Juno Men (she/her/hers) is a Seattle-based comedian and producer who’s openly trans, obviously Asian, and usually hungry. She’s performed across the PNW, including in The Seattle Super Secret Show, Don’t Tell Seattle, the Upper Left Comedy Festival, and gratefully opening for Chris Gethard. She can be found on Instagram @seattlejuno and co-produces a monthly Queer and POC focused comedy show at Olmstead in Capitol Hill.
by Amy Klein
Amy Klein gets help from a matchmaking rabbi.
by Juno Men
Juno Men and her cousin go to a casino over Thanksgiving.
by Niceol Blue
Niceol Blue is a street kid with nowhere to go for Christmas.
Ten-year-old Jessi Berdinka's peculiar Christmas wish is granted.
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This week, a special holiday episode from The Moth. Unlikely Christmas wishes, letters from The Grinch, and a husband by Chanukah. This episode is hosted by Angelica Lindsey-Ali. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
Ten-year-old Jessi Berdinka's peculiar Christmas wish is granted.
Amy Klein gets help from a matchmaking rabbi.
Mary Gaitskill pens letters as The Grinch for a neighborhood kid.
Juno Men and her cousin go to a casino over Thanksgiving.
Niceol Blue is a street kid with nowhere to go for Christmas.
Jeannie Colon confronts a Santa betrayal.
by James Gordon
James Gordon has to live the role of Santa.
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In this episode, we’re sharing stories about Santa. Normally, we don’t air stories that reveal that Santa isn’t real, however, we decided to break that tradition for a special episode. So, if any kids might listen, be warned.
Jeannie Colon confronts a Santa betrayal.
James Gordon has to live the role of Santa.
MEG LAVERY is a middle school Health teacher, coach, and certified yoga instructor and is currently working on a graduate degree through the International Institute of Restorative Practices. She lives in a conservation community in the Chicago suburbs with her wife, daughter, and menagerie of rescue animals.
GREG QUIROGA is a fundraising auctioneer, performer and founder of the San Francisco Disc Golf Club.
BRITTNEY COOPER, PhD, is an associate professor at Rutgers, co-founder of the Crunk Feminist Collective, and author of the New York Times bestseller, Eloquent Rage.
JEREMY JENNINGS was born in Northern California but grew up in a military family living in Japan, New York City, California and Virginia. Jeremy enlisted in the California Army National Guard in 2000 and served eight years in the field artillery. He was ordered to active-duty after September 11, 2001 and served on a security team at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California before deploying to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for detainee operations in 2004, New Orleans for hurricane Katrina relief in 2005, the California-Mexico border for Operation Jump Start in 2006, and Camp Taji, Iraq in 2007. Today, Jeremy is a fish ecologist working in the Pacific Northwest.
by Greg Quiroga
Greg Quiroga sees his Uncle Steve in a new light.