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Live from the Cowboy Poetry Gathering
In this hour, stories from the Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Hosted by Dame Wilburn, with additional hosting from Jay Allison. A woman says goodbye to her childhood ranch; a young girl finally gets her wish to own a pet; a Guatemalan teenager goes on a silent and stealthy mission; and a Dakota man tries to track down someone he has not seen in years. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Teresa Jordan returns home to a parched and cracked land.
Dame Wilburn visits Macon, Georgia for a summer and gets an unconventional pet.
Nestor Gomez flees the Guatemalan Civil War to the safety of his mother’s home.
Bobby Wilson hears of a Dakota man he desperately tries to meet.
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11:22
Blackie the Pig
by Dame Wilburn
Dame Wilburn visits Macon, Georgia for a summer and gets an unconventional pet.
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10:10
Undocumented Journey
by Nestor Gomez
Nestor Gomez flees the Guatemalan Civil War to the safety of his mother’s home.
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Extras From This Episode
Bobby Wilson
Bobby, his sister and his father.
Bearview, a sacred site walked on by Bobby's ancestors for thousands of years.
Teresa Jordan
Teresa's father, Larry Jordan, saddled up.
Like father, like daughter.
The Wyoming ranch that was home to Teresa's family for almost 100 years.