YMB #45 The Importance of Story: A Conversation with S. D. Smith

Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill

Pam Barnhill

Kids & Family, Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

We are kicking off the new season of the Your Morning Basket podcast with a conversation about story. And there is no one better equipped to talk to us about a good story and the impact it can have on our kids than master-story teller S.D. Smith.

Author of the enthralling Green Ember series of books, Sam is here today to chat with us about what makes a good story and how these tales shape our kids. Pulling from his own childhood and what stories have meant to him, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

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0:00.0	This is Your Morning Basket, where we help you bring truth, goodness, and beauty to your
0:11.4	homeschool day.
0:17.8	Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 45 of the Your Morning Basket podcast. I'm Pam Barnhill,
0:25.1	your host, and I'm so happy that you're joining me here today as we kick off a new season of the podcast.
0:31.6	We're really excited to have author S.D. Smith of Green Ember fame with us today on the show. We're going to be talking about
0:39.6	the importance of story, what makes a good story, and how stories work to form and shape us
0:45.8	throughout our entire lives. So we'll get on with that interview right after this word from our
0:51.1	sponsor.
0:59.7	This episode of the Your Morning Basket podcast is brought to you by Maestro Classics.
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1:50.5	who the composer was, the history and story behind the music, the instruments used by the orchestra,
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