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Hey, Daddy-O! Stories of Fathers
--- This episode is available on your local radio station, PRX and below via The Moth Player. It will be published on Spotify, Apple and iHeart on 6/18/24 ---
This week, an episode in honor of Father's Day. Moments of unexpected understanding, confrontations in cars, and a rubber chicken. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Curatorial Producer, Suzanne Rust. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
Tomas Davila and his father finally connect.
Single father Jeffrey Berke and his daughter tackle a medical issue together.
Jill Chenault gets advice--of all kinds--from her father on car rides.
Stacy Staggs goes on a search for her biological father.
After her father dies, Whitney Geden memorializes him in a unique manner he would appreciate.
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Memento Poultry
After her father dies, Whitney Gedden memorializes him in a unique manner he would appreciate.
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Hey, Daddy-O! Stories of Fathers Extras
Suzanne Rust
Suzanne with her father at her wedding.
Suzanne recording her Moth Radio Hour with a photo of her father.
Jeffrey Berke
Jeffrey.
Stacy Staggs
Stacy and her "Padre"
Stacy and her "Padre" at the same age.
Tomas Davila
Tomas's dad.
Tomas with his parents and his husband.
Tomas and his dad on Chief Pinning Day.
Whitney Geden
Whitney's father receiving a rubber chicken for Christmas.
A photo of the rocket chicken.
Jill Chenault
Jill and Dad
Jill's family in Virginia.
The music in this story
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The Drift - Uncanny Valley
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Duke Ellington - Mood Indigo
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Oscar Peterson - Love for Sale
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Miles Davis - Blue in Green
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Charlie Parker - Just Friends
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Dexter Gordon Quintete - Daddy Plays the Horn
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John Coltrane - My Favorite Things