The Apple Seed

Whether it’s a book you read being made into a movie, or a play you saw set in a different era, many of the stories we watch and hear today are retellings. But this creative pilfering of tales-gone-by isn’t a new thing: the human race has been remixing stories since the oral tradition began. Here at the Apple Seed, we’ve got a huge collection of traditional tales retold with a setting-swapping, gender-bending, or moral-changing twist. We’ll start off hearing from Sam about a family story that got enhanced in the telling, even over a few minutes. Then, we’ll be listening to a small collection of  altered traditional tales, from Ed Stivender, Ingrid Nixon, and Maynard Moose (the storytelling companion of Willy Claflin). Finally, the Apple Seed team tried an experiement: passing along a story (the Norwegian folktale "The Boy and the North Wind"), telephone-style, to show how tales can change with each retelling.

On today's BITE, a story by Norah Dooley called "Simply Guido." discussing the story with Sam are Jenny Goldsberry and Sabrina Adams.The story is a traditional Italian tale about magical scholars trying to impress each other, with a touch of common sense from their friend Guido, who tries to warn them away form sure disaster.

On today's BITE, a story by Norah Dooley called "Simply Guido." discussing the story with Sam are Jenny Goldsberry and Sabrina Adams.The story is a traditional Italian tale about magical scholars trying to impress each other, with a touch of common sense from their friend Guido, who tries to warn them away form sure disaster.

On today's BITE, hear the story "Why You Never Hear Rabbit Play Banjo" told by David Holt. Listening to the story along with Sam will be the forme sound engineer of the Apple Seed, Maren Del Rio.

On today's BITE, hear the story "Why You Never Hear Rabbit Play Banjo" told by David Holt. Listening to the story along with Sam will be the forme sound engineer of the Apple Seed, Maren Del Rio.

Growing up is hard and often lead to some interesting tales. Today’s stories are all about the pains and mischief of growing up. With story tellers Bill Harley, Norah Dooley, and Bil Lepp this episode is full of tales everyone can relate to.

Today we talk with the acclaimed essayist Anne Fadiman (Author of terrific books like Ex Libris, and The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. Join us as Anne helps us explore the world of remembering loved ones, through her book "The Wine-Lover's Daughter," a memoir of her relationship with her father, Clifton Fadiman, whose obituary in the New York Times called an "essayist, critic, editor, and indefatigable anthologist whose encyclopedic knowledge made him a mainstay of Information Pease and otherpopular radio programs of the lae 1930's, 40's, and 50's. 

We'll also hear Donald Davis' wonderful story "Peas and Carrots," told before an enthusiastic group of elementary sachool students.

Growing up is hard and often lead to some interesting tales. Today’s stories are all about the pains and mischief of growing up. With story tellers Bill Harley, Norah Dooley, and Bil Lepp this episode is full of tales everyone can relate to.

Today we talk with the acclaimed essayist Anne Fadiman (Author of terrific books like Ex Libris, and The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. Join us as Anne helps us explore the world of remembering loved ones, through her book "The Wine-Lover's Daughter," a memoir of her relationship with her father, Clifton Fadiman, whose obituary in the New York Times called an "essayist, critic, editor, and indefatigable anthologist whose encyclopedic knowledge made him a mainstay of Information Pease and otherpopular radio programs of the lae 1930's, 40's, and 50's. 

We'll also hear Donald Davis' wonderful story "Peas and Carrots," told before an enthusiastic group of elementary sachool students.

On today's episode, we'll bring you stories and conversation with Diane Edgecomb, who has dedicated herself for some time to gathering stories from Kurdistan. We'll hear some of those stories, and chat with Diane too!