Moth Stories
Recorded July 11, 2012The Reveal
A young woman describes her unconventional upbringing with a very free-spirited mother.
A young woman describes her unconventional upbringing with a very free-spirited mother.
Carly Johnstone is a chronic starter of projects and crafts. She makes a mean quiche and has successfully hosted a Thanksgiving. She currently manages Healthy Transitions, a therapy and medical office that serves the Transgender population in New Jersey. Her favorite color is not pink.
Sam S. Mullins lives in Vancouver, Canada where he tells lots of stories, often on the CBC show, Definitely Not The Opera.
Peter Aguero was born and raised in the wilds of South Jersey and lives in Queens, NY with his lovely wife. He's a Moth StorySLAM host, GrandSLAM champion, and instructor for the Moth Community Program. He's also the lead singer of The BTK Band, NYC's hardest-drinking improvised storytelling rock band. Peter loves his Mom.
by Peter Aguero
A husband describes his wife’s lifelong battle with epilepsy.
Ellie Lee is an award-winning director, writer and producer of documentary, fiction and animated films.
by Ellie Lee
An artist and documentary filmmaker loses three years of work in an instant and finds it hard to continue.
Molly Ringwald is an author and actor who has worked with directors as diverse as John Hughes, Cindy Sherman and Jean-Luc Godard. Her debut work of fiction When it Happens to You was just released by HarperCollins. Ms. Ringwald lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.
Molly Ringwald finds herself in the principal's office with her daughter.
Kirby Adams is an award-winning journalist, who has been working in television, radio and print for three decades. After hosting television shows in San Antonio and Seattle, Kirby settled in Louisville, Kentucky where she lives with her husband and two daughters.
by Kirby Adams
A 9-year-old Olympic hopeful starts an unauthorized exercise regimen.
by Ivan Kuraev
An eight-year-old immigrant learns English to win a girl’s heart.
Alvin is a three-time international poetry slam champion and professional poker player. His favorite food will always be his mother's sweet and sour meatballs.
by Alvin Lau
Alvin Lau details what he'd like his last meal to be if he doesn't survive his cancer.
An NYPD cop about to conduct the biggest raid of his career is suddenly sidetracked by events downtown.
Lisa Lampanelli is known as Comedy's Lovable Queen of Mean. Heralded as "more than a standup - a standout," by comedy legend Jim Carrey, Lampanelli is a cross between Don Rickles, Archie Bunker and a vial of estrogen. She has won accolades from The King of All Media, Howard Stern, who called her "a true original and a brilliant comedy mind who'll steal the show every time." Her HBO special, Long Live the Queen, was the second-highest rated comedy special in the channel's history, and she hopes to break Broadway records next year when she launches her one-woman show on the Great White Way.
Battling with her weight and relationship, a woman is forced to make a bold decision.