Aleeza Kazmi

Aleeza Kazmi is a multimedia storyteller passionate about using the power of storytelling for social good.

Aleeza has worked as an assistant producer with The Moth, where she brought dozens of stories to live stages across the U.S. She has also hosted two episodes of The Moth Podcast and has worked with the organization for over six years as a storyteller, telling stories on stages from NYC to LA.

Her work has been featured in Teen Vogue and The Moth’s New York Times bestselling story collection, Occasional Magic.

Aleeza graduated from Stony Brook University in 2019 with a degree in Journalism.

She is a proud native New Yorker and resides in Queens, NY.

Sarah Lee Nakintu

Pastels and Crayons

by Aleeza Kazmi

Aleeza Kazmi tackles difficult questions when working on a self-portrait.

No Ordinary Love

by David Crabb

David Crabb celebrates an anniversary with a trip to the spa.

My Hero

by Sarah Lee Nakintu

Sarah Lee Nakintu fears her dream of education has been betrayed.

Confidence: Too Much, Too Little?

In this hour, stories about confidence and uncertainty. A young girl is confronted with color and identity; a teenager lets loose at his school dance; and a massage goes awry. Those stories and more. 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. 

Aleeza Kazmi tackles difficult questions when working on a self-portrait.

Dante Jackson comes out of his shell at his 8th grade prom.

David Crabb celebrates an anniversary with a trip to the spa.

Sam Shepard brings his personal horse to the set of “The Right Stuff.”

Sarah Lee Nakintu fears her dream of education has been betrayed

A Look at Global Stories of Women and Girls

James McClintock

James McClintock is the Endowed University Professor of Polar and Marine Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is an expert on invertebrate nutrition, reproduction, and Antarctic marine chemical ecology, climate change, and ocean acidification. He has published over 250 scientific publications and his research has been featured in a variety of public media outlets including NPR's The Diane Rehm Show and On Point with Tom Ashbrook, National Geographic Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, Discover Magazine, Scientific American Magazine, CNN, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and The Weather Channel. He is the author of two recent nationally acclaimed popular books: Lost Antarctica (Palgrave MacMillan) and A Naturalist Goes Fishing (Saint Martin’s Press). In 1998 the United States Board on Geographic Names designated the geographic feature “McClintock Point” in honor of his contributions to Antarctic science.

Lone Frank

Lone Frank is an award-winning science journalist and author with a Ph.D. in neurobiology and a background in biomedical research.

Ellen Stofan

Ellen Stofan was the Chief Scientist of NASA and served as principal advisor to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the agency’s science programs, planning and investments. She resigned from NASA in December 2016.

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan is a stand up comedian and storyteller. She is the 2016 winner of the Liz Carpenter Political Humor Award (previously awarded to Samantha Bee, Wanda Sykes and satirist/humorist Mark Russell) presented by the National Women’s Political Caucus. The San Francisco Bay Guardian's named her "Best of the Bay" and SF Weekly named her one of the “16 Bay Area performers to watch in 2016” . She was the grand prize winner of Comedy Central Asia's Ultimate Comedy Challenge filmed in Singapore. She hosted the premier year of "High School Quiz Show" on PBS's WGBH which won an Emmy. Dhaya has opened for Janeane Garofalo, Greg Proops, Marc Maron, and the legendary Dick Gregory. She told jokes at a tech conference before Al Gore took the stage, so technically she has opened for a Nobel Prize winner.

Butterflies Beneath the Ice

by James McClintock

James McClintock, a scientist researching at McMurdo Station, Antartica makes an interesting discovery. 

My Genes, My Selves

by Lone Frank

Lone Frank deep dives into personal genomics.

To Sail on an Alien Sea

by Ellen Stofan

Ellen Stofan sets her sights on exploring an alien sea.

Mother of Nerds

by Dhaya Lakshminarayanan

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan gets entangled in the language of math.

Sailing on an Alien Sea

In this hour we explore stories relating to STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering and MATH): we travel from the laboratories of the Antarctic to the icy seas of Saturn’s moon Titan - we learn that predisposition does not mean predestined and sometimes A is larger than C. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

James McClintock a scientist researching at McMurdo Station, Antartica makes an interesting discovery. 

Lone Frank deep dives into personal genomics

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan gets entangled in the language of math.

Ellen Stofan sets her sights on exploring an alien sea.

Shana Creaney

Shana is a writer, reader, and native New Yorker who is working on her Master's in Literature at City College of New York.

Dennis Oulahan

Dennis and his wife, Anne, have lived and taught in several states and countries, including Wisconsin, Alabama, Texas, El Salvador and Mexico. They are now both retired living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Stella, their English bulldog. Their children, Kevin and Maggie, live nearby with their own families.

Carol Daniel

Carol is a proud mother of two sons -- and she and her husband Patrick are celebrating 23 years of marriage. Carol has been with KMOX “The Voice of St. Louis” since 1995. She’s been widely recognized for her work on air and in the community, and has also been: a campaign organizer, an award-winning newspaper columnist, a substitute teacher, and her first book, “All I Ever Wanted: Relationships, Marriage, Family” is out now.

10th Podcast Anniversary: Shana Creaney, Dennis Oulahan, and Carol Daniel

Last year The Moth celebrated 500 episodes of our podcast with some of our favorite stories through the years. But this year for our 10th anniversary of the podcast, we look ahead to the future with never-heard-before stories from some our newest additions to The Moth staff. Each story comes from a different part of The Moth programs: SLAM, education, and Mainstage for a full-scope of tales to enjoy.

A Catholic school student is singled out by an unexpected person, a teacher is overcome on a day of celebration, and a radio-host is at the center of a debate of identity.