On today's full episode of The Apple Seed (available right next to this Apple Seed Extra, whether you're looking at byuradio.org/appleseed, or wherever you get your podcasts), we heard a couple of cat stories, including a terrific piece called "Catechism Class" (get it? CAT-echism?) by Dolores Hydock. Hearing those cat stories put us in mind of Sam's old cat, Patches, and on today's Apple Seed Extra, you'll hear an entry about Patches, borrowed from the Radio Family Journal -- a feature that figures into many an Apple Seed episode, in which we take ourselves up on our own invitation to let the stories we bring to the show spark memories for us that we can share with the people we love.

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate!” From flowery comparisons, to Hollywood romance, to bad breakups, expectations, actualities, and more, society is full of multifaceted visualizations of what love really means. 

Today on the Apple Seed, we ask the question, “What is love?” Answering this are “lovely” stories from Charlotte Blake-Alston, Diane Edgecomb, Mike Arganoff, Michael McCarty, and Len Cabral! 

On today’s episode, enjoy the following:

“Healing Hands” by Charlotte Blake-Alston 

“Kansakura – Sacred Cherry Tree” by Diane Edgecomb 

“The Water is Wide” by Mike Arganoff 

“The Power of Love” by Michael McCarty 

“The Lion’s Whisker” by Len Cabral

“Romantic Elevator Story” by Jeffrey Hill

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate!” From flowery comparisons, to Hollywood romance, to bad breakups, expectations, actualities, and more, society is full of multifaceted visualizations of what love really means. 

Today on the Apple Seed, we ask the question, “What is love?” Answering this are “lovely” stories from Charlotte Blake-Alston, Diane Edgecomb, Mike Arganoff, Michael McCarty, and Len Cabral! 

 

On today’s episode, enjoy the following:

“Healing Hands” by Charlotte Blake-Alston 

“Kansakura – Sacred Cherry Tree” by Diane Edgecomb 

“The Water is Wide” by Mike Arganoff 

“The Power of Love” by Michael McCarty 

“The Lion’s Whisker” by Len Cabral

“Romantic Elevator Story” by Jeffrey Hill

On today's Apple Seed Extra, enjoy a conversation with the cast and director of "Romeo y Julieta" -- a bilingual telling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet designed for elementary school students to enjoy. This conversation, from the Apple Seed archive, was brought to mind by today's full-length episode of The Apple Seed, in which we shared an hour's worth of stories about love.

On today's Apple Seed Extra, enjoy a conversation with the cast and director of "Romeo y Julieta" -- a bilingual telling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet designed for elementary school students to enjoy. This conversation, from the Apple Seed archive, was brought to mind by today's full-length episode of The Apple Seed, in which we shared an hour's worth of stories about love.

Did you ever pretend to be a cat when you were younger? Or did you prefer to be a magical witch or wizard? Well in today’s story by Tim Lowry, Jack sets out to make a fortune and finds a girl who has actually become part-cat because of a witch’s curse! So now it’s up to Jack to help the cursed cat girl as well as find a way to make a lot of money. We’ll also be joined with stories by Dolores Hydock, Pam Faro, and Heather Forest.

On today’s episode, enjoy the following:

Story Spotlight:

“Most of What I Know About True Love” by Dolores Hydock on In-Laws and Outlaws: Family Stories

Storytime Pieces:

“Jack and the Cat Girl” by Tim Lowry on Mostly Jack Tales

“Colorin Colorado” by Pam Faro on Why Didn't I Think of That?: Seeking Solutions- Some Sassy, Some Silly, Some Smart 

“The Lute Player” by Heather Forest on Ghostly Gals & Spirited Women

The king was lost in battle and presumed dead. But when a letter comes to let the queen know he's alive and in the dungeons of his enemy, what will the queen's next move be? On today's Apple Seed Extra, enjoy a telling of the old story "The Lute Player" by the musical storyteller Heather Forest.

The king was lost in battle and presumed dead. But when a letter comes to let the queen know he's alive and in the dungeons of his enemy, what will the queen's next move be? On today's Apple Seed Extra, enjoy a telling of the old story "The Lute Player" by the musical storyteller Heather Forest.

Growing up is full of adventures, struggles, and ultimately, lessons. Whether it’s learning to see something differently, correcting a mistake, or getting through a hard time, each lesson impacts the rest of our life. This episode is full of stories about adventures, growing, and life lessons. Bil Lepp recounts his childhood efforts to become a pet owner. Under the influence of Saturday cartoons, he decides that a woodpecker would be an ideal pet. Unfortunately for him, all does not go according to plan. He also shares accounts of some of the teenage pranks he pulled with his friend, Skeeter. Dolores Hydock discusses her mother’s ability to look at situations from a different angle than most. We’ll also hear stories from Carmen Deedy and Donald Davis.

On today’s episode, enjoy the following:

Story Spotlight: 

“Woodpeckers Just Don’t Make the Best Pets” by Bil Lepp from Mayhem Dressed Like an Eight Point Buck

Storytime Pieces:

“The Trouble with Windows” By Carmen Deedy from Growing Up Cuban

“Different Versions” by Dolores Hydock from In-Laws and Outlaws: Family Stories

“The State Fair” by Donald Davis from See Rock City

“Yard of the Week” by Bil Lepp from Fire! Fire! Pants on Liar

On today's Apple Seed Extra, a story by Sheila Starks Philips called "A Mouse is a Mouse is a Mouse." In today's full episode of the show, Bil Lepp told a story about raising a woodpecker. And the truth is, woodpeckers aren't the only animals that make lousy pets. In an extra inspired by Bil's story, Sheila Starks Philips decides to raise mice. What could go wrong? And how on earth could a pennywhistle help?