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Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers. Stories bring us together and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
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Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about the many things that pressure us to make choice in life. Friends, family, culture and tradition all influence our choices every day. But which will we listen to?
(1:33) "Different Doesn't Mean Bad, It Just Means Different" - Jasmin Cardenas tells the story of her first sleepover where she was able to introduce her friends to her culture but was worried about feeling too different to the other kids.
(15:31) Sam Payne tells a story about wearing footie pajamas to a sleepover where he received nothing but ridicule, but he came to learn a valuable life lesson about listening to the taunts of others.
(20:45) "Squirrel Hunting" - Donald Davis tells a story about his first time hunting squirrels as a young man, only to learn that it wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about the great Odysseys of life and the many challenges we hurtle to make our way back home.
(1:48) "Jack and the One-Eyed Booger" - Tim Lowry tells a story of Jack's Odyssey to return to his lover after the war.
(18:46) Sam Payne tells a story about his homemade graduation and the Odyssey poem that inspired him to embrace the adventure of life.
(23:55) "Softball" - Kevin Kling tells an epic story about getting his little league softball team back together.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about holding onto hope in hard times, finding light in the darkest moments, and the small acts of courage that keep us moving forward.
(0:54) "Quest" - Kim Weitkamp tells a personal story about meeting someone who she was impressed to comfort.
(14:32) Sam Payne tells a story about finding his place in his kindergarten class.
(20:47) "Jack and the B Side" - Paul Strickland tells a story about a poor young boy and his bull on a journey to seek his fortune.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about the journeys from childhood to adulthood and the lessons we learn as we mature.
(1:36) "Musa's Son" - Antonio Rocha tells a story about the son of a chief going through his rite of passage to become a man.
(12:06) Sam Payne tells a story where he learned that failure is a rite of passage in and of itself.
(23:24) "Chura & Marwe" - Charlotte Blake Alston tells a story about two young orphans learning to manage their lives in a difficult and unforgiving world.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about how to pursue happiness. What's the secret? Our stories today have a few ideas about that.
(1:20) "Happy Man Shirt" - Bill Harley tells a Scottish story about an unhappy king on a quest to find even one happy man in all his kingdom. When he finally does, he's surprised by what he finds.
(15:11) Sam Payne tells a story about the different ideas he's heard from his friends about what makes one happy.
(19:08) "The Giant Onion" - Debs Newbold tells a story about a contented onion farmer who finds gold wherever he goes and a laird whose discontent turns everything into a stinky mess.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about caretaking, criminal tendencies, and creative license to be learned from old friends.
(1:20) "Grandmother and Mrs. Fox" - Donald Davis tells a childhood story about the beauty in how we frame life--and its ending.
(13:40) Sam Payne tells a story about when his young son had a mysterious illness that was eased by an elderly neighbor.
(17:12) "Silver Alert" - Bil Lepp tells a story about a farcical mishap that stole from a retirement home--and made the news.
(22:10) "Ray's Inhaler" - Andy Offutt Irwin tells a comic story about his Aunt Marguerite who's a doctor in her eighties saving folks with unconventional medicine.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about how smarts can't be appreciated in the eyes of others until we've come to appreciate them in ourselves.
(2:20) "Morgan and the Pot of Beans" - Donna Washington tells a story about one young man who, despite discouragement from every corner, had happy success with big brains and a bigger heart.
(19:08) Sam Payne tells a story about how he didn't have to wait for someday to be smart.
(23:24) "Four Brothers" - Kevin Kling tells a story about stories. While there are countless lessons to be learned from fact and fiction, it's still up to our actions to show what's been learned.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
No one likes a helping of humble pie, but these stories will help. you laugh you way through the humiliation.
(1:08) "The Lion Prince" by Antonio Rocha tells a story about a little prospective lion king who needed to learn a thing or two about what it means to be in charge.
(10:27) Sam Payne tells a story about his pride over a home repair that ended up backfiring in a most humble way.
(14:50) "Amusement Parks" by Kim Weitkamp relates the ridiculous things that can happen when your head gets a little big.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
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Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about the potential every ambition has for flight, even when a gripe or two becomes part of the process.
(2:31) "Baby Hawk Learns to Fly" - Bobby Norfolk tells the story of how Baby Hawk needs purpose, patience, confidence, and courage to help him grow up, but most of all, he needs a great big helping of "flappin' his wings."
(14:06) Sam Payne tells a story about those who helped him learn to ride a bike and the freedom he found doing it.
(18:19) "Everybody's a Baby About Something" - Bill Harley sings a song about how, despite all our different cares and concerns, we can all make room for each other's.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
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Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about the little souls whose abilities should never be estimated by size.
(1:00) "Nyangara the Python" - Charlotte Blake Alston tells a story about the courage that can be found for another's sake, even in a child.
(11:54) Sam Payne shares some thoughts about the generational wisdom that's blessed his life; both from those who came before him and from those who've come after.
(15:46) "Sody Sallyratus" - Tim Lowry tells a story about one small squirrel who proved that, to beat big odds, sometimes it takes going out on a limb.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, the Apple Seed brings you two ancient myths from Central America.
(1:05) "The Hungry Goddess and the Five Suns" by Carolina Quiroga. An Aztec myth that tells the cycles of creation the earth and sun went through while the gods tried to get it right.
(14:34) Sam tells us about how families can create creation myths or beliefs and how his mother stitched her beliefs into a family flag.
(19:11) "Niño Oro or How Gold Got Its Name" by Jasmin Cardenas. Did you know the sun used to be much bigger and hotter? Here's how one brave boy solved the problem.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about close encounters with death that end in equal parts wisdom and laughter.
(1:19) "The Old Woman Who Cheated Death" - Debs Newbold tells a story about a woman much less powerful than death, but three times as clever.
(17:10) Sam Payne tells a memory of some tricky folks he knows. How do they get away with it?
(21:30) "Three Preachers" - Bil Lepp tells a tall tale about three clergymen, a quick-thinking dog, and a bucket of fried chicken in the most unbelievable of car adventures.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
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Gather your family to listen to stories about how lessons can come from all kinds of mentors, but ultimately, it's our choice to learn them.
(1:02) "Lessons from Three Girls" - Kevin Kling shares memories of three little girls (and one little boy) that reminded him that mentors can come in all ages.
(8:24) Sam Payne tells a story about Important Lessons he learned from his Auntie Annie.
(12:45) "Wrong Lessons" - Bil Lepp tells the story of childhood antics with his best friend Skeeter and a storytelling uncle who never saw his stories' morals put to use quite the way he hoped.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Key words: stories, storytelling, storyteller, family,
Gather your family to listen to stories about how fear came to be, how it speaks to us, and how we can manage it.
(1:05) "How Fear Came into the World" - Mara Menzies"
(16:40) Sam Payne tells a story about how sometimes, fear can be your friend.
(21:15) How the Ocelot Got its Spots" / "El Ocelate" - Jasmin Cardenas
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Key words: stories, storytelling, storyteller, family,
Gather your family to listen to stories about the learning how to be your own boss and make your own decisions.
(1:05) "You're Not the Boss of Me" - Bill Harley tells the story of a skunk with the will to combat every demand except the one with a "please".
(10:45) Sam Payne talks about one of the first times he needed to be in charge of his own decisions.
(14:56) "The Chocolate Cake Girl" - Charlotte Blake Alston tells a yummy variation of "The Gingerbread Man" about a girl with circus dreams too stubborn to crush.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Key words: stories, storytelling, storyteller, family,
Gather your family to listen to stories about the grandparents and grand friends that keep up laughing and learning with their bucketfuls of stories.
(00:57) "Blackberries" - Donald Davis tells the story of blackberry-picking season at his grandparents' house and the time he learned that the truth is as important as blackberry pie is irresistable.
(13:43) Sam Payne tells a story about a very special neighbor that was one of his boyhood grandfriends, Grandmother Smith.
(17:52) "Grandfriends' Day" - Angela Lloyd recalls the special day in elementary school set aside for inviting grandparents and "grandfriends". Children and their families found that a world of stories could be opened to them by one simple question.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Key words: stories, storytelling, storyteller, family,
Gather your family to listen to stories about the friends to be found around us when we care enough to listen.
(1:00) "Anne Margaret and Me" - Kim Weitkamp tells the story about the enviable girl next door who is not as perfect as she seems.
(20:26) Sam Payne tells a story about the importance of some of his very first friends.
(24:40) "Rabbit and Dog" - Lyn Ford tells the story of two ill-suited playmates. After all, the ones who treat us fairly are those we can truly call friends.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Key words: stories, storytelling, storyteller, family
Gather your family to listen to stories about the most impactful voice we will ever hear--our own.
( 00:45) "The Hare and the Farmyard" - Debs Newbold tells a story about how, big and strong as friends may be, one's greatest hero is often oneself.
(7:14) Sam Payne talks about how there comes a time when we all need to grow up and be our own superhero.
(10:57) "The Steel Cane" - Sheila Arnold tells the story of an ill-tempered man whose mother knows that the price to change is something only he can pay.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Key words: stories, storytelling, storyteller, family,
Gather your family to listen to stories about how when little guys meet the bad guys, the little ones are sure to win with a little bit of selflessness and big dose of wit.
(1:10) "The Tiger, the Man, and the Mouse" - Donna Washington tells a tale about a hasty Brahmin, a hungry tiger, and a mouse who understands that cleverness can be all about asking the right question.
(10:48) Sam Payne tells a story about Depression-era American and the writers who gather folk stories are part of the Federal Writer's Project.
(13:30) Wiley and the Hairyman" - Bobby Norfolk tells the story of a backyard menace that takes three courageous battles of wit to beat.
Stories bring us together, and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
Key words: stories, storytelling, storyteller, family,
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