Raining Cats and Dogs

by Prachi Mehta

Prachi Mehta is shocked by America's obsession with pets.

75 Pools

by Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin tries to make sense of his new life in a new place.

Culture Clash Extras

In this hour, stories of exposure to unexpected worlds, new traditions, and traversing boundaries. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media, producer of this show. 

Jason Kordelos goes on a cruise to nowhere.
Marne Litfin finds that they have unexpected responsibilities while working at a Quaker camp.   
Cheech Marin tries to make sense of his new life in a new place.
Prachi Mehta is shocked by America's obsession with pets.

Culture Clash

In this hour, stories of exposure to unexpected worlds, new traditions, and traversing boundaries. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media, producer of this show.

Jason Kordelos goes on a cruise to nowhere.
Marne Litfin finds that they have unexpected responsibilities while working at a Quaker camp.   
Cheech Marin tries to make sense of his new life in a new place.
Prachi Mehta is shocked by America's obsession with pets.

25 Years of Stories: Funny Ha Ha

This week, we hear standup and a story from Meg Ferrill. Plus, we examine the links between comedy and storytelling. If you want to learn more about storytelling, pick up our book How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth. This episode is hosted by Kate Tellers.

Read the transcript here.

Storytellers:

Meg Ferrill

Interviewed Comedians:

Meg Ferrill

Ophira Eisenberg

Hari Kondabolu

Mike Birbiglia

Live from Jackson Extras

In this episode, we present four stories all about coming to the precipice of catastrophe. A vicious rumor shakes the foundations of family and home, a potential romance takes a dark turn, and a woman’s heritage dangles over oblivion by a thread. Hosted by Tara Clancy in front of a live audience in Jackson, Wyoming with additional hosting by Jay Allison. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. 

Tara Clancy is unprepared for a conversation around sexuality with her son.

Cristina Briones faces down a housing crisis and a call for equity.

Terrance Flynn attempts to catch the romantic-interest of an enigmatic stranger.

Nina McConigley clings to her heritage with a safety pin and a sari.

Live from Jackson

In this episode, we present four stories all about coming to the precipice of catastrophe. A vicious rumor shakes the foundations of family and home, a potential romance takes a dark turn, and a woman’s heritage dangles over oblivion by a thread. Hosted by Tara Clancy in front of a live audience in Jackson, Wyoming with additional hosting by Jay Allison. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. 

Tara Clancy is unprepared for a conversation around sexuality with her son.

Cristina Briones faces down a housing crisis and a call for equity.

Terrance Flynn attempts to catch the romantic-interest of an enigmatic stranger.

Nina McConigley clings to her heritage with a safety pin and a sari.

The Moth

by Manuelito Wheeler

Honoring our Native American tellers

Storytelling School with The Moth: Monthly Lesson #53: Returns and Reflections

Briony Chappell

Primah Kwagala

Ms. Primah Kwagala is a human rights lawyer and Founding Director of the Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI), an organization she founded to provide access to justice for vulnerable women and girls who cannot otherwise afford it in Uganda. Primah honed her legal and human rights skills at the Universities of Makerere Uganda; Columbia in the USA; Pretoria in South Africa, and has a Diploma in legal practice from the Law Development Center in Kampala. Primah represents women suffering violence and abuse. In 2019 she led groundbreaking work in the area of human trafficking, helping a family retrieve the body of their daughter who had been trafficked to the Middle East as a domestic worker. Ms. Kwagala is the 2020 recipient of the French and German Élysée Treaty Peace and Reconciliation Award.

Dia

Masooma Ranalvi

Masooma Ranalvi is a Law Graduate from Mumbai, India, and a Chevening Scholar, with a Diploma on Women in Leadership and Management from the University of Bradford, U K. She currently works as a trainer on issues of gender and sexual harassment and is a social activist. In 2015, she took the bold step to be vocal about her views on the practice on FGM, and how having been a victim of the practice when she was young, it impacted her deeply. She mobilized support to start debate and discussion over the taboo issue in her community. She founded an organization called WeSpeakOut, the largest survivor led platform working against FGM in India and the world.

A Stifling Silence

by Masooma Ranalvi

Masooma Ranalvi decides to break her silence.

First Love

by Primah Kwagala

Primah Kwagala recounts the night her father brought home a second wife.

Marigolds

by Dia

Dia's mother surprises her in a moment of need. 

Colored Water

by Juliette Holmes

Juliette Holmes and her mother go shopping in 1940s segregated Georgia. 

First Kiss

by Eve Engel

Eve Engel hopes to get her first kiss.

Down the Mountain

by Briony Chappell

10-year-old Briony Chappell and her father search for each other after being separated on a ski trip.