What Witch Where?

by Madeleine Berenson

A girl decides to pull a delicious prank.

I Don’t Recommend It

by Harry Fleenor

A young boy learns all about sex (kind of).

Code of Ethics and Conduct

Presents, Menorahs and Palm Trees: December Holiday Stories

--- 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 12/11/24 ---

In this special December holiday hour, stories about celebration, differing traditions, and family. A mother and son do their best to keep the gifting spirit alive, a daughter tries to fulfill her mother’s wish for a Trinidadian feast, and a man waits and waits for the perfect moment to kiss a date. Those and more stories in this episode. 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.
 

Peter Aguero and his mother exchange holiday gifts made of paper.

Tracey Segarra sends a Hanukkah card that her mother-in-law takes issue with.

Steve Glickman attempts to escape a snowy Chicagoan Christmas for Puerto Vallarta.

Dawn Fraser is tasked to find the perfect ingredients for a Trinidadian Christmas.

Evan Lunt takes his grandmother’s menorah to college as a keepsake of her.

Bernie Somers counts down to a first kiss on New Year's Eve with a romantic interest.

Tracey Segarra

Tracey launched her career as a NYC cub reporter, interviewing assorted celebrities, politicians and criminals. She fell in love with storytelling in 2015 and has appeared on the Risk! live show and podcast, the Story Collider and many other live shows in the region. She is the host and founder of "Now You're Talking" - a live storytelling show based on Long Island. You can find all her stuff at traceysegarra.com.

Steve Glickman

Steve Glickman is a Chicago-based storyteller.  He's been spinning yarns his whole life, mostly at weddings and funerals, but more recently on the stage. By day he's a software engineer.  He lives in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago with his partner Mark and their imaginary dog Ruffles.

Feliz Navidad

by Steve Glickman

Steve Glickman attempts to escape a snowy Chicagoan Christmas for Puerto Vallarta.

Dawn Fraser

Dawn J. Fraser is a storyteller, educator, and a nationally acclaimed speaker. She is the creator and host of Barbershop Stories, which is a live show and podcast, and features stories shared between stylists and patrons, as well as curated true tales, told on site in barbershops and natural hair salons. Dawn delivers speeches on developing leadership potential through public narrative, is a well regarded speech coach, and a lead instructor with The Moth and The Story Studio. She was featured among some of the nation’s top changemakers at TED@NYC and has performed in shows including The Moth Mainstage, RISK, and The Unchained Tour. She loves being a twin, a Trinidadian, and tweetable @dawnjfraser.

Mother Rita

by Tracey Segarra

Tracey Segarra sends a Hanukkah card that her mother-in-law takes issue with.

A True Caribbean Christmas

by Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser is tasked to find the perfect ingredients for a Trinidadian Christmas.

Evan Lunt

Evan is a chemistry student at the University of Pennsylvania. Outside of the lab, he likes playing cello, doing crosswords, and finding other people's dogs to pet.

A Flame Through the Ages

by Evan Lunt

Evan Lunt takes his grandmother’s menorah to college as a keepsake of her.

Saving Myself for New Years

by Bernie Somers

Bernie Somers counts down to a first kiss on New Year's Eve with a romantic interest.

Elizabeth Browning

Elizabeth Browning was born in England shortly before the start of WWll. During the war, she was evacuated to Wales by herself for a year. She attended boarding school from the ages of 4-17, and later trained as a nursery nurse and cared for children all over Europe. She married, had two sons and obtained BA and MA degrees in clinical psychology after moving to America in 1962. She practiced as a child and family psychotherapist for 10 years and is now semi-retired. She enjoys theatre, the arts and literature, and spends her time painting watercolors, writing fiction and traveling. 

The Postman Always Calls

by Elizabeth Browning

Elizabeth Browning becomes a local celebrity after writing to her local newspaper.

Joe Lentini

Joe Lentini has been a professional climbing guide since 1976, instructing and guiding rock climbing all spring, summer and fall, ice climbing and mountaineering all winter. His passion for climbing has taken him from the Bandiagara Escarpment of Mali in West Africa to the Karakoram in Pakistan. Rock or ice, it doesn’t matter - any climbing is good climbing. He owns his own guiding business, Ascent Services Worldwide LLC. Joe is a past Vice President (1987-2009) of and is currently a team leader for the New Hampshire Mountain Rescue Service, and is also an EMT. 

Backside Of The Storm

by Joe Lentini

Joe Lentini sets out in arctic weather to rescue stranded mountain climbers.

Shopping in China

by Catherine Palmer

Catherine Palmer tries to fake it until her children make it.

Rachel Lee

Rachel Lee is a marketer, freelance writer and host of a (mostly) weekly show called "The Hot Chicken Podcast." She enjoys refrigerator magnets, soup and mental health activism.

Bad Dad

by Kemp Powers

Kemp Powers is convinced he will never be a good dad.