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How do we make audio more discoverable online? Since The Moth was founded in 1997, we've recorded nearly 20,000 stories. But without transcripts or deeper descriptions, these incredible stories are still living in the digital dark age. In fact, most of the audio we listen to (podcasts, radio broadcasts, oral histories) is beyond the reach of search engines. So we teamed up with New York Public Library's Digital L...
We’d like to thank the incredible teams at Girls and HBO for their loving portrayal of The Moth on the show’s Season Finale! They took the extra step to listen to many stories from actual tellers in our StorySLAM community and then casted them in the show. We have links to all of their stories below. If you want to tell your own story like Hannah Horvath did, leave a message on our pitchline by calling 1-877-799-MOTH (1-877-799-6684) or attend an open-mic StorySLAM in your city. Find the one ...
The Moth Award is given each year at The Moth Ball in New York City to honor the world’s greatest raconteurs. This year’s recipient, Zadie Smith, accepted The Moth Award and reflected on how her own relationship to storytelling has changed over the course of her life. Watch Zadie Smith’s full acceptance speech below: ...
What is your favorite Moth story? This year the 10,000th story graced our stages. Sometimes heartbreaking, at other times hilarious, each story offers insights into our lives. Collectively they form a unique record of the voices of our time. And you make this all possible. Thanks to your support we will produce 270 shows across the country this year, with millions more listeners enjoying Moth stories through our public radio show and podcast. But The Moth’s own story is ...
The Moth is true stories, told live! If you’ve just discovered our site, you can find out about us here. The Moth Presents: SWITCHING GEARS Join The Moth and Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing’s celebration of bicycles, beer and all manner of sustainable folly, for a day of merriment that offers music, a bicycle parade, artistic spectacles and other tantalizing creative endeavors… including a very rare, midday, broad-daylight Moth show. Come gather round! We’ll feature four stories tol...