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.


227 Pieces

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In today’s episode of The Apple Seed, you’ll hear an account of the ancient tale of the last Zapotec king. And on the lighter side, you’ll hear Don...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Join us today as we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and we share stories and songs, bringing focus to the Civil Rights Movement.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KTXK, WVPE, KSJE, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 7
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Today's episode is full of stories about horses and the remarkable history that revolves around these animals.

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  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 2
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We place some special focus on the importance of mothers. That, and much more, on today's episode of The Apple Seed.

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Enjoy an hour of entertaining stories with subjects that include woodchucks, art in catacombs, and a little princess.

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
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Join us this episode for a classic story called "How the Whale Got It's Throat" by Rudyard Kipling and several other stories, including an entry in...

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  • Added: Nov 24, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Enjoy stories from Dolores Hydock, Willy Claflin, and much more in an episode packed with stories about history, humor, and imagination.

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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In this Christmas special, The Apple Seed shares holiday stories and memories.

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 6
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Sports teach us fitness, dedication, honor, and so many valuable skills that will help us throughout our entire lives. Listen for an hour of great ...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 54:40
  • Purchases: 2
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Have you ever taken some time to look up in the sky and see what happens? Moving clouds, images of dragons fighting and so many other things moving...

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  • Added: Nov 04, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Today’s collection of stories celebrates nature. Storytellers Jay O’Callahan, Glenda Bonin, Joseph Bruchac, Susan Reed, and Valentina Oritz take us...

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
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Albert Einstein once said, “Any who never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” As life graces us with new experiences again and again, we ...

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  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 2
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The Apple Seed team gathers around the virtual Thanksgiving table to swap stories and memories about Thanksgiving, food, and family.

Bought by KRBD, KCNP, KSJE, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 9
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In today’s episode, we have stories about finding gold, sometimes figuratively, sometimes literally. These characters are surrounded by good and ba...

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  • Added: Oct 14, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 3
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In today’s episode, we’ll hear about Donald Davis’s mother and her extraordinary adventures in driving. Nothing prepares her for the shock she rece...

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 1
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A special Halloween episode begins as if it’s going to be an hour of terror, until –PSYCH! It becomes, instead, an hour of exciting and funny stories.

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  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 3
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What was your first-ever job? Was it an easy dream job? Or was it hard and tedious? Whatever it was, we can promise it was easier than Jack’s first...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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In this episode, we have the pleasure of hearing all about siblings. Both funny stories and heartwarming ones that we’re sure will bring great memo...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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In this episode of The Apple Seed, we bring you a collection of stories that examine the what and the why of who we are.

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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There are lots of reasons we can feel out of place, misunderstood, or unwanted and it’s never a very fun experience. So, what can we do when we fee...

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  • Added: Sep 09, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 2