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Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began chiseling the rockface of Mount Rushmore on 4th October, 1927 - the start of a 14 year project to carve Presidents Wa...
- Added: Oct 24, 2023
- Length: :03
The world’s most famous adult magazine went ‘SFW’ on 12th October, 2015 – when Scott Flanders, then Playboy’s chief executive, announced that futur...
- Added: Oct 24, 2023
- Length: 09:59
The world’s most famous cabaret, the Moulin Rouge, opened its doors in Paris on 6th October, 1889. Founded by Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler, the ...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 10:02
Triggering a national and international outcry, the San Francisco school board issued an order on October 11th, 1906, requiring all Japanese and Ko...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 11:26
In this Sunday episode, exclusively for our CLUB RETROSPECTORS supporters on Patreon and Apple Podcasts, Arion, Rebecca and Olly investigate the st...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 09:51
The Secret of Monkey Island, one of the best loved video games of the point-and-click era, was released on the 15th October, 1990, without, it must...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 09:33
King Henry VIII’s third wife, Queen Consort Jane Seymour, died aged just 29 on 24th October, 1537 - 12 days after giving birth to their son, future...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 11:09
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. became the first African-American general in the US Army on 25th October, 1940 - despite facing opposition from those who sa...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 10:07
On October 18th, 1867, the United States formally took possession of Alaska, after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less t...
- Added: Oct 16, 2023
- Length: 10:04
You've probably heard a Jack tale or two, like Jack and the Bean Stock, for example. Well that story telling character, Jack, has had all kind of a...
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- Added: Jan 19, 2022
- Length: 54:58
- Purchases: 5
Just about everyone has a memory with a bike, and a lot of the time, it includes getting into a little bit of nonsense. We'll bring up some of thos...
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- Added: Jan 12, 2022
- Length: 54:58
- Purchases: 5
One of the greatest joys in this life is the joy of our relationships. In today’s stories, you'll hear a Japanese story from Donald Davis about a m...
- Added: Dec 28, 2021
- Length: 54:58
- Purchases: 4
Why enjoy the story of one great storyteller, when you can enjoy two? Join us to listen to "The Ten Thousand Treasure Cave" from the storytelling d...
- Added: Dec 13, 2021
- Length: 54:56
- Purchases: 2
On the next episode of the show, a conversation with our friend, Rod Gustafson, about how the film Shadowlands, the movie about C.S. Lewis, helped ...
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- Added: Nov 23, 2021
- Length: 54:48
- Purchases: 5
Some stories are just there to help us know that things can get tough, but sometimes they work out. We'll hear a story from Catherine Conant about ...
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- Added: Nov 17, 2021
- Length: 54:54
- Purchases: 4
Who's the Slavic folk character who lives in a house on top of giant chicken legs? Well, it's Baba Yaga. This story is told by the great storytelle...
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- Added: Nov 03, 2021
- Length: 54:35
- Purchases: 5
On this episode of the Apple Seed, the great North Carolina storyteller Donald Davis talks about a time when he was a little kid and they decided t...
- Added: Aug 04, 2021
- Length: 54:59
- Purchases: 3
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...
- Added: Jun 01, 2021
- Length: 54:58
- Purchases: 2
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...
- Added: May 24, 2021
- Length: 54:59
- Purchases: 2
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...
- Added: May 17, 2021
- Length: 54:58
- Purchases: 4
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...
- Added: May 12, 2021
- Length: 54:58
- Purchases: 4
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...
- Added: Apr 20, 2021
- Length: 54:58
- Purchases: 5
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...
- Added: Apr 14, 2021
- Length: 55:00
- Purchases: 4
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...
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 55:00
- Purchases: 4
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...
- Added: Mar 25, 2021
- Length: 54:58
- Purchases: 3
