The Apple Seed

From time to time, we'll post what we call a BITE ("like a normal episode, only shorter!"). We always hope that the stories you listen to on The Apple Seed will spark memories and thoughts that you can share with the ones you love -- perhaps even the people with whom you listen to the show. In a BITE, we'll listen to a single story -- one that we love -- and invite friends to share memories and thoughts that occur to them as they listen to it.

On today's BITE, we'll listen to Ed Stivender's rendition of the Native American Cinderella story "Little Scar Face," and we'll chat about it with long-time Cinderella fan Sadie Anderson.

In this hour, Sam's childhood thoughts about becoming a writer lead to a conversation with Dallas Graham, the man behind an inititive called The Red Fred Project. The project consists of writing collaborations between Mr. Graham and young creatives who are navigating critical or chronic illness. At the heart of each book created by the project, you'll find a cast of characters comprising a bunch of colorful birds, themselves comprised of commas. You'll be inspired by the project, and you'll enjoy our conversation with Dallas. You'll also hear Syd Lieberman tell a traditional story called "The Wise Shoemaker of Studena," one of Syd's many traditional Jewish stories that we love. Weaving in and out of the episode segments, you'll enjoy the music of Aimee Nolte, a wonderful pianist, singer, and songwriter living in Southern California. Aimee visited the studio to promote her upcoming album, and we happened to catch her. You'll feel lucky we did.

This hour contains a string of stories and poems and even a rap.  First, a poem from Paul Lawrence Dunbar performed byMitch Capel, followed by a rap from Charlotte Blake-Alston, a family legend by Norah Dooley, a personal story from Makia Malo and a poem by Finn Billie. Here's a list of what you'll hear during the hour:

"Possum Trot" by Mitch Capel

"Martin Luther King Jr. Rap" by Charlotte Blake-Alston

"Molly O’ Donahue" by Norah Dooley

"Boy's Band" by Makia Malo

“Recycled Poetry” by Finn Billie

On this special episode of The Apple Seed, hear stories dedicated to thoughts of family. We'll whet your appetite with a very old Jewish folk tale about two brothers, who find joy in secret service to each other. Then, it's a true tale of finding family, as Chris Burton shares with us the amazing story of finding a family he never knew he had. Antonio Sacre's "My Dad is the Man," will remind you of how you feel about your own dad—or about your own son, as Sam will point out, with his story "Findinr our Way Through the Snow." It's an hour filled with family, from our family, made especially for your family. ?

From time to time, we'll post what we call a BITE ("like a normal episode, only shorter!"). We always hope that the stories you listen to on The Apple Seed will spark memories and thoughts that you can share with the ones you love -- perhaps even the people with whom you listen to the show. In a BITE, we'll listen to a single story -- one that we love -- and invite friends to share memories and thoughts that occur to them as they listen to it.

Today, enjoy two tiny stories from Joel Ben Izzy: "Be Polite," and "The Pickpocket." We'll listen to the stories with professore, writer, and mother of 12 Marianna Richardson. You'll love both the stories and the conversation!

On today’s hour of the Apple Seed, we have a great selection of short and long stories all about stars.You’ll enjoy stories from Jenni Cargill-Strong, Ed Stivender, Susan Reed, LaniePeterson, and Dolores Hydock.

We have an assortment of stories for you and your family on today’s episode of The Apple Seed. We’ll first listen to “Made from Scratch”by Dolores Hydock and “Sarah’s Story” bytwo-time Grammy award winning story teller,Bill Harley about how stories are created.We willlisten to Bonnie Greenberg with “Johnny Appleseed” in the second segmentof this hour. This episode will also include “The Wizard and the Girl with the Golden Hair” by Dan Kedingand “The Little Red Hen”by Willy Claflin.

We’re happy today to feature stories and conversation with Doug Elliott. He’s a storyteller, sure, but before he’s a storyteller, he’s a naturalist, and he incorporates his experiences and his knowledge of the natural world into his unique brand of earth-minded stories and music.

Doug’s stories will make you want to take a closer look at the world around you to see what it can teach you about being a human being. And we hope that as you listen, you’ll think of some of the experiences you may have had with the world’s creatures, and that you’ll share those memories with the people you love – maybe even with the people with whom you’re listening to the show.

First up, a recording made live at the Toronto Storytelling Festival. Doug is a regular up there, and this story about crows was worth capturing on tape. Then, you'll hear a rolicking tale called "Cajuns and the Crawdad Hole." We'll have a good sit-down with Doug, too, and we'll top it off with a story called "Fifty-Thousand Bees on my Head." It's all this hour, filled with stories and conversation made for you and your family, and brought to you by The Apple Seed.

From time to time, we'll post what we call a BITE ("like a normal episode, only shorter!"). We always hope that the stories you listen to on The Apple Seed will spark memories and thoughts that you can share with the ones you love -- perhaps even the people with whom you listen to the show. In a BITE, we'll listen to a single story -- one that we love -- and invite friends to share memories and thoughts that occur to them as they listen to it with us.

In today's BITE, we invite brothers Jeff and Dustin Simpson (Jeff is the show's producer, and Dustin is his oldest brother) to engage in some brotherly conversation surrounding Antonio Sacre's terrific story "Water Torture." If you've ever had a brother, you'll hear yourself (both in Antonio's story and in the conversation surrounding it).

On today’s hour of the Apple Seed, we have a great selection of n today’s hour of the Apple Seed, we have a great selection of stories originating from around the world. You’ll hear stories from many tellers, including Norah Dooley, Mary Hamilton, Sheila Starks Phillips, Brian Fox Ellis and JenniCargill-Strong.