The Apple Seed

Stories perfect for a ghost story night, and an interview with a real life ghost hunter.

Stories included in this episode:

Lyn Ford

Story: I Live Here, Too

Teller:  Lyn Ford

Site: www.storytellerlynford.com

Notes:

Castle

Interview: Sam Payne is joined by Castle, a paranormal investigator part of the Wasatch Investigative Society for Paranormal Studies.

Bill Mooney

Story The Slasher

Teller: Bill Mooney

Site: www.davidholt.com

Notes: A telling of a classic urban legend by Bill Mooney from the album, "Spiders in the Hairdo" with David Holt.

Anne Rutherford

Story: SMEE (It's Me...)

Teller: Anne Rutherford

Site: www.annerutherford.com

Notes:  An unexpected guest in a game of hide and seek.

Stories included in this episode:

Sheila ArnoldStory: A Good Stick

Teller:  Sheila Arnold

Site: www.mssheila.org

Notes: Sheila has performed in a myriad of ways since she was eight years old. The CEO and Lead Performer of History's Alive!, she is a storyteller who knows the importance of "-story" in "history."

Bill Harley

Story: Bottlecaps

Teller:  Bill Harley

Site: www.billharley.com

Note: Bill Harley is a two-time Grammy award-winning artist whose stories paint a vibrant and hilarious picture of growing up, schooling, and family life.

During the summer, The Apple Seed Team flew out to Kansas City, Missouri to participate in and document some of the goings-on of the National Storytelling Network Conference. This conference, held annually, is a gathering of people across the nation interested in the craft and community of storytelling. To learn more about the National Storytelling Network, visit this website: www.storynet.org

Featured in this episode: An interview with Bob Reiser, in which he talks a little bit about the process of his latest project, "Say Freedom!", an excerpt from the closing concert featuring the performances of Emily Hooper Lansana& son, Onam Lansana, and an excerpt from Rachel Harding during the Next Generation panel, a program of the NSN that seeks to foster a new generation of storytelling and storytellers.

Highlights and exceprts from the 2015 National Storytelling Conference hosted by the National Storytelling Network in Kansas City, Missouri. To learn more about the NSN, visit www.storynet.org.

Donna Washington

Teller:  Donna Washington

Site: www.dlwstoryteller.com

Notes: Donna Washington's key note address opened the 2015 NSN Conference. Donna is also one of the first tellers to have been featured on The Apple Seed.

Robin Schulte

Teller:  Robin Schulte

Site: www.robinschulte.com

Notes: Robin Schulte discovered storytelling as a high school English and Speech teacher, and has been delighting and moving audiences with her mix of personal stories, folktales, and literary adaptations ever since.

Ben Russell

Teller: Ben Russell

Site: www.talkstoryradio.com/tellerindex

Notes: Ten years ago, the proposal for Children at the Well Youth Storytellers for Peace & Understanding received the NSN Brimstone Award. Since then, C@W has been developing programs to help storytellers and teachers alike. Ben Russell, a longtime student participant and now C@W's youngest Story Coach sits down with The Apple Seed and tells us about his experiences in storytelling.

Sam Bennion

Song: The Dunderbeck Machine

Teller: Sam Bennion

Notes: The Apple Seed's very own assistant producer, Sam Bennion, participated in one of the conference's many story swaps and shared a song from his childhood with an enthusiastic crowd of storytellers.

Angela Lloyd & Laura SimmsAngela Lloyd & Laura Simms

Teller(s): Angela Lloyd & Laura Simms

Site: www.angelalloyd.com www.laurasimms.com

\*\*Notes: \*\*Excerpts from the work shop entitled "The Profound Training of the Compassionate Storyteller" taught by two tremendously talented women whose command of story showcases their own compassion for those around them.

Story: My Friend Ted 

Teller: Alton Chung

Website: www.altonchung.com

Bio: Mix together the magic and superstitions of the Hawaiian Islands with the history of Japan and Korea and you get finely spun stories from a man rooted in a very unique culture and a one of a kind perspective. All of this is combined and delivered with a deep sense of reverence and authenticity. 

Story: Beyond My Father's Shadow: 

Teller: Fran Yardley

Website: www.creativehealingconnections.org/fran-yardley 

Bio: Fran believes in the healing power of storytelling. When we are listened to, especially in community, with respect and without judgment, the ensuing sense of validation allows us to reconnect with our whole selves.

Stories, interviews, and tellers featured in this episode: 

Interview: Lisa Kruckleberg

Note: Sam Payne interviews a new friend at the 2015 National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennesee. 

Story: Star Trek Santa

Teller: Kim Weitkamp

Website: www.kimweitkamp.com

Interview: Chris Rodriguez

Note: Many artists of all kinds flock to the National Storytelling Festival to share their stories and songs with festival goers. Sam Payne met Chris Rodriguez playing his music outside of a bookstore during the festival. 

Story: Doug Elliott

Teller: The Bikers and the Bee Man

Website: dougelliott.com

Story: Jay O' Callahan

Teller: Cliffs of Coldera

Website: http://www.ocallahan.com

Interview: Betty Ann Wylie

Note: Sam Payne runs into Betty Ann Wylie and they discuss their favorite sights and sounds of the National Storytelling Festival. 

Story: My Mother's Mind

Teller: Beth Horner

Website: http://bethhorner.com

Stories about aging & life's twilight.

Stories included in this episode:

Andy Offut Irwin

Story: Euphemistic Acres

Teller:  Andy Offut Irwin

Site: andyirwin.com

Judith Black

Story: Next Stop: Alzheimer's Unit

Teller:Judith Black

Site: www.storiesalive.com

Waddie Mitchell

Story: The Old Nighthawk

Teller:  Heather Forest

Site: www.cowboypoetry.com/waddie

Joel ben Izzy

Story \*\*The Nursing Home

Teller: \*\*Joel ben Izzy\*\*

Site: www.storypage.com

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\*\*Adam Booth

Story:\*\* The Old Folks' Home\*\*Teller: \*\* Adam Booth\*\*

Site:\*\* www.adam-booth.com

Stories included in this episode:

Adam Booth

Story: Roll-a-Rama

Teller:  Adam Booth

Site: www.adam-booth.com

Notes: From Adam's most recent album, 210, comes a story filled with childhood wonder.

Charlotte Blake Alston

Story: 2014 Timpanogos Festival Recording

Teller:  Charlotte Blake Alston

Site: www.charlotteblakealston.com

Notes: Recorded live at the 2014 Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, personal stories from Charlotte's experiences as a storyteller, teacher, and globally-minded artist

Makia Malo

Story: I Never Said I Love You

Teller: Makia Malo

Site: www.talkstoryradio.com/tellerindex

Notes: Makia Malo's work comes to us from Hawaii.

Heather Forest

Story: The Magic Brocade

Teller:  Heather Forest

Site: www.heatherforest.com

Notes: Heather Forest is an experienced teller, musician, and performer whose stories we love.

Sit back and relax with these stories from Donald Davis and Octavia Sexton.

Stories included in this episode:

Donald Davis

Song: A Different Drummer

Teller:  Donald Davis

Site: www.ddavisstoryteller.com

Octavia Sexton

Story: Jack and the Dragon Man

Teller:  Octavia Sexton

Site: http://www.octaviasexton.com

Located in Ogden, Utah, Treehouse Museum serves children and families by providing interactive, hands-on exhibits and programs focusing on family literacy, children’s literature, the arts, and the humanities. Treehouse seeks to be the magical place where children “Step into a Story.” Treehouse Museum is proud to be the 2015 recipient of the Sargent Shriver Award for Excellence in Community Service from the National Head Start Association and was recently named #17 in the Top 25 Children's Museums in the country. At the Treehouse, where visitors are invited to experience story hands-on, Kevin Cordi recently visited to work with staff, docents, and the public to teach workshops to storytellers of all backgrounds and ages. In this episode, he joins Sam Payne in conversation. 

To learn more about Treehouse Museum, visit www.treehousemuseum.org

To learn more about Kevin Cordi, visit www.kevincordi.com