Amanda Egge lived through tragedy, comedy, and heroin addiction in her teens and early twenties, but turned her life around at the age of 23. She is now married with two kids and runs a popular home bakery specializing in decorated sugar cookies.
by Amanda Egge
Amanda Egge gets creative in rehab.
On this week’s episode, two stories about taking shortcuts: Lawrence Wood is too honest with his book club; Amanda Egge gets creative in rehab.
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Leland Melvin's perseverance and passion led him from the NFL to NASA. Before becoming an astronaut, he played professional football with the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys. Armed with a BS in Chemistry and a MS in Materials Science Engineering, he traveled off-planet twice on Space Shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. By working on such high stakes teams, Leland developed a deep and nuanced understanding of effective team dynamics. Upon hanging up his space boots, he led NASA Education and co-chaired the White House's Federal Coordination in STEM Education Task Force, developing the nation's 5-year STEM education plan. After 24 years with NASA as a researcher, astronaut and Senior Executive Service leader, he shares his life story as an athlete, astronaut, scientist, engineer, photographer, and musician to help inspire the next generation of explorers to pursue STEAM careers.
D. Parvaz is a Global Politics Reporter based in Washington, DC. She previously worked as a senior producer at Al Jazeera based out of New York and Doha, focusing on human rights and conflict. She was also the special projects editor for the network, where she crafted spotlight coverage on key stories and reported on democracy and other political issues in several countries, including Egypt, Libya and Afghanistan. She has also reported investigative pieces on constitutional issues in the US as well as the nuclear meltdown following Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
In this hour, stories of mistakes, perseverance, and lessons learned, often the hard way. This hour is hosted by The Moth's Senior Director, Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
Alice Schaffer, a preacher's daughter, grows up in fear of the lessons learned in Sunday school.
Dawn Ross tries to adjust to life in rural Arkansas.
D. Parvaz, a journalist covering the uprising in Syria, is arrested and imprisoned.
Leland Melvin suffers a devastating injury that cuts short his dream of flying in space.
Cal Street describes her time as part of The Velvelettes.
by Dawn Smith
Dawn Smith grows up in a cult that forbids music.
by Jin Au-yeung
Jin Au-Yeung's lyricism connects him to Barack Obama.
Alice Schaffer, a preacher's daughter, grows up in fear of the lessons learned in Sunday school.
by Dawn Ross
Dawn Ross tries to adjust to life in rural Arkansas.
by D. Parvaz
D. Parvaz, a journalist covering the uprising in Syria, is arrested and imprisoned.
Leland Melvin suffers a devastating injury that cuts short his dream of flying in space.