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"Ratatouille Too" takes us to hilarious loft dinner party in New York City. After days of preparation, Gregg and his girlfriend are ready to ente...
- Added: Nov 02, 2023
- Length: 11:06
I wrote this song about Lycium fremontii when I was managing the native plant nursery of Desert Survivors on West Starr Pass in Tucson. The nursery...
- Added: Jun 23, 2022
- Length: 05:01
Every time I pull a reference book or field guide off the shelf to read about a recently seen insect I seem to run across a quote by the famous ent...
- Added: Jun 23, 2022
- Length: 05:09
There are 2 species of walnuts here in the borderlands of southern Arizona; the Arizona walnut (Juglans major) that I talked about and a species ca...
- Added: May 04, 2022
- Length: 04:34
Sometimes an object out of place becomes the only thing in place.
- Added: Apr 01, 2022
- Length: 01:00
One of the positive sides of isolating and staying very close to home during the pandemic is that we discovered new places and rediscovered old hau...
- Added: Mar 15, 2022
- Length: 05:07
This is Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey. Cloudy Cold days these days. Petey talks about lifesaving snow in the desert, the beauty of Sandhill C...
- Added: Jan 13, 2022
- Length: 04:52
From the origin of the most popular Christmas song to why men are so hard to shop for. Get comfy, because we're sharing comforting stories for the ...
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRGY, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KBBI Alaska
- Added: Dec 16, 2021
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
In July of 2002 I produced an episode about the summer monsoon and spadefoots. It was so much fun to write and record. In July of 2013 I re-recorde...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 04:35
This is a rambling episode about the summer monsoon in the borderlands of southeastern Arizona. I know that I’ve rambled on like this for many year...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 04:45
The genus Artemisia is found in the sunflower family Asteraceae and there are over 200 species found around the world in the northern hemisphere. W...
- Added: Jun 01, 2021
- Length: 05:04
One day, Jakob Lewis receives an email from a German man named Ingo asking to be his pen pal. The close relationship they develop teaches Jakob tha...
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: Mar 25, 2021
- Length: 27:55
- Purchases: 1
Richard and his daughter Margaret investigate the bird insurrection, while humans attack the U.S. Capitol and President Trump is impeached for the ...
- Added: Jan 24, 2021
- Length: 11:47
On today’s episode of The Apple Seed we' re bringing you stories featuring young people who would gladly trade places with an adult, if only to esc...
- Added: Sep 02, 2020
- Length: 54:59
- Purchases: 2
From Bucharest, Romania, here’s Andreea Sirbu, she’s 18, just finished high school, and her story is about a conversation that made her realise -- ...
- Added: Aug 30, 2020
- Length: 05:09
In the first month of lockdown during the global pandemic, I made this short poem/prayer. The music in this piece is Falling to Pieces Again, by t...
- Added: Aug 10, 2020
- Length: 01:46
Highlights from a 2002 writer's forum in Jemez Springs, New Mexico that featured beloved New Mexico author Rudolfo Anaya.
FROM ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL...
Bought by KRZA
- Added: Jun 30, 2020
- Length: 10:00
- Purchases: 1
Join with us for an hour of great stories in celebration of fathers. You’ll hear from storytellers Willy Claflin, Martha Reed Johnson, Michael McCa...
- Added: Jun 17, 2020
- Length: 54:59
In this episode we will see examples of some of the influential people and stories from one’s life, and how these stories continue to influence gen...
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Apr 21, 2020
- Length: 56:34
- Purchases: 1
This episode of The Apple Seed invites you to reflect on stories of progress and change.
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Feb 18, 2020
- Length: 53:40
- Purchases: 1
A collection of stories about things that have been passed down from those who came before.
- Added: Jan 23, 2020
- Length: 57:54
An hour of stories all about growing up, and learning lessons from family members.
- Added: Jan 22, 2020
- Length: 57:03
National Park Ranger Margo Roseum shares her passion for Yellowstone with World Pieces host Jason Kladiva.
- Added: Jul 04, 2019
- Length: 07:04
Nola asks her classmates about their internet personas--what they're like, why they have them, and how they feel about them--in this engaging vox p...
- Added: Apr 09, 2019
- Length: 07:22
Seventeen-year-old Sean doesn't consider himself a romantic guy, but he knows girls like romance, and he likes girls, so he sets out to figure out ...
- Added: Jan 28, 2019
- Length: 06:29
