Kashyap Rajam

Gruffaloes and Oranges

by Kashyap Rajam

Kashyap Raja finds beauty in reading the Gruffalo to a young child.

Errol McLendon

The Present Story is Ended

by Errol McLendon

Errol McLendon receives some heartfelt gifts.

The Moth

by Hope Iyiewuare

The Moth Playlist: Clean!

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Hearing Voices

--- 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 3/28/23 ---

In this hour: stories of the power of sound -- and the newness we find through listening, and trusting our ears. 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.

Stanley Alpert relies on his hearing when he is kidnapped.

Faith Ekienabor finds a brand new way to her college class.

T Dixon discovers the power of her own voice.

Anna Schuleit builds an unconventional instrument.

Esther McManus

ESTHER MCMANUS (née Azran) was born and raised in Marrakesh, where she learned Moroccan cooking. After finishing high school in Israel, Esther emigrated to the US in the late 1950s. A native French speaker, she taught French for many years and earned a Master’s in French Literature from Northwestern University. Esther launched her cooking and baking career in the mid-1970s, and has been an important fixture of the Philadelphia restaurant scene ever since. She was chef at the Garden Restaurant, the Barclay Hotel and DiLullo’s before focusing her work on baking, especially bringing croissants to the Philadelphia area through her work with Le Bus.

A Girl from Marrakech

by Esther McManus

Esther McManus keeps the baking tradition alive. 

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Matters of the Heart

--- 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 3/28/23 ---
 

In this hour, stories of love—passions, parents, and dating apps. A woman swipes for a second chance, a little girl finds her calling, and fathers find ways to relate to their children. 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.

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Kristy Hawkins thumbs her way through the prospects of love.
Kemp Powers is convinced he will never be a good dad.
Niall Ashdown and his father bond over their love of birds. 
Esther McManus keeps the baking tradition alive. 

Boston StorySLAM Regional Producer (Swing/As-Needed)

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Don’t Stop the Music

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In this hour, Motown, hip hop, folk and pop. Stories of the indelible impact of music on both its creators and listeners. 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.

David Montgomery gets immersed in Spice World.

Cal Street describes her time as part of The Velvelettes.

Dawn Smith grows up in a cult that forbids music.

Jin Au-Yeung's lyricism connects him to Barack Obama.

Storytelling School with The Moth: Storytelling Activity #57

Maura Schneider

MAURA SCHNEIDER is a community organizer, teacher, writer, and mama. Listening to stories and telling her own helped her confront postpartum anxiety and become more honest and forgiving about the beautiful and awful realities of parenthood. In 2010, Maura began organizing a monthly story slam in her hometown. Over 600 stories were told in its seven-year run. Maura is a yoga instructor and freelance writer. She lives in Fredericksburg with her husband, Matt, and children, Arden and Ingrid - who are at a magical age where they think she is amazing at everything - it is the greatest unexpected parenting dividend.

Kaya Jarvis

Samuel Blackman

SAM BLACKMAN is a philosopher turned physician-scientist and cancer drug developer, with a penchant for writing and storytelling. Raised in New Jersey and educated in Chicago, he has lived and worked in Cincinnati, Boston, and Philadelphia. While in Boston, Sam was a pediatric oncology fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital Boston, where he gained a degree of notoriety for appearing on the front page of the Boston Herald and, separately, destroying his wife’s car in a manner so spectacular he was mocked on NPR’s CarTalk. Now living in Seattle with his wife Julie and daughter Anika, Sam has been telling poignant, funny, and thought-provoking stories at The Moth since December of 2015. When he is not telling stories, Sam is working to launch a new biotechnology startup company focused on accelerating the development of new therapeutics for children with cancer.

Annē Linn