Race for Your Life - Stories for the Whole Family by Bil Lepp and Lyn Ford

Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about the moments in life that teach us courage and bravery, even in the face of risk or danger, and how those early acts of courage can benefit us throughout our lives.

(0:00) Introduction by host Sam Payne.

(01:22) "Fire Bike" by Bil Lepp. A humorous and high-energy childhood story about a time when his friend Elmore set out to impress a girl by attempting the daring and ill-advised feat of setting his bike chain on fire.

(16:07) "A Childhood Crush" by Sam Payne. A personal story and reflection on the things we do to impress someone we like, and how those moments of bravery help us develop confidence and courage that serve us later in life.

(18:31) "Rabbit and Old Man" by Lyn Ford. A traditional folktale about featuring the rabbit from many children’s stories, who sneaks into an old man’s garden to steal vegetables when the old man finally catches him, testing Rabbit’s cleverness and courage.

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.

The Apple Seed is produced by Sam Payne, Wendy Folsom, and Brian Tanner.

Assistant Producers Madie Clasby, Garrett Gunnell, Keri Griggs, Paige Jensen-Rutter, and Kay Hendrickson.

Post-Production Supervisor Trent Reimschussel.

Editor Madie Clasby.

Production Audiovisual Technician DJ Cromarty.

Post-Production Audio Engineers Taehyeon Ted Kim and Kiplin Merril.