The Apple Seed

Tellers and Stories on BYU Radio.

We’re calling today’s episode “A Sight to Behold,” and we’re sharing stories with you about people who see baffling sights, either with their own eyes or with some sort of special gift they have, like laser vision or precognition. We'll hear stories from Willy Claflin, Susan Strauss, Antonio Sacre, Bonnie Greenberg, and Charlotte Blake Alston.

Stories and snippets that we've adored from the week of September 3, 2018 to September 7, 2018. This episode features stories from the episodes "Lessons in Love," "Testing the Waters," and "Egg Babies, Roller Skates, and Old Cars." You'll hear from Jay O'Callahan, Danielle Bellone, Adam Booth, and Apple Seed team members Whitney Snow and Victoria Khalil.

On today’s episode, three great tellers will regale you with youthful memories that may just ring a bell for you. If you’ve ever taken a class in which a teacher has assigned you to carry around a “baby” made of a flour sack, you’ll appreciate Bil Lepp’s hilarious “Egg Babies.” Adam Booth’s “Roll-a-Rama” will take you back to your roller-rink days. And, finally, Michael Reno Harrell will bring it all home with a story called “Stay Out of Them Old Cars.”

An episode featuring stories about testing the waters--nibbling on a spicy pepper, trying on a new pair of pants, asking someone on a date-- experiencing something new. We'll bring you a song from Susan Reed about dipping into the water, a story from Donna Washington about mice, Scottish fairy tale "The Light Princess" told by Danielle Bellone, and a story from Kevin Carr about visiting eel river.

Today's episode of The Apple Seed was inspired by a Jay O’Callahan story called "Edna Robinson". It's one of several stories you'll hear that teach us lessons about 'Love'.

On today’s episode, enjoy the following:

"Edna Robinson" by Jay O'Callahan (34:51)

"Blackest Crow" by Bryan Bowers (3:30)

"How Tammy Met Me in a Bubble Bath and Ended Up With 12 Children" by Jeffrey Hill (10:28)

"Ruben and Rachel Salazar" by StoryCorp (2:21)

Stories and snippets that we've adored from the week of August 27, 2018 through August 31, 2018. We share highlights from our episodes "Movie Magic," "Sharpening the Pencils," and "Pouring the Sun," with a conversation with the Apple Seed team and stories from Geraldine Buckley and Jay O'Callahan.

It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, leaves are changing colors, pencils are sharpened, backpacks are packed. The school year is starting! To celebrate, we wanted to share stories with you about going to school.Today's stories come from Ed Stivender, Geraldine Buckley, and Bil Lepp.

Movie theaters have changed a lot over the years. We’ve gone from plush velvet seats and ripped ticket stubs to reclining leather lounges and scanned tickets on your phone, yet, despite all those shifts there is an ever present spell that movies cast on us. They seem to leave us tingling as we exit the dark air-conditioned theater and re-enter the world we used to know but now find slightly different. Movies have a powerful effect. Today's episode is dedicated to the profound influence movies have had on our lives. Our friend, Jared Wells, tells a story about seeing The Lord of the Rings for the first time in the Coronet theater, Sam Payne recalls high school memories with Rocco Divilliers, the Apple Seed team swaps stories, and we finish with the classic, "Irrational Fear," by Donald Davis.

A look at Jay O'Callahan's long form story of Bethlehem Steel and the workshop he gave at the National Storytelling Network's Summit. In addition to that we feature a story from Susan Reed entitled "Stars".