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September 21 - October 30, 2022
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Donald Harrison

DONALD HARRISON is a Philadelphia-based writer and pianist. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from the Michener Center at the University of Texas at Austin and has worked as both a writing teacher and a learning experience designer. He plays and sings every Friday night at Tavern on Camac in Philadelphia and has performed as a storyteller and accompanist in venues around Philadelphia and New York City.

Acceptance Online

by Donald Harrison

Donald finds acceptance in an AOL chatroom.

25 Years of Stories: Pride

LGBTQ+ stories in honor of Pride month. This episode is hosted by Larry Rosen.

Read the transcript here.

Storytellers: Donald Harrison, Tara Clancy

Inner Compass

In this hour, three stories about questioning power dynamics…in the USSR, on the streets of NYC and on death row. Hosted by The Moth's Senior Producer, Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Phyllis Bowdwin takes on a silent assailant.

Sue Steinacher fights USSR bureaucracy with dog-diplomacy.

Gautam Narula is a teen when he bonds with a unique friend on death row.

Inner Compass Extras

In this hour, three stories about questioning power dynamics…in the USSR, on the streets of NYC and on death row. Hosted by The Moth's Senior Producer, Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Phyllis Bowdwin takes on a silent assailant.

Sue Steinacher fights USSR bureaucracy with dog-diplomacy.

Gautam Narula is a teen when he bonds with a unique friend on death row.

25 Years of Stories: A Look Back At The Moth Radio Hour

This week, we take a look at the origins of The Moth Radio Hour. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison and Viki Merrick.

Read the transcript here.

Storytellers: Michaela Murphy and Buddy Vanderhoop
 

Tatenda Ngwaru

TATENDA SHUMIRA NGWARU is an immigrant from Zimbabwe. She is an asylum seeker and intersex advocate. She is the founder of True Identity, the first intersex organization in Zimbabwe that promotes community awareness of intersex issues. In addition to collaborating with Shondaland, writing for The Huffington Post, Vogue, and The Root, Ngwaru is also the subject of the documentary She’s Not a Boy, was an official selection at Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBTFilmFestival.

Niall Ashdown

NIALL ASHDOWN is many different things and that usually depends upon who he is speaking to. He improvises comedy onstage with the Comedy Store Players, Paul Merton’s Impro Chums, Impropera and with Ross Noble. He’s done quite a bit of acting, too, most recently in Little Match Girl and Other Happier Tales at Shakespeare’s Globe, as well as in Kneehigh’s Tristan and Yseult in the UK and the US, The Secret Keeper, Annie Get Your Gun and Public Enemy at the Young Vic, Lifegame, The Patriotic Traitor, Never Try This At Home and Accidental Death of an Anarchist. Sometimes television companies will ask him to do things, such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Dark Angel, Outnumbered, Chambers and Parents. He writes stuff too: Hungarian Birdsong and Tunnel Vision for BBC Radio 4; two series of Losers for BBC Radio 4; three series of Confessions for BBC1; a weekly Robbo column BBC Sport Online website; Barking for Channel 4. Oh, and poetry and prose for BBC Radio 3’s The Verb and Nightwaves. And songs, too, often when uncalled for. He teaches improvised performance when asked, which people seem to enjoy, and his children call him Dad (and other things under their breath).

Birdman and Birdboy

by Niall Ashdown

Niall Ashdown and his father bond over their love of birds. 

A Message from The Moth on Roe v. Wade

Resilience in the Face of Adversity

This week, we feature two stories about people finding power within themselves. This episode is hosted by Sarah Haberman.

Read the transcript here.

Storytellers: Sheila Calloway, Susanne Schmidt

Jennifer Lubin

Jennifer Lubin lives in DC with her pandemic puppy, Leroy Bartholomew. She works as an attorney recruiter, and is also a writer. She recently finished her first book, which is based on her experiences as a Haitian kid growing up in the United States. 

Anne Stuart

Anne Stuart has worked as a staff writer and editor for several magazines, a reporter for daily newspapers and the Associated Press, and a teacher. She and her husband – who met when they worked together at their college newspaper – live near Boston.

Stephen Ferrell

Stephen Ferrell is a middle school theater teacher based in Brooklyn, NY, where he lives with his wife, their 2-year-old daughter, and their miniature dachshund.

My Beef with Little Orphan Annie

by Jennifer Lubin

Jennifer Lubin competes for her mother's affection with an unlikely foe. 

Breaking News

by Anne Stuart

Anne Stuart spends her summer break delivering the news as the switchboard operator at her local paper.

The Night I Hit a Baseball

by Stephen Ferrell

After hitting a baseball for the first time, 10 year old Stephen Ferrell hopes for another miracle. 

Number 38 to 3

by Esther Ngumbi

Esther Ngumbi's mother catches her in a lie.

Growing Pains

--- 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 7/5/22 ---

In this episode, the trials and tribulations of growing up. Jealousy, loss, secrets, and finding one's place in the world. This episode is hosted by Moth Producer and Director Chloe Salmon. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Read the transcript here.

Jennifer Lubin competes for her mother's affection with an unlikely foe. 
Anne Stuart spends her summer break delivering the news as the switchboard operator at her local paper.
After hitting a baseball for the first time, 10 year old Stephen Ferrell hopes for another miracle. 
Esther Ngumbi's mother catches her in a lie.
Ernesto Quiñonez tries to encourage his 9-year-old daughter to be his traveling companion to Graceland.