Chris Foley

Chris Foley grew up on Long Island as an only child in an Irish-Catholic family. He worked as a mediocre stockbroker in New York for twelve years until he got laid off in 2010. He loves to travel and collect a refrigerator magnet from every city he visits. He listens to heavy metal music, can play seven chords on his guitar, and has seen Metallica in concert over ten times. While living in New York, Chris met a very patient and loving woman from Kentucky. In 2016 they moved to Atlanta, where they now live with their sixteenth-month-old son and go to bed by 8:00pm.

Caridad De La Luz

Caridad De La Luz is a multifaceted performer known as LA BRUJA who has performed in many successful off-Broadway musicals such as I LIKE IT LIKE THAT, BETSY (as the title role), and most recently DANCING IN MY COCKROACH KILLERS. She raps, acts, sings, dances, writes, and teaches others how to do the same. She is one of America’s leading spoken word poets and has received the Puerto Rican Women Legacy Award, The Edgar Allan Poe Award from The Bronx Historical Society, and was honored as A Bronx Living Legend by The Bronx Music Heritage Center. She was presented with a Citation of Merit from The Bronx Borough President and named “Top 20 Puerto Rican Women Everyone Should Know”. NY Times called her a “Juggernaut” after the first off-Broadway run of her original musical BOOGIE RICAN BLVD. where she played 7 different characters. Her acting career has taken her from stage to film: appearing in numerous movies such as BAMBOOZLED, DOWN TO THE BONE, EL VACILON, and GUN HILL ROAD. First known for her controversially captivating performance on Russell Simmons’ DEF POETRY JAM for HBO. Her Hip Hop albums can be found on Spotify and iTunes: BRUJALICIOUS and FOR WITCH IT STANDS.

Andrew McGill

Andrew McGill is a stand up comic and storyteller born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. You can catch him all over NYC doing stand up and telling stories. When he isn’t making people laugh, he can be found at Hunter College library completing grad school assignments. He also teaches English at a high school in Brooklyn.

Patricia Brennan

Michael Vonallman

For the last twenty-five years Michael Vonallman has happily enjoyed a common life as a husband, father, grandfather and employee. The eleven years before those he served in a Kentucky prison for a violent sexual assault he didn’t commit. In 2010, the Kentucky Innocence Project investigated his case and after twenty-seven years as a convicted sex-offender he was exonerated. He now enjoys a second-wind in life by advocating against the death penalty and for justice.

Letting Go

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In this hour, stories of shedding the past and looking towards the future; from fashion faux-pas to exoneration. This hour is hosted by Moth Senior Director, Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Chris Foley inherits his family's male pattern baldness.

Caridad De La Luz contends with her father's baggage.

Andrew McGill discovers his people though the card game Yu-Gi-Oh.

Patricia Brennan describes being married to a Vietnam veteran.

Michael VonAllmen works to let go of his hate after his wrongful conviction. 

Ty Mahany

My Inner Lesbian

by Ty Mahany

Ty Mahany gets a box of punk tapes from his lesbian aunt.

Going to Graceland

by Ernesto Quiñonez

Ernesto Quinonez tries to encourage his 9-year-old daughter to be his traveling companion to Graceland.

Rock 'n' Roll High School: Ty Mahany & Ernesto Quinonez

This week, two stories about the music that shapes our lives.

Hosted by: ‘Steely’ Dan Kennedy

Storytellers: Ty Mahany, Ernesto Quinonez

The Moth

by Fatou Wurie

Honoring World Humanitarian Day 2019

Hair Today

by Chris Foley

Chris Foley inherits his family's male pattern baldness.

El Garaje

by Caridad De La Luz

Caridad De La Luz contends with her father's baggage.

Yu-Gi-Oh!

by Andrew McGill

Andrew McGill discovers his people though the card game Yu-Gi-Oh.

Incoming

by Patricia Brennan

Patricia Brennan describes being married to a Vietnam veteran.

Bucket List

by Michael Vonallman

Michael VonAllmen works to let go of his hate after his wrongful conviction. 

The Moth

by Jessica Pan

Identity

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In this hour, discovering one's roots, struggles to be taken seriously, and an unconventional Batman. Stories of finding and being true to oneself. This hour is 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.

Window-dresser Simon Doonan suffers from a lack of credibility.

Lichelli Lazar-Lea returns to her roots to find her father, and herself.

Paul Davis struggles to reconcile his dreams of being an artist with his day job as a party clown.

Michelle Ephraim has an unexpected run-in with an ex's mother.

Francois Clemmons gets a role on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood but loses part of himself in the process.

Julieta Gilbert

Julieta Gilbert is a writer-producer from Mexico who moved to LA in 2005. She is an Emmy and Promax award winner and also owns DFLA Films, a production company that creates content for the US and Mexico. Julieta currently splits her time between LA and Mexico.