The Apple Seed

Enjoy an hour of cowboy poetry, talkin’ blues, parental woes, and more. On today’s episode, you’ll hear about apple trees from Appalachian storyteller Adam Booth, sled races from Bill Harley, plus Sam remembers a long-ago New Year’s Eve party. And down in the middle of it all, you’ll hear a fathers-and-sons piece from Joe Herrington.

For this, the second week of December, we bring you a round-up of stories surrounding the holiday season. You’ll hear stories about charity, gift-giving, and family. The storytellers featured are Ron Frederickson, Antoinette Griffin, Betty Ann Wylie, Wadie Mitchell, Teresa Clark, and Kevin Kling in that order.

As one of a pair of episodes about the giving of gifts, today you'll hear great tales from Kevin Kling, Bill Harley, Ed Stivender, Donna Ingham, and Teresa Clark. They'll warm your heart with tales old and new -- from stories about grandma's cooking to stories about the birth of Jesus. You'll hear plenty of reminiscing, too, about everything from bicycles to rich conversations with Grandpa. That's today, on The Apple Seed.

On today's episode of The Apple Seed, you'll meet a Georgia Storyteller with a double first name, a husband and wife who disagree over whether they can stomach truffles, and more. You'll also hear a terrific cowboy poem, recorded live at the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival. It'll all be brought to you by a group of terrific tellers: Georgia teller Betty Ann Wylie, Chicago's Syd Lieberman, Teresa Clark from Idaho, and the great cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell. ?

Christmas trees are being decorated and the temperature is dropping, just in time for this winter season. Today’s episode is about stories that remind us of a season associated with the giving and receiving of gifts. You'll enjoy classics rendered in the wonderful voice of Ron Frederickson, a winter miracle story from Odds Bodkin, a story about a Christmas cookie curse from Antoinette Griffin, and more.

This is an episode that serves as a replay for the week before. You’ll find clips from earlier episodes. We’re reviewing An Athlete’s Journey, The Chili Cook-off, and Blizzards, Scooters and more!

Today’s episode is about athletes who overcome their obstacles and keep pushing even when the game gets tough. This episode features an interview between our assistant producer Valerie Garofalo and BYU Student Kylin Cox. 

“Being on the Outside” by Kate Dudding

“Amarillo Sandies/ Football Champions” by Sheila Starks Phillips

“Major League Pop Fly”by Slash Coleman

This is an episode about food and festivals! Our producer Jenny Goldsberry brings us a story of her neighborhood chilli cook-off, which inspires a whole slew of stories about competition, food, friends, and family. Cooking doesn’t always have to be competitive, but there is always something to celebrate when family and friends are gathered. Shelia Starks Phillips shares a story about a festival in her own home town. Dolores Hydock tells a story about her own family cooking traditions

Tellers and Stories on BYU Radio

The tale of John Henry is a classic, mountain folk tale. In this episode, we include different tellings of the true story of a man whom literally worked himself to death. John Henry was definitely a strong, hard-working man, more than anything, he was a man who disregarded the impossible. It’s a tale of man against machine but it’s also a tale of humans against impossible tasks. This episode also includes stories of characters up against such impossible tasks. These can also be classified as “Cinderella stories.” Storytellers include Charlotte Blake-Alston, David Holt, Josh Goforth, John McCutcheon, Big Joe Pagliuca, Joel Ben Izzy, and Susan Strauss.