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Around The World extras

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In this hour, stories from across the globe. From a secret in Kampala to ire in the air over Beijing, and the fear and hope both inherent in immigration, stories that span six continents and the spaces in between. 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.

Emma Gordon delves into her boyfriend's past relationship to save him from deportation. 

Kwong Yue Yang prejudges his seatmate on a flight to China.

Anastasia Krasilnikova and her family keep a secret from her abusive father.

Robinah Babirye is blackmailed due to her HIV status.

Out of Step, Out of Place

--- 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 1/16/2023.

In this hour, stories of outsiders, being at odds, and discomfort. A man feels more at home with machines than people, a young girl encounters a teacher who doesn't understand her, and a man becomes an unwilling participant on his father's hunting trip. This hour is hosted by The Moth's Senior Director Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

John Elder Robison is an adult when he is diagnosed with Asperger's.

Renee Watson and her classmates band together to take on their teacher. 

Jon Bennett, a vegetarian, goes on a hunting trip with his father.

Emma Gordon

Emma Gordon is a creative professional whose work has taken many forms. A proud graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre in New York, she has performed on stages big and small, worked in both TV and film. She has leant her voice to such campaigns as Outback steakhouse, Qantas, Marriott, Philips and is proud to work with the educational site Curiousityville as Ruby the Cat. Passionate about infusing the arts into science education, she also creates learning experiences for pre-K-5 and also consults on creative curriculum development with educators. She is the founder of Science Baby Playshops, a program that teaches science through story and play for babies & toddlers. Visit sciencebabyplayshops.com to learn more. Emma was born and raised in Sydney, Australia and travelled extensively living in London and the Netherlands before settling in New York, where she lives with her husband and son.

​Kwong Yue Yang​

Kwong Yue Yang is trying to make the world a better place by eradicating the workplace of boring and unproductive meetings. He helps companies develop their employees to be more engaging and effective communicators. When he’s not trying to save the world from boredom, he looks after his two dogs, plays some ultimate frisbee and contemplates whether he should tell people he grew up in Canberra.

Robinah Babirye

Robinah Babirye is an advocate for young people living with HIV and very passionate about the issues affecting the Girl Child. She lives in Uganda and volunteers with several networks of young people, especially those living with HIV. Robinah is a graduate of The Moth Global Community Program and began crafting this story in a 2018 Moth workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa. She can be regularly seen and heard on radio, TV talk shows, social media, print media, and in school outreaches, speaking out on issues that affect young people.

Anastasia Krasilnikova

This is Just the Beginning

by Robinah Babirye

Robinah Babirye is blackmailed due to her HIV status.

May 6th

by Anastasia Krasilnikova

Anastasia Krasilnikova and her family keep a secret from her abusive father.

Lost Start

by ​Kwong Yue Yang​

Kwong Yue Yang prejudges his seatmate on a flight to China.

I Know it By Heart

by Emma Gordon

Emma Gordon delves into her boyfriend's past relationship to save him from deportation.

MothWorks

by Fatou Wurie

John Elder Robison

John Elder Robison grew up in a world of machines. At 16 he was lord and master of a small tractor and a CDC3600 computer. By age 20, he’d moved on to more sophisticated devices, and found himself in jail on a small Caribbean island. At 21, he was the engineer for KISS, where he designed their signature special effects guitars. In search of greater challenges, John went on to design power systems for our country’s last underground nuclear tests, which led him to establish a business restoring Bentley, Land Rover, and Mercedes motorcars. He continues to oversee that business today, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is also the Neurodiversity Scholar at The College of William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia and a Visiting Professor of Practice at Bay Path University in Longmeadow. John is the NY Times bestselling author of Look Me in the Eye, Be Different, Raising Cubby, and Switched On. He has appeared on a number of radio and television shows, and also written numerous articles and essays, including the definitive work on Diagnosis of Noises in Land Rover Engines, and a fine monograph on how autistic Polynesians may have colonized the southwest Pacific. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his family and an Imperial Chinese War Pug.

Renee Watson

Renée Watson is the author of This Side of Home (Bloomsbury 2015), which was nominated for the Best Fiction for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Her picture book, Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mil ls (Random House 2012), received several honors including an NAACP Image Award nomination in children’s literature. Her novel, What Momma Left Me, (Bloomsbury 2010), debuted as the New Voice for 2010 in middle grade fiction. Her one-woman show, Roses are Red Women are Blue, debuted at the Lincoln Center at a showcase for emerging artists. One of Renée’s passions is using the arts to help youth cope with trauma and discuss social issues. Her picture book, A Place Where Hurricanes Happen (Random House, 2010), is based on poetry workshops she facilitated with children in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and was featured on NBC Nightly News. Renée has worked as a writer in residence for several years teaching creative writing and theater in public schools and community centers through out the nation. Her articles on teaching and arts education have been published in Rethinking Schools and Oregon English Journal. She is on the Council of Writers for the National Writing Project and is a team member of We Need Diverse Books. She currently teaches courses on writing for children at University of New Haven and Pine Manor College. Renée has given readings and lectures at many renowned places, including the United Nations Headquarters and the Library of Congress. Renée grew up in Portland, Oregon and currently lives in New York City. To learn more about Renée visit her at www.reneewatson.net

Jon Bennett

Jon Bennett's comedy career began in his homeland Australia but now spans the globe. For 16 years, he’s been touring the world with his one-hour-long shows. He’s performed at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Just For Laughs in Montreal and won the Funniest Show Award in the London Fringe, The Critics Choice Award for Best Solo Show at the Orlando Fringe and a Best Independent Comedy Award nomination at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. You can find out more about Jon at jonbennettcomedy.com.

A Complete Correct Human

by John Elder Robison

John Elder Robison is an adult when he is diagnosed with Asperger's.

Curses!

by Jon Bennett

Jon Bennett, a vegetarian, goes on a hunting trip with his father.

A Time to Speak

by Renee Watson

Renee Watson and her classmates band together to take on their teacher. 

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Forever and Ever

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In this hour, stories of things past shaping the here and now; the smell and taste of home, whirlwind romance, and finding comfort and kinship in the most dire of circumstances. This hour is hosted by Moth Senior Director Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Talaya Moore, a homeless child, takes solace in her most valued possession - her dolls.  

Nikesh Shukla finds a frozen moment in time after the death of his mother.

Self-professed nerd Andrew Solmssen meets his match.

Caitlin FitzGerald discovers her new home has a terrible past.