The Apple Seed

Stories featured in this episode:

Jay O'Callahan

Story 1: Father Joe

Teller: Jay O'Callahan

Website: www.ocallahan.com

Notes: The story of Father Joe O’Callahan, a chaplain serving on the USS Franklin when it was bombed by Japanese aircraft in 1945.

Jay O'Callahan

Story 2: Letting the Ashes Go

Teller: Fran Yardley

Website: www.creativehealingconnections.org

Notes: Fran’s memories of scattering her father’s ashes on his favorite lake.

Mary Gavan

Story 3: Auld Sailor

Teller: Mary Gavan

Website: www.marycelticstory.ca

Notes: A story that addresses the awesomeness of allowing each person to have their unique passage in living and dying.

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Story 4: Dad

Teller: Waddie Mitchell

Website: www.somagency.com/waddiemitchell

Notes: A poem about missing someone you love.

Syd Lieberman

Story 5: This, Too, Shall Pass

Teller: Syd Lieberman

Website: www.sydlieberman.com

Notes: King Solomon’s minister discovers the secret to overcoming tragedy.

Stories featured in this episode:

Bil Lepp

Story 1: Teacher in the Patriotic Bathing Suit

Teller: Bil Lepp

Website: http://leppstorytelling.com

Notes: Bil and his classmates attempt to prove that their 4th grade teacher is the comic book hero “Wonder Woman.”

Bill Harley

Story 2: Mrs. Ammon and the Boys' Room

Teller: Bill Harley

Website: http://www.billharley.com

Notes: Bill’s story about the worst substitute teacher ever.

Donald Davis

Story 3: The Power of Stories

Teller: Donald Davis

Website: http://www.ddavisstoryteller.com

Notes: Donald’s mother was a teacher at his elementary school, much to his chagrin.

Stories featured in this episode:

Liz Weir

Story 1: Jack and the Magic Horse

Teller: Liz Weir

Website: www.lizweir.net

Notes: Jack raises a sickly horse that later repays him for his kindness.

Octavia Sexton

Story 2: How Jack Got to America

Teller: Octavia Sexton

Website: www.octaviasexton.com

Notes: An Appalachian jack tale about growing up and the value of work.

Ed Stivender

Story 3: Jack and the Magic Boat

Teller: Ed Stivender

Website: www.edstivender.com

Notes: Jack goes in search of a missing princess.

im Lowry

Story 4: Soldier Jack

Teller: Tim Lowry

Website: www.storytellertimlowry.com

Notes: Jack is gifted a magical sack that leads him on a wild adventure.

Stories featured in this episode:

Syd Lieberman

Story 1: The Wise Shoemaker of Studena

Teller: Syd Lieberman

Website: www.sydlieberman.com

Notes: A shoemaker tricks a wedding party into believing he is a rich man.

Judith Black

Story 2: The Poor Unfortunate Man

Teller: Judith Black

Website: www.storiesalive.com

Notes: A story about why complaining never gets you anywhere.

Judith Black

Story 3: The Fatal Pinch

Teller: Judith Black

Website: www.storiesalive.com

Notes: Judith's childhood memories of Passover.

Corinne Stavish

Story 4: The Jewish Mother GPS

Teller: Corinne Stavish

Website: www.stavishstorytelling.com

Notes: Mother's intuition is always right.

Gerald Fierst

Story 5: The Baal Shem Tov and the Werewolf

Teller: Gerald Fierst and Jonathan Feig

Website: www.geraldfierst.com

Notes: A story as big as the whole universe and as small as the prayer of a child.

Syd Lieberman

Story 6: Challahs in the Ark

Teller: Syd Lieberman

Website: www.sydlieberman.com

Notes: A story about God's delight when we take care of one another.

Stories included in this episode:

Donald David

Story 1: That's What Mamas Do

Teller: Donald Davis

Site: www.ddavisstoryteller.com

Notes: Donald shared this story about his family during a BYUtv production titled "Call of Story."

Dovie Thomason

Story 2: My Name is Dovie

Teller: Dovie Thomason

Site: www.doviethomason.com

Notes: Dovie offers contemporary narratives of Indigenous North America told with elegance, wit and passion.

Bil Lepp

Story 3: Something in the Water

Teller: Bil Lepp

Site: www.leppstorytelling.com

Notes: Bil is an award-winning author and recording artist. He's been featured at venues across the nation, including an appearance on TV's Comedy Central.

Yvonne Healy

Story 4: Healy Cross

Teller: Yvonne Healy

Site: www.yhealy.com

Notes: Yvonne is ranked #1 in the USA for traditional Irish storytelling by the leading cultural authorities in the Republic of Ireland and Canada.

Betty Ann Wylie

Story 5: Generous People

Teller: Betty Ann Wylie

Notes: Betty Ann is well known for her unique ability to bring books and childhood stories to life through her dramatic gestures, singing, voice changes, and audience participation. Her home town is Americus, Georgia.

Antonio Sacre

Story 6: Leprechaun's Gold

Teller: Antonio Sacre

Site: www.antoniosacre.com

Notes: Antonio is an internationally touring writer, storyteller, and solo performance artist based in Los Angeles.

Stories featured in this episode:

Kevin Kling

Story 1: Softball

Teller: Kevin Kling

Site: www.kevinkling.com

Notes: Kevin grew up in the suburbs of Minneapolis, MN and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from Gustavus Adolphus College.

Sheila Starks Phillips

Story 2: Amarillo Sandies/Football Champions

Teller: Sheila Starks Phillips

Site: www.sheilaphillips.com

Notes: Sheila is a past President of the Tejas storytelling Association. She lives in Sugar Land, Texas.

Popular storyteller, Syd Lieberman

Story 3: The Englewood Game

Teller: Syd Lieberman

Site: www.sydlieberman.com

Notes: Syd was featured in BYUtv's "The Call of Story." He has received commissions to write and perform stories across the country.

Shawn O'Neill

Story 4: Casey at the Bat

Teller: Shawn O'Neill

Producer: Christine Nokelby

Engineer: Kelton Davis | YouTube Link

Notes: This production was created by staff members at BYU Radio Services.

Mary Grace Ketner

Story 5: The Condiment Basketball Game

Teller: Mary Grace Ketner

Site: www.talesandlegends.net

Notes: Mary Grace is a storyteller, an author, and a teacher with experience in Language Arts, English, Spanish, and Special Education.

Stories featured in this episode:

Simon Brooks

Story 1: Goat from the Hills and Mountains

Teller: Simon Brooks

Website: www.diamondscree.com

Notes:  A tiny ant thwarts a meddlesome goat.  

Fran Yardley

Story 2: The Great Bear

Teller: Fran Yardley

Website: www.creativehealingconnections.org

Notes: An Iroquois tale about the origin of the Ursa Major (Great Bear) constellation.

Jay O'Callahan

Story 3: Connor and the Leprechaun

Teller: Jay O'Callahan

Website: www.ocallahan.com

Notes: An old leprechaun comforts a young boy. 

Len Cabral

Story 4: The Beggar Boy and the King's Daughter

Teller: Len Cabral

Website: www.lencabral.com

Notes: A story about a king that spans the past and present. 

Sheila Starks Phillips

Story 5: Brer Possum and the Frogs

Teller: Sheila Starks Phillips

Website: www.sheilaphillips.com

Notes: Brer Possum plays a group of frogs into becoming his dinner.

Stories featured in this episode:

Donald Davis

Story 1: Watch the Baby

Teller: Donald Davis

Website: www.ddavisstoryteller.com

Notes: Donald attempts to get out of watching his baby brother. 

Linda Goodman

Story 2: Nickels for Dimes

Teller: Linda Goodman

Website: www.lindagoodmanstoryteller.com

Notes: Linda believes she is outsmarting everyone when she begins trading her younger sister nickels for dimes.  

Ed Stivender

Story 3: Hansel and Gretel

Teller: Ed Stivender

Website: www.edstivender.com

Notes: A retelling of the classic fairy tale about siblings who rely on one another to stay alive.

Antonio Sacre

Story 4: Water Torture

Teller: Antonio Sacre

Website: www.antoniosacre.com

Notes: Antonio recreates a torture scene from a spy movie using his little brother.

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