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AWARD-WINNING MEDIA EXECUTIVE CHRISTINA NORMAN NAMED FIRST-EVER CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER AT THE MOTH! New Role Aims to Help Organization Expand to Broadcast and Beyond NEW YORK, NY (April 2024) – Acclaimed storytelling nonprofit The Moth, the team behind the immensely popular The Moth Radio Hour and The Moth Podcast, proudly announces the addition of award-winning entertainment leader Christin...
Hello Moth Community, Although we knew it was coming, we were deeply shaken when we heard the news about the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe V. Wade. We’ve been preparing for this decision to happen for weeks. In early June, we produced a special episode of The Moth Podcast and created a playlist of stories about the importance of bodily autonomy. None of that changes the fact that after the ruling was made public, we found ourselves at a loss for words. As we process this news,...
Hello Moth Community, Today is a special day for The Moth! Our new book, How to Tell a Story, is out in the world.We debated the dedication line, as we did nearly every word in this book—(co-authoring is lively work!)—but there was a collective and happy yes when we co-decided:TO THE UNDISCOVERED STORIES IN ALL OF US.This book is dedicated to you and what you have yet to share.We worked many hours to distill 25 years of front-row storytelling know-how into a single book. We hope a...
We are heartbroken to hear of the death of beloved Moth storyteller Alan Rabinowitz. We met Alan in 2005. His first story, Man and Beast, about him overcoming a debilitating stutter to become a voice and champion for animals, is a beloved classic which was eventually turned into a children's book and short film. While working on the story, I would meet Alan at 7AM at the Bronx Zoo, where he ran their Wildlife Conservation Society (he eventually co-founded the con...
If you're a subscriber to the Moth Podcast (and if you're not—get on that!), you may have noticed something a little different last week. Namely, that there were two new episodes in your feed, versus the usual one. No, you're not dreaming! We're trying something new. When we air one of our favorite repeat episodes of The Moth Radio Hour on your local public radio station, you'll now be able to listen to that episode the following Tuesday on our podcast feed. Then, just a few days later ...