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The Apple Seed - Bill Harley's "The Best Candy in the Whole World"
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Grammy-winning storyteller Bill Harley tells us a story about candy that makes a teacher exclaim, "This is the best candy in the whole world!"

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


  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - Bill Harley + Original Musical Audio Drama in the Old West
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories about music and friendship.

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


  • Added: Sep 26, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
The Apple Seed - Bil Lepp, Mark Twain & Pranks
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories about Pranks, Hoaxes, and General Mischief

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


  • Added: Apr 05, 2022
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 4
The Apple Seed - Tea in the Slammer
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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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 ...

Bought by WCNY, KTXK, and KKRN


  • Added: May 04, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Apple Seed - The Old Apple Tree
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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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
StoryCorps: Jeffrey Sherman
From: StoryCorps
Caption: A 5-year-old Jeffrey Sherman is pictured with his father, songwriter Robert Sherman, in the early 1960s., Credit: Courtesy of Jeffrey Sherman.
Jeffrey Sherman sits down with his wife, Wendy Liebman, to remember his father, music composer Robert B. Sherman, and how getting a vaccine as a ch...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
Alicia and the Monster Under the Bed
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories about adventures that arise at the end of the day.

Bought by KTXK


  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 57:21
  • Purchases: 1
124: Saved by the Bo
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Just like a real-life Zach Morris, a teenager in the 90's writes his own episode of Saved By The Bell and tries to get it on the air.  Listen to th...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2018
  • Length: 20:07
The Speed of Sound: Les Claypool
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Les Claypool never rests. Whether he’s dealing with his most famous band, Primus, leading his Frog Brigade, or jamming with his new friend Sean Le...

Bought by KUCB, KHNS, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 4
Maurice Sendak
From: Facts About Fiction
Caption: Maurice Sendak's self-portrait with Mickey Mouse, Credit: Maurice Sendak
Children's author Maurice Sendak was a big collector of Disney paraphenalia

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: :59
Halloween: All Ages Approved
From: Talena Sanders
Series: On Autumn (MAR 210 Fall 2015)
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This audio-story provides a window into what the Halloween holiday can mean to different age groups.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 06:54
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE -- Mark Burton and Richard Starzak Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Mark Burton & Richard Starzak, San Francisco, CA 8/5/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Mark Burton and Richard Starzak talk the comedic possibilities of sheep, the power of puns, and how to be funny without saying a word.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2015
  • Length: 19:17
Tiffany Ward & Rob Minkoff -- MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Tiffany Ward & Rob Minkoff, San Francisco, CA 2/21/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Rob MInkoff and Tiffany Ward talk waking up in a cold sweat, restoring Mona Lisa’s eyebrows, and why the cantaloupe really is the lowest of the fru...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 07:50
Man Behind the Half Shell
From: Emma Morgenstern
Caption: Steve Lavigne in his shop, Shellback Artworks. Wells, Maine., Credit: Emma Morgenstern
In 1985, Steve Lavigne quit his job to help a friend draw an indie comic book. He never imagined that those comics, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2013
  • Length: 06:38
WE ARE WHAT WE ARE -- Jim Mickle Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Jim Mickle, San Francisco, CA 9/30/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jim Mickle talks extreme reactions, the difference between a remake and a re-imagining, and why he wanted to make the prettiest cannibal movie ever.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2013
  • Length: 15:44
Comedy Exec Mines Parenting Gold For Blog, Book
From: Lauren Ober
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Adrian Kulp is a daddy blogger. After leaving a successful career as a TV executive to become a stay-at-home dad to his two toddlers, Kulp parlayed...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 06:16
WRECK-IT RALPH -- Rich Moore Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Rich Moore, San Francisco, CA. 10/17/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Rich Moore talks existential angst, the animated need for snack food, and why a sour ball was the role he was born to play.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 14:34
Bransonland - David Thomas
From: Matt Hill
Series: Spark - True Stories
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A true story told live in London. As a child, David visits the home of British millionaire Richard Branson. Which happens to be on an island. Despi...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 10:39
Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary
From: Roy Trumbull
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Two rich farmers in Ireland envy the tiny slip of land owned by Donald O'Neary who has but one cow to his name. But Donald is a clever lad who is e...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 13:28
The Story Teller At Fault
From: Roy Trumbull
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The king's story teller gets up one morning and fails to have a story pop into his head to work on for that evening.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 18:49
Chess and Children
From: Vicki Hayes
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Two children talk about what it's like to play chess.

Bought by KPIP-LP and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 2
Hot Wheels Convention, Speed, KS
From: Edward Parker
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A visit to small town Kansas for a Hot Wheels Toy Car Convention

  • Added: Oct 18, 2006
  • Length: 04:07
RN Documentary: The Music Boat Man
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Reinier Sijpkens musician, magician, laughter collector talks to Dheera Sujan about his life?s goal to develop his soul.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 14, 2006
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Magic of Falling Teeth
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Sharon Bar-David, guided by her seven-year-old daughter Leore, takes you into a magical world filled with wiggly teeth and tooth fairies.

Bought by XRAY.fm, KFAI Minneapolis, WBEZ, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 13:15
  • Purchases: 4