Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Jun 13, 2012
by The Moth Staff
Life in the Bike Lane: Stories of People-Powered Exploits & Adventures
What’s happening?
Join The Moth and Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing’s celebration of bicycles, beer and all manner of sustainable folly. Submit YOUR story for a chance to be a part of The Moth’s special Tour De Fat show.
We’ll feature four stories from beloved Moth storytellers brought from headquarters and four local stories told by…maybe you? See below for how and...
Read more
Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Feb 15, 2012
by Joan D. Firestone, Executive Director
Dear Moth family,
We are thrilled to announce that The Moth is the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions (also known as the MACEI Award). On behalf of our Founder, Board and Staff, we would like to express our gratitude to The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for this great honor.
The award will be used in part to preserve The Moth’s 15-year video and audio archive, protecting for history voices of such storytellers as Wanda Bull...
Read more
Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Nov 28, 2011
by Jenifer Hixson, Senior Producer
Thank you so much for supporting us on the way to our 200th episode of The Moth podcast!As a way to say thanks, we wanted to give our listeners the best approximation of a full-length Moth GrandSLAM by podcasting the first Chicago GrandSLAM, recorded live in January 2011 and presented in its entirety. You’ll hear the whole thing, from start to finish, over the course of two podcast episodes.Moth GrandSLAMS have been happening in New York and California for many years but for this maiden GrandsS...
Read more
Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Sep 23, 2011
by George Dawes Green, Founder of The Moth
Wanda Bullard would welcome almost anyone to her bungalow on St Simon’s Island, Georgia. And as she made a mean venison stew, and always had plenty of wine and Jack Daniel’s on hand, consequently a lot of eccentrics and oddballs and whirligigs would alight there. Late at night we’d still be out on her porch and telling stories. Dayton told of the night 20,000 chickens got away from him. Bill Jennings recounted his knockabout Navy adventures. Kenny told about driving home from Nahunta in a car ov...
Read more
Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Jul 19, 2011
by The Moth
We would like to express our deep sadness and profound sense of loss at the unexpected passing of our beloved colleague, Katie Sanderson, and extend our heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. Katie was a light in the world, a fierce champion of the arts, and she will live on in our hearts and minds forever.
A fund for the education of her three-year-old son, Milo Sanderson Miga, has been set up.
Please send donations made out to:
Michael Migac/o The Moth481 Broadway, Third Flo...
Read more
