Sometimes we are the ones leaving the comfort and safety of our home to seek new adventures, and other times we watch our loved ones venture out into the world. Today we have an hour of stories about leaving the nest:

(3:18) Introduction to storyteller and actress Dolores Hydock
(7:31) Dolores Hydock talks about a formative adventure across Europe during her college years, and the things she realized when she returned home in the story "My Own Backyard," recorded live in the Apple Seed Studio
(25:55) Host Sam Payne shares his feelings on both sides of the leaving the nest equation in today’s entry in The Radio Family Journal
(30:34) An episode of OTR (Old Time Radio) drama 'Father Knows Best' in which Dad frets about his kids becoming more independent
(44:56) One of the most familiar stories about leaving the nest and making your way into the world: The Three Little Pigs