Moth Storytellers
Adrienne Burris
Moth Storytellers
Norma Jean Darden
Norma Jean Darden has had a long and versatile career in the food and fashion worlds. As a Wilhelmina model, her photos appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Mademoiselle, Seventeen, Glamour, Ladies Home Journal, Esquire, New York Magazine, Life, Newsweek and The New York Times. She was a favorite model of Essence Magazine and also worked for European magazines, such as Italian Vogue, Italian Bazaar and Elle. Darden is also co-author, along with sister Carole, of the Award-Winning Doubleday book Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine, Recipes and Reminiscences of a Family. The book is a Historical Collection of Family Heritage, including recipes handed down for generations. Today Ms. Darden owns and operates SPOONBREAD INC. which includes SPOONBREAD CATERING, New York’s largest African American owned catering company, and acclaimed restaurant, Miss Mamie’s Spoonbread Too, right here in Harlem at 366 W. 110 St. O, Oprah Magazine called Darden the “Secret weapon of some of New York’s savviest Party-Givers.”
Moth Stories
Recorded June 3, 2015Marital Bliss
Adrienne Burris is certain that her new husband has ruined her favorite blouse.
Moth Stories
Recorded February 24, 2014The Shirt
Deepa Ambekar is caught off guard by a prison's dress code for visitors.
Moth Stories
Recorded December 14, 2022Making the Team
by The Moth
Graham Shelby joins the football team as a gentle teenager.
Moth Stories
Recorded September 20, 2012Ninja Costume
Tween Horace Sanders creates a homemade Halloween costume.
Moth Stories
Recorded February 11, 2020Versailles, Revisited
Model Norma Jean Darden participates in a historic catwalk battle.
The Moth Radio Extras
Added June 7, 2025All Dressed Up Extras
Don your finest duds! This week, The Moth Radio Hour is all about clothes -- from DIY threads to silk blouses, from a prison visiting room to a runway in France. 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.
Tween Horace Sanders creates a homemade Halloween costume.
Deepa Ambekar is caught off guard by a prison's dress code for visitors.
Zakiya Minifee fails to heed her mother's fashion advice.
Adrienne Burris is certain that her new husband has ruined her favorite blouse.
Graham Shelby joins the football team as a gentle teenager.
Model Norma Jean Darden participates in a historic catwalk battle.
Moth Stories
Recorded September 5, 2019A Little Lady in Red
Zakiya Minifee fails to heed her mother's fashion advice.
The Moth Radio Hour
Added December 14, 2022All Dressed Up
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Don your finest duds! This week, The Moth Radio Hour is all about clothes -- from DIY threads to silk blouses, from a prison visiting room to a runway in France. 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.
Tween Horace Sanders creates a homemade Halloween costume.
Deepa Ambekar is caught off guard by a prison's dress code for visitors.
Zakiya Minifee fails to heed her mother's fashion advice.
Adrienne Burris is certain that her new husband has ruined her favorite blouse.
Graham Shelby joins the football team as a gentle teenager.
Model Norma Jean Darden participates in a historic catwalk battle.
The Moth Radio Extras
Added June 7, 202525 Years of Stories: All the Way Back
The Moth Podcast
25 Years of Stories: All The Way Back
In this episode, we take a look back at the beginning of The Moth, and hear a story from our founder - George Dawes Green. This episode is hosted by Melvin Estrella and Pegi Vail.
George Dawes Green describes his encounters with the many characters of Surrency, Georgia while working on a crisis hotline.
Moth Stories
Recorded May 18, 2022All The Way Back
George Dawes Green describes his encounters with the many characters of Surrency, Georgia while working on a crisis hotline.
Moth Storytellers
Dr. Sybil Jordan Hampton
DR. SYBIL JORDAN HAMPTON, Ed.D grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas and was a member of the second class of African American students entering Little Rock Central High School in 1959. Dr. Hampton has participated in numerous professional and civic organizations over the years, including the Japanese American National Museum and the Eastern Association of College Deans and Advisors of Students. Some of Dr. Hampton’s awards include 2019 Alumni Diversity Leadership Award, the University of Chicago; 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award, Teachers College, Columbia University; 2017 Award of Excellence, the Little Rock Central High School Tiger Foundation. Her latest professional pursuits center on consulting with foundations, nonprofits and colleges/universities, public speaking, and volunteering in her home community.
Moth Storytellers
Toby Price
Toby Price is a former teacher and elementary principal. He is a husband, an educator, a writer, a storyteller, an artist, and the King of Dad Jokes. He received his Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Mississippi as a member of Jim Barksdale’s first Principal Corp Cohort. He spends his time advocating for and working with children who have special needs. He has presented at ISTE, MECA, and MAMLE. Mr. Price collaborated with Larry Bell to write and create an entire album of educational songs for students. As @JediPadmaster, on Twitter, Mr. Price loves connecting, learning, and laughing with other educators and parents. He believes that kids need access to all kinds of books, especially silly books. He is a father of three beautiful kids, two with autism. He has been married to his lovely wife, Leah, for 21 years. He lives with his family in Mississippi.
Moth Stories
Recorded May 18, 2022Being a Foot Soldier
Dr. Sybil Jordan Hampton follows in the footsteps of the Little Rock Nine.
Moth Stories
Recorded May 5, 2022No if ands or BUTTS
by Toby Price
Toby Price faces unexpected consequences when he introduces his students to a book he and his family love.
Moth Stories
Recorded April 25, 2022The Mug Shot
Victor Levenstein realizes one thing has accompanied him throughout his time in a Soviet prison: his mugshot.
The Moth Radio Extras
Added June 7, 2025Eyewitness Extras
In this episode, stories of historical events and momentous decisions with far-reaching impacts. A teacher who pushes boundaries, a trail-blazing student, and a political prisoner in Soviet Russia. This episode is hosted by Moth Director Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.