Beauty In Brawn

by Sandra Kimokoti

Sandra Kimokoti feels conflicted over her physical strength.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

by Wanjiru "ciru" Kibera

Wanjiru Kibera goes off the path in the Kenyan wilderness.

Persistence

by Gabrielle Shelton

Gabrielle Shelton tries to find work as a welder.

Same Taste in Women

by Catherine Smyka

Catherine Smyka and her male friend have the same taste in women.

The Muck and the Mire

by Christal Brown

Christal Brown finds a connection to her father through dance.

Isabelle Raphael

Originally from Australia, Isabelle is a New York-based Creative Director, which means she likes bossily art directing Instagram photos. After realizing her friends had heard all her stories, Isabelle decided to try her hand at telling them to a new audience in front of a microphone. She is a collector of friends and kitschy Americana antiques, with a passion for online shopping and a penchant for losing her keys.

Michelle Robertson

Michelle plays many roles, some of her favorites include: wife, sister, mom, foster parent and master storyteller (a title she was given by the kids she entertains each evening at bedtime). She is a leader at a nonprofit in Detroit and currently keeps busy by living out the many stories she plans to tell someday.

Shoeless and The City

by Isabelle Raphael

Isabelle finds herself in a pinch when she drops her keys down the elevator shaft. 

Sister Rivalry

by Michelle Robertson

Michelle  and her sister are super competitive.

The Motor City That Never Sleeps: Isabelle Raphael & Michelle Robertson

This week, Dan introduces a new host to the Moth Podcast, long-time Moth family member Dame Wilburn. The two discuss hosting shows for the Moth and present stories from their respective homes of New York and Detroit.

Hosted by: Dan Kennedy, Dame Wilburn

Storytellers: Isabelle Raphael, Michelle Robertson

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Rebecca Barry

Rebecca Barry is the bestselling author of Later, at the Bar: A Novel in Stories, which was a New York Times Notable Book, and Recipes for a Beautiful Life: A Memoir in Stories. Her nonfiction has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Magazine, Seventeen, Real Simple, Food and Wine, Saveur, More, O, The Oprah Magazine, Hallmark, and The Best American Travel Writing 2003. Her fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, One Story, Tin House, Ecotone, The Mid-American Review, Best New American Voices 2005, and was shortlisted in Best American Short Stories 2000, 2004, and 2009. She is also a writing coach, cofounder of the magazine Fresh Dirt, and has an Etsy shop full of cats, mermaids, and rabbits she sculpts by hand.

Neshaune Lasley

Caitlin Mcnaughton

Warren Holleman

Warren Holleman grew up in eastern North Carolina, pretending not to listen to the stories his father, uncles, and other "old" people told as they hunted quail. He says it recently dawned on him that he’s now one of those old people, re-telling those stories and a few of his own.

The Ties That Bind

--- This episode is available on your local radio station, on PRX and below via The Moth Player. It will be published on iTunes | Spotify | RadioPublic | RSS --- on 7/5/23 ---

In this hour, stories of the struggles, support, and safety the bonds of family provide. 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.

Sharif El-Mekki wants to follow in the footsteps of his Black Panther father.

NeShaune Lasley receives unwanted encouragement from her father.

Rebecca Barry frets over her mother's health.

Caitlin McNaughton's feminist parents don't want to get her a Barbie.

Warren Holleman must unlearn his family's lessons when he has a baby.

The Moth Community Program

by Val Rigodon

Gabe Mollica

Joanna Courteau​

Hermit No More

by Joanna Courteau​

Joanna Courteau was an outsider by choice until a near-death experience cracks open her bashful shell.

Varsity Choir

by Gabe Mollica

Gabe Mollica wants to be a football player.