It’s Magic: Micaela Blei and Anthony Griffith Extras

It’s Magic: Micaela Blei and Anthony Griffith

We experience magic in different forms. This episode is hosted by Moth director Jodi Powell.

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Storytellers:

Micaela Blei becomes friends with a magician and wants something more.

Anthony Griffith navigates life with his single mom.

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The Call Extras

The Call

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In this hour, stories of ringtones, rekindled connections, and revolution. Revealing phone calls, missed messages, and finding one's calling. 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.

Susan Fee gets a surprise when she calls her daughter.

A series of missed calls gets scientist Moran Cerf in hot water.

Nancy Mahl gets a call from her mom on 9/11.

Cheech Marin finds his calling after dodging the draft.

Kelli Dunham

KELLI DUNHAM is the nonbinary ex-nun nurse trauma-informed comedian so common in modern Brooklyn. Kelli has appeared on Showtime's Penn & Teller Bulls**t, BBC-4'S Sunday Religious Program and the Discovery Channel and is the author of seven hilarious nonfiction books about not humorous subjects including puberty, grief and death. Kelli's writing has appeared on Autostraddle, XOJane, HuffPost Personal, The New Republic, Time, Thought Catalog, Lady Science and NPR. Kelli loves to talk about LGBT health, caregiving, grief, death and humor, sometimes all at the same time.

Live from Santa Barbara

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A special live edition of The Moth brought to you from the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, California. An encounter in the Alaskan wilderness, an intergenerational connection through music, and a rockstar who feels out of touch. This episode is hosted by Dame Wilburn, with additional hosting by Jay Allison. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

Monte Montepare finds himself at an emotional crossroads in rural Alaska.

Christina Igaraividez connects to her grandmother through the violin.

Drummer Patty Schemel finds herself on tour with millennials. 

Tonja Murphy

Tonja is an author, motivational speaker, and life coach for teens. When Tonja is not serving in the community, she enjoys sharing tools to empower others through books, being the queen of Crockpots, and spending time with family. 

The Classroom

by Tonja Murphy

Tonja Murphy’s students always tell her the truth, so she has to be careful about what outfits she wears.

Popping Up: Tonja Murphy

On this episode, we take a look at one of the coolest projects the Moth has done - the traveling Pop Up Porch. And we hear a story that came out the Pop Up Porch from Tonja Murphy about how her students always tell her the truth.

We also interview Rita Brent - who hosted one of our events and shares her experiences.

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Hosted by:
Aldi Kaza

Storyteller: Tonja Murphy

Popping Up Extras

MOTHerview with Storyteller Eva Santiago

Danielle Dardashti

Lu Levin

Stacey Perlman

Dear Eric

by Stacey Perlman

Stacey Perlman visits a medium, who knows of a letter to the great beyond.

We Regret to Inform You

by Otis Gray

Otis Gray gets a job writing rejection letters.

Meeting in the Middle

by Meg Ferrill

Meg Ferrill's letter is read aloud in her human sexuality class.

Return to Sender

by Matty Struski

Matty Struski pens a letter in an attempt to win back his ex.

Someone to Believe In

by Lu Levin

Lu Levin strikes up a correspondence with the Tooth Fairy.