Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Apr 09, 2024
by The Moth Staff
Lesson #66: EXPECTATION VS. REALITY: “Have You Met Him Yet” - David Litt
Hello! This month we bring you a story from the Mainstage teller, David Litt. David was one of President Obama’s speech writers and told this story first at a 2017 Mainstage.
This month’s Storytelling School story is:
“Have You Met Him Yet” by David Litt
Watch the video. You can read the transcript of David’s story here.
After you’ve watched and read the story, you can do the followi...
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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Mar 12, 2024
by The Moth Staff
Lesson #65: IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE: “360 Beats Per Minute” - Isobel Connelly
INTRODUCTORY GREETINGS
Hello and Happy Spring! This month we bring you a story from Moth Education Alumna Isobel Connelly. Isobel’s story touches on health, life, and being a kid navigating an unknowable outcome. It was originally recorded on December 15, 2014 at the Education GradSLAM.
This month’s Storytelling School story is:
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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Feb 20, 2024
by The Moth Staff
Lesson #64: FINDING YOUR GROOVE: “LIL’ MAMA” - Audrey Ellen Pleasant
INTRODUCTORY GREETINGS
Happy 2024! We are happy to share with you the first Storytelling School Blog of the year!
This month’s story is told by Audrey Ellen Pleasant who shared with us all the way back in 2010. Inspired by the new year we are highlighting a story about doing new things, getting out of our comfort zones, and movin’ and groovin’.
This month’s Storytelling School story is:
“Lil’ Mama” b...
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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Nov 14, 2023
by The Moth Staff
Lesson #63: DISCOVERY: “HARMONY SCAFFOLDS HOME” - Anaïs Cerina Irizarry Austin
This month our Storytelling School story is “Harmony Scaffolds Home” by Anaïs Cerina Irizarry Austin. Anaïs is an alum of our Story Lab program and this story will be featured on the second episode of the second season of GROWN! Grown is The Moth’s newest podcast all about what it means to grow up. You can listen to Grown wherever you listen to podcasts! HARMONY SCAFFOLDS HOME by Anaïs Cerina Irizarry Austin
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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Oct 18, 2023
by The Moth Staff
Lesson #62: Rise and Shine “Stepping Into Me” - Jake Haller
Welcome back to Storytelling School! We’re celebrating this month with a story all about stepping into oneself. Jake Haller told this month’s story at the GrandSLAM for The Moth's Education Program in New York City on June 8, 2019.
This month’s Storytelling School story is:
“Stepping Into Me” by Jake Haller
Watch the videoYou can read the transcript of TELLER’S story here....
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