The Apple Seed

How to help our storytelling friends and neighbors in and around Jonesborough, TN:

Donations to the United Way of East Tennessee Highlands can be made here:

https://conta.cc/47QWMq4

100% of these donations will directly benefit the affected communities in Washington and Unicoi Counties.

Link to Storytellers Giving Back Benefit concert live stream: https://conta.cc/47QWM9y

In lieu of ticket price, donations are requested for United Way, link above

Purchase an online Timpanogos Storytelling Festival ticket and all proceeds go to the International Storytelling Center, the producer of the National Storytelling Festival. Purchase at https://timpfest.org/product/timpfest-online-2024-grp/

We’ve just finished season 7 of The Apple Seed and will be on a break till October 24th. In the meantime we wanted to share a new show from BYUradio for curious kids (and the grown-ups who love them) called Constant Wonder KIDS. In this episode, you'll learn some amazing facts about sharks that aren't scary. You'll see them in a whole new way

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Constant Wonder KIDS takes you on thrilling journeys through the wonders of the natural world. Discover fascinating facts and true stories about amazing people doing incredible things in nature. Each episode takes stories from one of BYUradio’s shows for adults, Constant Wonder, and makes them bite-sized so kids can experience the wonder too. Search for Constant Wonder Kids wherever you’re hearing this podcast and subscribe now!

Gather your family to listen to stories about children with big mouths and big ideas. Whether human or amphibian, their brashness will make your jaw drop with laughter.

(1:00) "Potholders" - Kim Weitkamp tells about her experience as a kid creating a business with an interesting marketing scheme. The story she tells people to buy her goods might surprise you--because it surely surprised her neighbors!

(20:37) Sam Payne tells a story about trying to make money as a kid. His adventures are sure to bring back some memories of your own.

(24:49) "Wide-Mouth Frog" - Tim Lowry tells a story about a young frog on a mission. Will his big mouth get him into trouble?

Stories bring us together. What stories and memories were sparked for you as you listened? And who will you share them with? The Apple Seed is a production of BYUradio and is hosted by storyteller Sam Payne.

Key Words: Stories, Storytelling, Storyteller, Family, Clever, Frogs, Potholders, Business, Pride, Humility, Friends, Co...

Gather your family to listen to stories about true bravery in the face of your fears and doing the right thing.

(1:06) "Pedrito and the Skull" - Carolina the Storyteller shares a story where young Pedrito is the only one brave enough to face the haunted skull.

(9:19) Sam Payne tells a story about being scared by his neighborhood ghost stories.

(15:14) "Rush Cape" - Ed Stivender tells a story about a young princess who becomes banished by her father, finds another castle, and tries to discard her previous story as she reinvents herself under the name Rush Cape. She helps to heal the prince with a soup, a dance, and a special ingredient, but the story does not end there. "Rush Cape" is a variant of an old tale type called "Loves Like Salt," which itself is a variant of "Cinderella." Perhaps you recognized the similarity of the beginning of the story to "King Lear." It is thought that Shakespeare based "King Lear," in part, on "Loves Like Salt."

Stories bring us together. What stori...

Gather your family to listen to stories about yearning for and getting a chance at true love. Will our heroes take the chance? Will it pay off?

(0:55) "Frog Kissing" - Geraldine Buckley tells a story about a surprise visitor in her shower and the opportunity for love that knocked, had she only listened to fairytales and bedtime stories.

(6:48) Sam Payne tells us a story about an experience with his young son at a play--and the instances where life seems so fantastic, you find yourself almost believing the magic.

(12:07) "A Persian Love Story" - Noa Baum tells about a princess who is on a deadline to find a husband. Despite all of the options she has, there is only one she truly wants. Can her love win the king's approval?

Stories bring us together. What stories and memories were sparked for you as you listened? And who will you share them with? The Apple Seed is a production of BYUradio and is hosted by storyteller Sam Payne.

Key Words: Marriage, Wife, Husband, Storyteller, Fairy...

Gather your family to listen to stories about the making and breaking of curses. Are curses always a curse?

(1:50) "Beauty's Beast" - Donna Washington tells a story that is based on the well-known fairytale, Beauty and the Beast--but with a twist. Get the real scoop from the Fairy Godmother who cast the curse.

(14:31) Sam Payne shares a story about taking an aptitude test in high school--one which helped him see his curses in a new light.

(19:38) "The Stabbed Tree" - Paul Strickland tells a story about a village who brings a curse down upon themselves--until a young girl finally brings healing.

Stories bring us together. What stories and memories were sparked for you as you listened? And who will you share them with? The Apple Seed is a production of BYUradio and is hosted by storyteller Sam Payne.

Key Words: Stories, Storytelling, Storyteller, Family, Fractured Fairytale, Love, Perspective, Curses, Heroes, Trees, Roses, Failure, Chance, Healing, Fairy Godmother, Beauty and the...

Gather your family to listen to stories and songs about freedom and, in particular, about American slavery and the civil rights movement.

(2:04) "Wade in the Water" - Sheila Arnold tells this story intertwined with the powerful spiritual by the same name. It's the story of a slave named Moses, his fight for freedom, and the terrible price people pay when their freedom is threatened. Content warning: While designed for a family audience, this story contains a couple of intense scenes. Caution is advised for younger children.

(16:38) Sam Payne shares a true story of seventy-five Igbo Nigerians and their treacherous choice made aboard a slave vessel on its way to Savannah, Georgia in 1803. They believed life to be synonymous with freedom, and the stand they took at Dunbar Creek earned the bank its name known today--"Igbo Landing".

(21:12) "Martin Luther King Rap" - Charlotte Blake Alston shares about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, and the Civil Rights Movement as they participated, like we can, in making freedoms a part of every life.

Keywords: Family, story, storytelling, freedom, spiritual, slavery, lessons, rap, history, civil rights

Join us as Apple Seed listeners tell us some of their own stories - some of them inspired by The Apple Seed.

(1:31) "Ameba Meningitis" - Listener Becca Hurley tells about a health freak-out.

(5:53) "David and King Arthur" - Listener Karla Huntsman tells about a student whose life was changed by a school play.

(10:02) "Froggy Goes to School" - Listener Paul Eberting tells a childhood memory of mischief.

(15:27) "Homes of the Brave" - Listener Jan Smith gives us a glimpse into how military families make a home all over the world.

(19:47) "Where My Heart Lies" - Listener Stephanie Rollheiser honors her grandparents.

(24:04) "Peas and Carrots" - Listeners Annie and Dan Eastmond share memories sparked by Donald Davis' story.

Thanks to all our listeners who sent in stories.

Stories bring us together. What stories and memories were sparked for you and who will you share them with? Hosted by storyteller Sam Payne. A production of BYUradio.

Key Words: Stories, Storytelling, Stor...

Gather your family to listen to stories about those moments when you realize you've more like your parents than you may even want to admit. For good or for bad, our families shape us into who we are.

(1:38) "What Can I Say?" - Josh Goforth tells a personal story about the two types of people in his family and how a surprising revelation strengthened Josh's relationship with his dad and helped him understand himself in a new way.

(14:11) Sam Payne shares a story about discovering he's more like an older mentor than he thought possible.

(19:42) "My Cool Teddy" - Antonio Sacre tells a story from his childhood about bedtime, the stubbornness that gets passed on for generations, and the patience it takes to find a missing teddy bear.

Stories bring us together. What stories and memories were sparked for you as you listened? And who will you share them with? The Apple Seed is a production of BYUradio and is hosted by storyteller Sam Payne.

Key Words: Stories, Storytelling, Storyteller,...

Gather your family to listen to Angela Lloyd's twist on the classic fairytale Cinderella.

(2:22) "Cinderella's Choice" - Angela Lloyd tells a story that focuses on the relationship Cinderella had with her mother and how that shaped the person Cinderella became. Maybe our choices refelct who we are, and there is much more beneath the surface of every individual when we are ready to listen to their stories.

(18:10) Angela Lloyd gives an interview about how stories become good companions that walk with us through our lives. They can help us adjust our perspectives and guide us in our choices.

(19:06) Sam Payne tells a story about how sharing treasured families memories and favorite songs around his ailing mother's bedside brought a lot of comfort to his family.

(24:03) "There's a Pea on My Plate" - Bill Harley tells/sings one of his classic favorites.

Stories bring us together. What stories and memories were sparked for you as you listened? And who will you share them with? The App...