Devan Sandiford is a writer, storyteller, and public speaker living in Brooklyn, NY. Devan has been featured in the Washington Post, Speak Up Storytelling, The Womanity Project, Writing Class Radio, and the Love Hurts Podcast. He is also the founder of Unreeling Storytelling, which provides a platform and workshops for hidden perspectives.
Devan Sandiford tries to prepare his son for living in America with his brown skin.
This week, we celebrate Black History Month with two stories about learning lessons and fighting the good fight.
Hosted by: Dame Wilburn
Storytellers: Devan Sandiford, Rev. Al Sharpton
This week, we celebrate Black History Month with two stories about learning lessons and fighting the good fight.
Hosted by: Dame Wilburn
Storytellers: Devan Sandiford, Rev. Al Sharpton
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In this hour, stories of female strength and empowerment. Independence at any age, refusing to participate in sexist societal conventions, and the complicated layers of motherhood. This hour is hosted by The Moth's Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
95 year old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin squares off with an intruder.
Purity Kagwiria chooses a name for herself.
Timothy Bell discovers that there are more layers to his mother than meets the eye.
Musih Tedji Xaviere attempts to get her first novel published.
Nya Abernathy discovers who gets lied to the most: pregnant women!
Carol Spencer built a 35+ year career as the designer of Barbie’s fantastic fashions that impacted style while it thrilled children and adults. Her new book, Dressing Barbie, is more than pretty pictures of her amazing Barbie collection: it offers behind the scenes stories and a historical record of influences that made their way into Barbie’s style. Carol now speaks at schools and museums nationwide, inspiring students to embrace a growth mindset -- and dream of what they can achieve through commitment and hard work.
A woman who designs clothes for Barbie fights to be given credit for her work.
This week, we're celebrating International Women's Day with a story from an original career woman, Carol Spencer. This week’s episode is hosted by The Moth’s Senior Curatorial Producer, Suzanne Rust.
Storyteller: Carol Spencer
This week, we're celebrating International Women's Day with a story from an original career woman, Carol Spencer. This week’s episode is hosted by The Moth’s Senior Curatorial Producer, Suzanne Rust.
Storyteller: Carol Spencer
Betty Reid Soskin is the oldest park ranger with National Park Service and the author of Sign My Name to Freedom: A Memoir of a Pioneering Life. Her remarkable life spans nearly ten decades and has included being an author, composer and singer, social and political activist, entrepreneur, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, historian, blogger, and public speaker. Betty was instrumental in the establishment of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California. She was later hired to work at the Rosie the Riveter Park, where she works today. In 1995 Betty was named a “Woman of the Year” by the California State Legislature. In 2005 she was named one of the nation’s ten outstanding women, “Builders of communities and dreams” by the National Women’s History Project. She is a highly sought-after public speaker and her blog, CBreaux Speaks, has thousands of followers. Betty lives in Richmond, California.
Purity Kagwiria is a feminist activist and storyteller based in Nairobi, Kenya and serves as the Executive Director of Akili Dada, a leadership incubator for girls and young women who are passionate about social change. Purity is passionate about girls’ education and gender equality. Purity serves as an advisory member of East Africa Girls’ Brain Trust, has previously served as a founding advisory committee member of the FRIDA|The Young Feminist Fund and in early 2015, she was named as one of the 18 Phenomenal African Feminists to know and watch. In 2016, she was named a finalist of the Most Influential Women in Governance and Business in Africa.
Timothy Bell lives in Seattle Washington with his wife, whom he describes as “The Best.” Tim has gone on to use these struggles from his early life to improve child welfare systems across the U.S. Timothy now works at an environmental non-profit, the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, and is preparing to go on a honeymoon that was long-delayed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
Musih Tedji Xaviere is a writer and accountant. She is passionate about girls’ education and women’s empowerment, and her work often seeks to shed light on issues affecting minority groups. Musih is the co-founder and coordinator of ‘Gift a Book’. ‘Gift a Book’ is a local book donation program that collects and donates used books to underprivileged secondary schools in her community. She is currently exploring her options in public speaking and hoping to unleash her potential in that area.