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The Apple Seed
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers. Stories bring us together and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne.
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S11 E12: Like Father Like Son - Stories for the Whole Family by Bil Lepp and Kevin Kling
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about fathers who created lasting memories with their sons.
(1:27) "Pinewood...

S11 E11: That Darn Cat! - Stories for the Whole Family by Charlotte Blake Alston and Lyn Ford
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about cats and their humorous and heartwarming adventures.
(1:11) "Cats and...

S11 E10: Saving the Day - Stories for the Whole Family by Tim Lowry and Bobby Norfolk
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about unlikely heroes coming to the rescue.
(1:32) "The Seven Kids" - Tim Lo...

S11 E9: Ninja Courage - Stories for the Whole Family by Motoko and Pippa White
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about young people becoming courageous heroes, yet silent protectors like ninjas.
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S11 E8: Belonging - Stories for the Whole Family by Antonio Rocha and Debs Newbold
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about people finding their place in the world.
(1:49) "Kite Fighting" - Anto...

S11 E7: Be Careful What You Wish For - Stories for the Whole Family by Lyn Ford and Antonio Sacre
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about people trying to achieve their dreams only to learn that some dreams aren't all tha...

S11 E6: High School Hijinks - Stories for the Whole Family by Andy Offutt Irwin and Sheila Arnold
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about teenagers getting in and out of trouble during their high school adventures.
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S11 E5: Fractured Fairytales - Stories for the Whole Family by Paul Strickland and Ed Stivender
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about classic fairytales with new unique twists.
(1:30) "Uncle False's Rapun...

S11 E4: Back to School - Stories for the Whole Family by Kim Weitkamp and Tim Lowry
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about school days and the many challenges that come from teachers, classmates, and growin...

S11 E3: What Goes Around Comes Around - Stories for the Whole Family by Charlotte Blake Alston and Bobby Norfolk
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about how actions, good and bad, receive consequences.
(1:20) "Kumba am Nda...

S11 E2: Horse Heroes - Stories for the Whole Family by Antonio Rocha and Pippa White
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about horses that went beyond the call of nature to help people need in need.

S11 E1: Summer Days - Stories for the Whole Family by Bill Harley and Carolina Quiroga
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about memories of summer days spent playing in the sun as well as the many good and not s...

DIY Stories Starring YOU!
Join us as Apple Seed listeners tell us some of their own stories - some of them inspired by The Apple Seed.
(1:20) "Birthday Song" - Lis...

S10 E12: Outside the Comfort Zone - Stories for the Whole Family by Jasmin Cardenas and Donald Davis
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about the many things that pressure us to make choice in life. Friends, family, culture a...

S10 E11: An Odyssey - Stories for the Whole Family by Tim Lowry and Kevin Kling
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about the great Odysseys of life and the many challenges we hurtle to make our way back h...

S10 E10: Hope - Stories for the Whole Family by Kim Weitkamp and Paul Strickland
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about holding onto hope in hard times, finding light in the darkest moments, and the smal...

S10 E9: Coming of Age - Stories for the Whole Family by Antonio Rocha and Charlotte Blake Alston
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about the journeys from childhood to adulthood and the lessons we learn as we mature.

S10 E8: The Pursuit of Happiness- Stories for the Whole Family by Bill Harley and Debs Newbold
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about how to pursue happiness. What's the secret? Our stories today have a few ideas abou...

S10 E7: Beloved Elders - Stories for the Whole Family by Donald Davis, Bil Lepp and Andy Offutt Irwin
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about caretaking, criminal tendencies, and creative license to be learned from old friend...

S10 E6: Wisdom & Folly - Stories for the Whole Family by Donna Washington and Kevin Kling
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about how smarts can't be appreciated in the eyes of others until we've come to appreciat...

S10 E5: Humble Pie - Stories for the Whole Family by Antonio Rocha and Kim Weitkamp
No one likes a helping of humble pie, but these stories will help. you laugh you way through the humiliation.
(1:08) "The Lion Prince" b...

S10 E4: Bringing Up Baby - Stories for the Whole Family by Bobby Norfolk and Bill Harley
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about the potential every ambition has for flight, even when a gripe or two becomes part...

S10 E3: The Strength of Small Things - Stories for the Whole Family by Charlotte Blake Alston and Tim Lowry
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about the little souls whose abilities should never be estimated by size.
(1...

S10 E2: Cinco de Mayo Myths - Stories for the Whole Family by Carolina and Jasmin Cardenas
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, the Apple Seed brings you two ancient myths from Central America.
(1:05) "The Hungry Goddess and the Fiv...

S10 E1: A Brush With Death - Stories for the Whole Family by Debs Newbold and Bil Lepp
Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about close encounters with death that end in equal parts wisdom and laughter.

S9 E12: Life's Lessons - Stories for the Whole Family by Kevin Kling and Bil Lepp
Gather your family to listen to stories about how lessons can come from all kinds of mentors, but ultimately, it's our choice to learn them.
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S9 E11: Face Your Fears - Stories for the Whole Family by Jasmin Cardenas and Mara Menzies
Gather your family to listen to stories about how fear came to be, how it speaks to us, and how we can manage it.
(1:05) "How Fear...

S9 E10: You're Not the Boss of Me - Stories for the Whole Family by Bill Harley and Charlotte Blake Alston
Gather your family to listen to stories about the learning how to be your own boss and make your own decisions.
(1:05) "You're Not...

S9 E9: Grandfriends - Stories for the Whole Family by Donald Davis and Angela Lloyd
Gather your family to listen to stories about the grandparents and grand friends that keep up laughing and learning with their bucketfuls of stories....

S9 E8: Friend or Foe? - Stories for the Whole Family by Kim Weitkamp and Lyn Ford
Gather your family to listen to stories about the friends to be found around us when we care enough to listen.
(1:00) "Anne...

S9 E7: The Choice to Change - Stories for the Whole Family by Debs Newbold and Sheila Arnold
Gather your family to listen to stories about the most impactful voice we will ever hear--our own.
( 00:45) "The Hare and the Farm...

S9 E6: Besting the Bad Guys - Stories for the Whole Family by Bobby Norfolk and Donna Washington
Gather your family to listen to stories about how when little guys meet the bad guys, the little ones are sure to win with a little bit of selflessnes...

BONUS: Forged in the Stars by Jay O'Callahan
BONUS: Forged in the Stars by Jay O'Callahan

S9 E5: Tiny Acts of Kindness - Stories for the Whole Family by Donald Davis and Jasmin Cardenas
Gather your family to listen to stories about how kindness is powerful in every size.
(1:00) "Aunt Esther Learns to Drive" - Donald...

S9 E4: The Test of True Love - Stories for the Whole Family by Kevin Kling and Charlotte Blake Alston
Gather your family to listen to stories about how, by weathering trials and time, resilient love puts us back together.
(00:57) "L...

S9 E3: Give a Hilarious Hand - Stories for the Whole Family by Bil Lepp and Andy Offutt Irwin
Gather your family to listen to stories about how a handyman can come in all shapes and surprises.
(1:04) "Braswell Cleans Tombston...

S9 E2: Silly Goose - Stories for the Whole Family by Debs Newbold and Tim Lowry
Gather your family to listen to stories about how, no matter how wild the catastrophe, the story can always get sillier.
(1:05) "Si...

S9 E1: Culinary Temptations - Stories for the Whole Family by Bill Harley and Bobby Norfolk
Gather your family to listen to stories about enviable treats and the lengths some hungry youngsters will go to for them.
(00:52) "Mrs. L...

BONUS: 2025 National Youth Storytelling
Gather your family to listen to a bonus feature of original stories told by members of National Youth Storytelling, and recorded live in the Apple See...

S8 E12: Petty Larceny - Stories for the Whole Family by Bil Lepp and Donna Washington
Gather your family to listen to stories about a couple playful plots that both end in funerals...and a whole lot of fun.
(00:58) "Raised...