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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A child with such power over his focus he can light things on fire with nothing but his eyes. An old lady determined to bring a ghost to life. A young girl who is so shy she almost gets trapped by some evil men in the middle of the night. What do all of these have in common? Well, maybe not a whole lot, but they do all appear on today’s episode of The Apple Seed.

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The Wise One

Stories come in all shapes and sizes—personal stories, traditional stores, folk tales, fairytales, and more. The stories we have for you today are from all sorts of genres, but they all teach us lessons on being kind and the impact we can have on the lives of others. In a world that is full of turmoil and confusion, we could all use a little kindness from ourselves and from others.

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Rain Gauge

It’s time for The Apple Seed! Some time just about every day filled with stories for you and your family. Since 2013 we’ve been bringing you tall tales, personal tales, fairy tales, historical tales and more. All kinds of tales, from all kinds of tellers. And today you’ll hear an hour of stories filled with danger, mischievousness, imagination, and silliness.

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Dancing in the Rain

Most stories are full of magic. Even true stories have magic in them. They deliver us to another time, another place, to new people and new events. Sometimes they can teach us things about our own lives even when the story is completely different from what we live everyday. We have some magical stories today.

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Show and Tell

It’s time for The Apple Seed, some time just about every day filled with stories for you and your family. Every day is filled with stories of all kinds, and today’s stories are full of imagination and wonder to help spark your own imaginative mind. We hope that the stories we share with you will help inspire you to share your own memories as stories with those that you love.

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Possum and Snake

Today’s episode is filled with laughter, luck, and love! Our first story, Sheila Arnold’s, “People’s Choices - Possum & Snake”, will remind you of all the silly mistakes you’ve made before. Yet you don’t need to feel bad about them, because if you’re anything like Possum, then you might’ve just accidentally left your brain at home.

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Min-Yo and the Moon Dragon

Today’s story takes place in China where Min-Yo and her village are facing a very serious problem that only the dragon on the moon can stop. How does one reach the Moon Dragon? Take the stairs, of course! But, the problem is that the staircase disappears from time to time and has grown delicate and thin, so one wrong step will send the climber falling a long, long way down.

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The Pearl That Shone By Night

Somewhere far away, deep under the Eastern sea, is a Dragon King with a treasure hoard piled high with gold, rubies, emeralds, jade, and every kind of treasure you can imagine. At least, that’s what legend says. In today’s story, one young man sets out on a perilous journey to find the Dragon King’s palace and recover the most precious of all his treasures- a pearl that shines by night.

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