Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika is a scholar, journalist, and artist who researches and teaches in the department of Journalism and Media studies at Rutgers University. He is also the co-host and co-creator of Gimlet Media’s Peabody winning Uncivil podcast. His January 2015 article on Vocal Color in Public Radio produced for Transom.org was featured on NPR, The Washington Post and Buzzfeed, trending nationally on Twitter, and spawning a nationwide discussion of diversity in public media.
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In this hour, a heartbroken woman has a wish come true; a homeowner gets an unwanted surprise; a struggling temp remembers his glory days; a foreigner witnesses history. Hosted by The Moth’s Artistic Director Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
Cole Kazdin dreams of forgetting her past.
Simon Bill's love for antique swords proves useful.
Chenjerai Kumanyika becomes a hip hop star.
James Shuter finds himself in Germany near the Cold War's end.
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by Cole Kazdin
Cole Kazdin loses her memory after an accident and must re-learn her life.
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by Simon Bill
After an attempted home invasion, Simon has to fight a crazed man with an eighteenth century sword.
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by Chenjerai Kumanyika
A former hip hop star learns that life goes on post fame and that, sometimes, you need to figure out who you're not to figure out who you are.
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by James Shuter
An un-worldly boy rom the country finds himself in Berlin on the night the wall fell.
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Listen and watch stories developed through Moth Community workshops.
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The Moth's Community Program partners with nonprofit organizations and cultural institutions to uplift the voices of underrepresented people and communities. As we champion these narratives, we grow both individually and collectively as The Moth seeks to create a more empathetic world through the power of storytelling.
To better understand how storytelling can be useful for the growth and enrichment of their communities, non-profit organizations are invited to apply to host a Moth workshop. Selected partnerships are scheduled for our Fall and Spring seasons.
Apply to bring a workshop to your community!
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Gary Bremen is a 31-year veteran of the National Park Service. He’s worked at Biscayne for the last 22 years, but this summer he’s gathering fellow rangers and musicians and touring a project called “Songs and Stories of our National Parks.” Keep an eye and ear out at a park near you.
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Ian McGregor graduated from Skidmore College with a shiny new degree in English in December 2008 just as the economy avalanched. So instead of launching into the teaching scene, he started a small garden in a south facing window and waited for spring. He opened a small stand at the Jackson Hole Farmer’s Market and sold salad greens and baked goods that summer as a way to make a little money. Since then he has used farming as an excuse to travel and live in new places, from sunny California to chilly Chilean Patagonia. Recently he spent a year working at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture outside NYC. In October 2014 he moved back to his hometown of Jackson to farm full time and embrace Jack Frost as a friend not a foe.
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by Ian McGregor
A tour guide is put through his paces on a trip to Yellowstone.
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by Gary Bremen
A park ranger welcomes more than just visitors to the shores of Biscayne National Park.
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Mary Kate is a writer. She and her five sisters live quite close to each other in Ireland.
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Gail is the Director of “The Clubhouse Network”, a non-profit dedicated to youth from low-income communities -- She’s also a competitive runner who has completed 20 marathons, including one on her 60th birthday.
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Ally Mason grew up in Carlsbad, CA in North County San Diego dreaming of becoming an actor. Upon graduating from Carlsbad High School I was voted "Most Hollywood Bound" which I'm really banking on because financial stability is very important to me as an artist. I am currently attending my third year at UC Berkeley, earning a degree in Film and Media, but intend to pursue careers in comedy and music post-graduation.
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When Jane Otai walks through the Nairobi slums of Korogocho and Viwandani, she is no stranger. No stranger to the women living in corrugated-metal shacks or worse, no stranger to the poverty, overcrowded conditions and health problems devastating families. “I really lived within the urban slum growing up, I am a product of this community’’ says the 47-year-old mother of three. “My mother saw education as the way out. She believed if one got educated, we can break out of the cycle of poverty.” Following her mother’s advice, Jane attended Makerere University in Kampala and got her master’s degree from United States International University in Nairobi. It wasn’t until she finished her education and started a job that Jane had children. She credits access to family planning as the reason for her success. “Because somebody told me about family planning very early I was able to take it up and be able to space my children and delay my first pregnancy. And that is the reason I am here," said Otai. When Jane talks to mothers from Korogocho about the health of their families, the threat of HIV, the importance of family planning, the need for good nutrition, she speaks from experience – personal and professional. Everyone calls her Jane. When she speaks, people listen. When she encourages women to get involved in their community, to take control of their health and seek help for their families, they do so. As part of the Gates Funded and Jhpiego led Tupange urban health initiative, Jane has worked to provide women access to family planning, prenatal care, HIV counseling and testing, screening for cervical cancer and sexual abuse, immunizations and sanitation just to name a few.
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In this hour, more stories from women across the world. A group of daughters bear the weight of a family death; a young girl is told to keep her religion quiet; a doctor struggles to stay afloat; and a woman experiences a fairytale romance. Those stories and more. Hosted by The Moth’s Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
Mary Kate O'Flanagan takes charge and responsibility at a funeral.
Gail Breslow is confronted about her religion at a school in Germany.
Ally Mason reluctantly fills a role in a school play.
Bess Stillman struggles with the difficulties of being a doctor.
Aryana Rose falls in love with a younger man.
Jane Otai takes action after suffering loss.
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by Gail Breslow
Gail Breslow is confronted about her religion at a school in Germany.
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by Bess Stillman
Bess Stillman struggles with the difficulties of being a doctor.
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by Ally Mason
Ally Mason reluctantly fills a role in a school play.
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