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Apple Seed producer Andy Bay and host Sam Payne traveled to the 2014 Bay Area Storytelling Festival in Richmond, CA were they talked to the festival’s organizers and featured tellers. This episode includes stories and songs from Rev. Robert B. Jones, an interview with the festival’s artistic director Mary Gay Duecy, and a live performance from Japanese storytelling Motoko.

For more info on the Bay Area Storytelling Festival check out their website - www.bayareastorytelling.org

Interviews included in this episode:

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Interview 1: Nephi Henry

Notes:Sam Bennion talks to Nephi about living in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup, the tension between fans, and their feelings about commonality through sports.

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Interview 2: Luke Mulholland

Site: www.realsaltlake.com

Notes:Real Salt Lake midfielder Luke Mulholland talks to Sam about how he got his start as a soccer player, nerves on the field, the popularity of soccer in his home country of England.

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Interview 3: BYU Broadcasting International Staff

Site: www.byutvint.org

Notes: Helga Pereira and Abraao Vilas Boas, student producers for BYU TV International, discuss their World Cup memories and traditions, and their excitement for this year's games. 

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Interview 4: Andy Williams

Notes: Andy Williams, a Jamaican footballer who played for the Jamaican national team during World Cup 98', talks to Sam Bennion about highlights from his soccer career.

Sam Payne interviews Tim Lowry, a master teller who is best known for mixing stories of American history and folklore with his personal tales of growing up in The South. In the interview Sam and Tim discuss storytelling in the American South, Tim's love of travel, and some of the surprises that come from telling stories for a living. Along with the interview this episode also includes Tim's stories "Disney World," "A Drop of Honey" and "Black and Yellow."

photo © Lucas Foglia & storyarts.org

To find more of Tim's work visit his website: www.storytellertimlowry.com.

Sam Payne talks to Odds Bodkin, a master storyteller who is renowned for his unique renditions of epic tales. Whether it's a rock version of "The Three Little Pigs" or an original story told with a variety of voices, Odd's performances are engaging, exciting and inventive. In the interview Sam and Odds discuss adapting Greek epics like "The Odyssey" for a modern audience, storytelling in the home, and Odd’s work as an author.

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To find more of Odd's work visit his website: www.oddsbodkin.net.

This episode includes an interview with storyteller Laura Simms. Sam Payne and Laura discuss storytelling and humanitarian work, Laura's unique storytelling style, and why music and stories work well together. This episode also features Laura's stories "True Prayer," "She-Goat" and "The Black Prince."

photo © Lucas Foglia & storyarts.org

For more information on Laura and to find her recordings and writings visit her website: www.laurasimms.com.

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Jay O'Callahan's repertoire includes compelling stories for young and old alike that draw from his own life, the lives of others, and from parts around the world. A prolific teller, artist, and writer, Jay's stories have brought him and his characters around the world. Today, Jay joins Sam Payne for a conversation about the craft of storytelling, and we feature the stories "Father Joe", "Books and Burglars" and "Report Card."

To find more of Jay O' Callahan's work and to learn more about him, visit his website here: www.ocallahan.com.

In honor of Father's Day, we've got endearing stories about dads. In this episode, you'll hear anecdotes from members of the Apple Seed family about fathers and fatherhood. Our host Sam Payne shares stories and songs of his father and his own role as father, and Bob Reiser tells us a great tale about his sly dad's favorite midnight snack.

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Stories included in this episode:

Poem: "The Rivals"

Teller: Mitch Capel

Website: www.gjbug.com

Notes: Mitch Capel shares a story and recites a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Story: Moses of the Mountains

Teller: Adam Booth

Website: www.adam-booth.com

Notes: A contemporary twist on a Biblical journey.

Story: The Girl Who Wanted to Know How to Shiver

Teller: Ruth Halpern

Website: www.ruthstory.com

Notes: A curious girl wants to know how to shiver.

Story: Lula and Telal

Teller:Bob Reiser

Website: www.bobtales.com

Notes: The cost of love is simultaneously much less and much more than you think.

Susanna "Granny Sue" Holstein is one of our many favorite tellers from the Applachian Mountains. Although her focus is on Appalachian culture, her repertoire includes songs and ballads, world folktales, family stories, and audience interactive pieces. Granny Sue is also an active blogger, a published writer, event speaker, and has conducted many workshops. In this episode, you will hear an interview with the wonderful Granny Sue and the stories & ballads "Pretty Polly", "Gracie's Cabin", "Burnt House", "Railroad Boy."

To find more of Granny Sue's work and to learn more about her, visit the West Virginia Storytelling Guild website storytellervw.com and read her blog at grannysu.blogspot.com.