Sam PayneAug 5, 20204 minHatching PlansEvery week, Sam posts in "The Radio Family Journal," a collection of tiny little personal stories broadcast on The Apple Seed. Here's the...
Sam PayneJul 16, 20204 minThe Faithful ShepherdMy dad was never a guy who was super interested in stuff. Having stuff, I mean. Except for a pretty dense collection of fine guitars,...
Sam PayneJun 10, 20203 minFrostie Root BeerWhen I was a kid, whenever I got a quarter I’d ride my bike the mile to the little town grocery store and I’d buy a bottle of the best –...
Sam PayneMay 15, 20204 minBella's HatsI don’t know why I even said yes to this, but when I was sixteen years old, a lady down the street asked if I’d come and help her with a...
Sam PayneApr 4, 20201 minMove These Little OnesOn Sam's show, "The Apple Seed" (broadcasting just about every day from BYUradio, and filled with stories for you and your family), great...
Sam PayneMar 23, 20201 minHanging on. These days, many of us are working from home, and self-isolating. This is certainly true of me and my family. My home office has become...
Sam PayneNov 1, 20196 minVoicesFrom time to time, I join Lisa Valentine Clark and Ritchie T on The Lisa Show, the popular daily morning program produced by BYUradio. My...
Sam PayneNov 19, 20186 minWhen I Was One and TwentyThis blog post was written as an article requested by the Florida Storytelling Association. I'm very happy to be featured as part of...
Sam PayneOct 9, 20183 minLiving Room DreamMy kids used to talk about their dreams at the breakfast table. I always thought, listening to them talk about their dreams, that the...
Sam PayneOct 1, 20173 minQ&A with the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival.Sam enjoyed the great honor of being among the featured tellers at the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival 2017. TImpanogos is one of the...
Sam PayneSep 15, 20173 minBeginnings for Mr. and Mrs. PayneSkyler got married. My oldest son. That was a big thing for me to get my head around. And it also meant choosing a wedding gift. And as I...
Sam PayneApr 13, 20173 minIt Doesn't Take MuchIt’s remarkable how little coaxing a memory needs before it floods your brain as a full-fledged story – bringing back to you a living,...
Sam PayneMar 1, 20173 minBurritos and StoriesThe Weber Storytelling Festival has been an institution in Ogden, Utah, for more than two decades. Held over three days, just as February...
Sam PayneJan 27, 20172 minFinding Yourself in the Stories you HearIn the studio today, the Apple Seed team worked on an episode featuring stories that bring back particular memories for team members....
Sam PayneMay 11, 20162 minStory KeepersThis Spring saw us at the Vernal Storytelling Festival, run so well by Aaryn Birchell and her team. The festival features public tellings...
Sam PayneApr 9, 20163 minThings that Go AwayNot long ago, for an Apple Seed episode about college stories, I found myself writing a piece about Mark Henderson, who was responsible...
Sam PayneMar 12, 20163 minOur Love is Here to StayWay back in my early, early days of being a band leader, I had a jazz quintet that got a gig at the beautiful OC Tanner Amphitheater, at...
Sam PayneJan 16, 20167 minMr. BatemanEvery grade at Alpine Elementary School prepared all year for a Spring program. On some April evening, all the kids in any given grade...
Sam PayneNov 1, 20154 minGordon the BabysitterWhen I was a kid, my folks would sometimes get the older kid next door to babysit my little brother and me. My brother’s name was Joe,...
Sam PayneNov 3, 20144 minFirst KissSummertime, I suppose, is good for remembering a lot of things – the way the world slows down in summer, the taste of ripe apricots, the...