emotional reactions they trigger. They explore tech, creativity and the ripple effects of small acts.
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Turning Toddler Tales Into Songs
- Stephen Spencer records his three-year-old daughter's spontaneous stories and hears inherent musicality, treating them as songs rather than editing grammar.
- He aims to bottle that developmental stage by using her exact words and preserving her narrative voice, which resonates with parents and listeners.
Daughter Approves Every Lyric
- Stephen involves his daughter in the process: he captures her story, plays back lines and she corrects or changes them, keeping the stories alive.
- One viral track, Apple Man, moved listeners to tears and helped someone through a hospital stay, surprising Stephen.
Why Child Language Resonates Widely
- Preserving a child's exact language connects adults to their own childhood and lets children hear themselves, creating powerful emotional resonance.
- Stephen believes the lack of judgement and correction in the songs restores a sense of free expression many listeners crave.