The Apple Seed

Series produced by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM

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Great stories can change your world.

Great stories can change your world. Join The Apple Seed for tall tales, fairy tales, folk tales, personal tales, historical tales, and more! Hosted by storyteller Sam Payne. A production of BYUradio.


230 Pieces

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Join us on today's episode with Bill Harley's telling of Mrs. Ammons and the Boys' Room. It's a story that will take you right back to elementary s...

Bought by KTXK, KSJE, and WVPE


  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 3
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On this episode of the Apple Seed you'll hear from Lyn Ford, an old folktale about a boy in search of the strongest thing in the world. What will h...

Bought by KSJE, KTXK, KKRN, and WVPE


  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 4
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This episode of The Apple Seed features stories from several great storytellers, including Bob Reiser, Bill Harley, and Liz Weir. We also spend som...

Bought by WCNY and KSJE


  • Added: Apr 07, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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This episode of The Apple Seed features stories about a lot of different questions, and answers. We'll hear from Bill Harley, Mary Grace Ketner, an...

Bought by KSJE, KTXK, KKRN, and WVPE


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 4
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We here at The Apple Seed practice Mother’s Day in the way that feels most meaningful and natural to us - through stories. Join us for tales from D...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 6
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Memorial Day can be filled with backyard barbeques and summer fun, but it can also be filled with remembrances that bring us closer to the ones we ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KRWG, KCNP, KRVS, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 16
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On this episode of the show, you'll hear from Kate Dudding who spends her time as a storyteller researching stories about people who make a differe...

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  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 5
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On today's episode you're going to hear an old story about a big red beet and a farmer who has to try and pull it from his garden. Join us!

Bought by KSJE, KTXK, KKRN, and WVPE


  • Added: Apr 26, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 4
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Tune in to today's episode for a story by Geraldine Buckley who, before she was a storyteller, worked as a chaplain in the largest men's prison in ...

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  • Added: May 04, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 3
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Have you ever wondered: Why does the elephant have such a long trunk? Rudyard Kipling first answered this question with his Just So Stories. In thi...

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  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 4
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Join us today on The Apple Seed for a story from the terrific Chicago area teller Dan Keding, a story called Strawberries in Winter from the Czech...

Bought by KTXK, KSJE, KKRN, and WVPE


  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 4
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On this episode of the Apple Seed you'll hear a story from India about monkey and crocodile. A story that illustrates that a quick wit can be the d...

Bought by KTXK and KKRN


  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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We're excited to bring you a special Independence Day episode of our show. We share a story about George and Martha Washington. We have a reading f...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KETR-FM, KRVS, KWIT, KSTK and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 13
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On this episode of the show, a classic Greek myth, the story of Hades and Persephone, told for you by Beatrice Bowles. It's a tale called the Peril...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 2
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Join us for a special episode of The Apple Seed featuring stories about, and also even told by Dads.

Bought by KUHF, WVPE, RadioStPete Florida, KCNP, KVCR and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 7
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On this episode of the Apple Seed, we share a hilarious story about the biggest mystery in the world: What might be behind the door of the teacher'...

Bought by KKRN and WVPE


  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 2
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On this episode of the Apple Seed, Odds Bodkin will share an old story called The Runaway Horse, a story in which misfortune changes to good fortun...

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, KSJE, KTXK, KKRN, and WVPE


  • Added: Jun 15, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 5
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On this episode of the Apple Seed, you'll hear an old tale about a community of animals who's welfare depends on learning the name of a mysterious ...

Bought by KSJE, KTXK, and KKRN


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 3
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On this episode of the Apple Seed you'll hear a story from Len Kebrall, about two pals, a buddy story! Thing is, these buddies are frogs. The adven...

Bought by KSJE and KTXK


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 2
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In this episode of the Apple Seed you'll hear from the wonderful musical storyteller Heather Forest with a story called "The Boy Who Drew Cats", ab...

Bought by KSJE, KKRN, WVPE, and KTXK


  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 4