The Apple Seed

Snippets and stories that we've adored from the week of August 20, 2018 through August 24, 2018. Tellers include Bill Lepp, Josh Goforth, Andy Offutt Irwin, Michael Wunderli, and Tim Lowry. These stories come from our episodes "Things Gone Awry," "Like a \_\_\_\_ to Me," and "Teton Tellers 2018," all of which you can find in our online archive.

Though this show's stories were recorded all over the country, they feature tellers that appeared on stage at the second annual Teton Storytelling Festival in Rexburg, Idaho. The festival was born in 2017, when the total solar eclipse came to town and filled it with stargazers. This year’s festival didn’t feature an eclipse, but did feature a storytelling lineup that included Kim Weitkamp, Andy Offutt Irwin, Josh Goforth, Bil Lepp, Michael Reno Harrell, Clive Romney, and our host, Sam Payne. On this episode, you’ll hear from Andy, Michael, Bil, and Josh. It’s a rollicking hour of stories and music, on the Apple Seed.

When we’re young, we are born into certain relationships: we may have parents,siblings, grandparents, but what’s interesting is that as we get older, wefind ourselves becoming attached to people outside of our family unit: friends, teachers, coaches, coworkers... we build this big web of connections, and some of those bonds turn friends (or animals) into something deeper, like a mother, sister, brother or son.

Naomi and Britta (1:33)

Naomi Campbell and Britta Watts talk about the day they first met, what bonded them as roommates, what they’ve done to maintain their sisterly relationship, and how much they love each other.

Billy Boy by Laura Pershin Raynor (16:53)

Laura’s grandmother treats her bird, Billy Boy, like a member of the family. Learn more about Laura Pershin Raynor by visiting: www.lpraynor.com

Irma by Donald Davis (26:02)

Donald meets his mother-in-law, Irma, for the first time, and talks about how she was always willing to take care of others before herself. Learn more about Donald Davis by visiting: www.ddavisstoryteller.com

"To go awry" means something goes “away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course”.

Pecos Bill by Tim Lowry (1:30)

Pecos Bill loses his love amongst other mishaps that characterize his life. Learn more about Tim Lowry by visiting: storytellertimlowry.com

The Singing Bone by Ingrid Nixon (14:15)

A wild boar is wreaking havoc in a kingdom so the king decrees a reward for anyone who can kill it. Two brothers join forces but one of them manipulates the situation for his personal gain. Learn more about Ingrid Nixon by visiting: www.ingridnixon.com

Of Chips and Fire by Michael Wunderli (22:30)

Michael shares the story of his father's biggest infraction with the law. Michael Wunderli is the founder and president of the Storytelling in Law Club at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University.

The Wooden Sword by Syd Lieberman (32:39)

A king goes out amongst his people and finds a man very happy. The man says he’s happy because God takes care of him. The King is miffed that he didn’t get credit for the man’s happiness so he throws wrenches in his employment to try and make him change is mind. Learn more about the late Syd Lieberman by visiting: www.sydlieberman.com

The Green Hand by Joel Ben Izzy (39:11)

Joel gets hired to tell stories at an Italian camp and the lady in charge keeps asking him to tell the story of the green hand--which he doesn’t know. Joel goes on to learn the story and things get out of hand from there. Learn more about Joel Ben Izzy by visiting: www.storypage.com

Stories and snippets that we've adored from the week of August 13, 2018 to August 17, 2018.

A Cabin's Tale by Mitch Capel (1:09)

A Paul Lawrence Dunbar poem wherein a weasel tricks a bear into imprisonment. Learn more about Mitch Capel by visiting: www.gjbug.com

You Never Know What the End's Gonna Be By Dianne Ferlatte (12:42)

Dianne’s mother-in-law learns to work past her racial prejudices and by the end of her life makes great friends with Dianne and her entire extended family. Learn more about Dianne Ferlatte by visiting: www.dianeferlatte.com

"The Lost Diaries of Adam and Eve by Jeff Doyle and Ingrid Nixon (24:59)

Conversation with Jeff Doyle and Ingrid Nixon about their new piece that was inspired from Mark Twain's book, the bible, and their own experience. Learn more about Ingrid Nixon and Jeff Doyle by visiting their respective websites: www.ingridnixon.com and www.myblueape.com

Glory Days Roundtable (40:56)

Whitney got together with Apple Seed team members and other BYU Radio producers to swap stories about their carefree high school days.

Stories about your good ol' high school days.

Racing the Bad Boys by Catherine Conant (1:55)

Catherine and her friends attempt to drag race her father's car back when they were teenagers. Learn more about Catherine Conant by visiting: catherineconant.com

Staff of BYU Radio share some of their highschool highlights.

Naomi Campbell (16:24)

Sadie Anderson (18:45)

Sage Smiley (20:53)

Remington Charles (22:46)

Whitney Snow (26:20)

Maren Del Rio (29:58)

Understudies by Sam Payne (32:30)

Featuring the song Hit Your Mark. Learn more about Sam Payne by visiting: www.sampayne.com

In the last years of his life, Mark Twain wrote a number of stories about Adam and Eve. Two of them – a short story called Eve’s Diary and another called Extracts from Adam’s Diary – are often paired as stage pieces. On today’s episode, we talk to storytellers Jeff Doyle and Ingrid Nixon to talk about an updated stage adaptation of Mark Twain’s stories, called The Lost Diaries of Eve and Adam. We’ll also bring you stories from Syd Lieberman, Ed Stivender, Gerald Fierst, and our host, Sam Payne.

We’ve noticed that the media tends to portray mothers-in-law as evil, controlling, and sometimes out to get their daughter-in-law. But for every story about a strained relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, you can find a story about the love, understanding, and personal growth that can evolve from cultivating this relationship.

Paul Revere's Mother-In-Law by Kate Carney (2:00)

The Boston Tea Party as told through the eyes of an unexpected witness. Learn more about Kate Carney by visiting: katecarney.net

Selection of stories from Judith Black (13:54)

From her album, Retiring the Champ, we're sharing the connected stories "Meet the Family", "The Daughter-in-Law Tango", "Denial Ain't Just a River in Egypt" about Judith's experience with her mother-in-law. Learn more about Judith Black by visiting: storiesalive.com

You Never Know What the End's Gonna Be by Dianne Ferlatte (41:17)

Dianne shares how her mother-in-law's racial prejudices existed at the beginning of her marriage and dissipated as the years continued. Learn more about Dianne Ferlatte by visiting: www.dianeferlatte.com

Mick Finnegan's Mother-In-Law by Laura J. Bobrow (52:03)

Mick Finnegan takes his mother-in-law to the cemetary prematurely. Learn more about Laura J. Bobrow by visiting: www.laurajbobrow.com

Stories and snippets that we've adored from the week of August 5, 2018 to August 11, 2018

Antonio Sacre's story Cuban Jokes and Pregones (1:53) from our episode "Get the Message" where we also shared stories from Odds Bodkin and Bill Harley.

Maren interviewed some kids for an episode called "The More You Learn," about the things adults can learn from kids. The episode also features stories from Bill Harley, Beth Horner, Sam Payne, and Bil Lepp.

Sadie, who is writing a novel about pirates, picked the stories for our episode "A Pirate's Life for Me," one of which is Yvonne Healy's Lugh, the Shining One.

Willy Claflin's story Government Surplus and Colt 45 from an episode of long-form stories. The other teller in this episode is Donald Davis.

“Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates.” Mark Twain

Pirate Song by Bill Harley (00:59)

A small shanty to fuel your desire to get out on the seas and discover the treasure that awaits you. Learn more about Bill Harley by visiting: www.billharley.com

Glitterhead by Andrew McQuinn (4:16)

A tale about a pirate captain quite unlike any of the other ones you've probably heard.

Lugh, the Shinging One by Yvonne Healy (19:16)

Irish lore about a pirate king with a magical eye. Learn more about Yvonne Healy by visiting: www.yhealy.com

The Ballad of Dirty Joe by Bill Harley (30:51)

A look into the pirate's life with a nagging sister present.

The Curse of the Wicca Tree by Sophie Snell (39:50)

Plundering, pillaging, sword fights, and buried treasure! Learn more about Sophie Snell by visiting: www.sophiesnell.co.uk