Mr. Tough Guy

by CJ Hunt

CJ Hunt tests his bravery during an apartment confrontation.

In Transit!

In this hour, we're on the move Three stories from the road, rail, and the sky. Hosted by Catherine Burns, The Moth’s Artistic Director. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Belal Mobarak deals with family baggage (literal and emotional) at the airport.

Ted Conover hitches a ride with his son in tow.

Rosanne Cash longs struggles to make life work in her new home city. 

Tony Buba

TONY BUBA has been producing documentaries since 1972. Tony’s films have been screened at Sundance, Toronto, Berlin, and other major international film festivals. He has had exhibitions at more than 100 universities and museums, including The Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum Ludwig- Cologne, Anthology Film Archives, Pacific Film Archives and The Carnegie Museum of Art. Some of Tony’s awards include fellowships from the NEA, AFI, Rockefeller and Guggenheim Foundations, 
The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award as well as grants from the PCA and the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. His most recent documentary Ghosts of Amistad—In the Footsteps of the Rebels aired on PBS, and in 2015 was awarded the John E. O’Connor Film Award from the American Historical Association. Tony has worked on several feature films, including George Romero’s Martin and Dawn of the Dead.

The Rosary, The Vampire, and George Romero

by Tony Buba

An aspiring filmmaker foregoes big city lights for blood and vampires in Pennsylvania.

Tony Buba: The Rosary, The Vampire, and George Romero

An aspiring filmmaker foregoes big city lights for blood and vampires in Pennsylvania.

R.I.P. Alan Rabinowitz

Belal Mobarak

Belal Mobarak was born in Alexandria, Egypt and raised in Queens, New York. He’s the middle child and the son of a great storyteller. Writing is how he learned to finish his stories, and poetry is how he learned to tell them with the least amount of words possible. He was recently selected as a finalist in Brutal Nation’s Competition for Writers of Color. You can find his poetry published in Columbia Poetry Review, Newtown Literary, and Blueshift Journal.

Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash has released 15 albums of extraordinary songs that have earned four GRAMMY Awards and nominations for 11 more. She is also an author whose four books include the best-selling memoir Composed, which the Chicago Tribune called “one of the best accounts of an American life you’ll likely ever read.” Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Oxford-American, the Nation and many more publications. In addition to continual worldwide touring, Cash has partnered in programming or served as artist in residence at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, San Francisco Jazz, the Minnesota Orchestra and The Library of Congress.

Until the Real You Shows Up

by Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash struggles to make life work in her new home city. 

Baggage Claim

by Belal Mobarak

Belal Mobarak deals with family baggage (literal and emotional) at the airport.

How We Roll

by Ted Conover

Ted Conover hitches a ride with his son in tow.

Mischief and Mayhem: Marian Speerless & Anne Wheeler

A young girl's imagination runs amok with very real world consequences, and a high school junior is forced to satisfy a sweet tooth against the doctor's wishes. Storytellers: Marian Speerless and Anne Wheeler. Hosted by Dan Kennedy. 

Marian Speerless

Cockadoodle Doo

by Marian Speerless

A young girl's imagination runs amok with very real world consequences.

For the Love of a Cinnamon Roll

by Anne Wheeler

A high school junior is forced to satisfy a sweet tooth against the doctor's wishes.

Live from Jackson

In this episode, we present four stories all about coming to the precipice of catastrophe. A vicious rumor shakes the foundations of family and home, a potential romance takes a dark turn, and a woman’s heritage dangles over oblivion by a thread. Hosted by Tara Clancy in front of a live audience in Jackson, Wyoming with additional hosting by Jay Allison. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. 

Tara Clancy is unprepared for a conversation around sexuality with her son.

Cristina Briones faces down a housing crisis and a call for equity.

Terrance Flynn attempts to catch the romantic-interest of an enigmatic stranger.

Nina McConigley clings to her heritage with a safety pin and a sari.

Terrance Flynn

Cristina Briones

Nina Mcconigley

Eno Inwek, Caoimhe Creed & Martin Hughes

On today's episode, three stories for you. Eno Inwek turns to the internet in search of a good deal. Caoimhe Creed takes a bold stand for minimum wage. Martin Hughes’ has a Christmas tradition, and standard text message rates apply.

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