Peter Story

Peter Story is an actor and storyteller based in Los Angeles. He is a frequent Moth StorySLAMmer.

Wedding Jackpot

by Peter Story

A couple takes an online wedding contest very seriously.

Carlos Kotkin

Carlos Kotkin was born in Mexico City and grew up in San Diego, California, went to film school, and wrote a book called Please God Let It Be Herpes.

The Accidental Executive

by Carlos Kotkin

A college dropout finds himself in the unlikeliest of places.

James Fallon

James Fallon has made major scientific and medical breakthroughs in neuroscience. He was the first to show how to stimulate the mass production of stem cells in the adult brain. His recent imaging genetics research has discovered new genes for Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. He was the first to present a comprehensive genetic, neuroanatomical and behavioral theory on the basis of psychopaths. Fallon is professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the University of California, Irvine.

Confessions of a Pro-Social Psychopath

by James Fallon

A world-renowned neuroscientist identifies patterns in the brains of psychopathic killers. This story was produced in collaboration with the World Science Festival.

The Perfect Human Hand

by Kodi Azari

A surgeon details his involvement in one of the world's first-ever hand transplants. This story was produced in collaboration with the World Science Festival.

Roald Hoffmann

Roald Hoffmann was born in 1937 in Poland. He came to the U.S. in 1949 and has been at Cornell University for 47 years. He was awarded the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In chemistry he's taught people how to think about molecular orbitals. Hoffmann is also a writer, carving out his own land between poetry, philosophy, and science.

Cocoon of Love

by Roald Hoffmann

A renowned scientist remembers his family's struggle for survival during the Holocaust. This story was produced in collaboration with the World Science Festival.

Ishmael Beah

Ishmael Beah, born in Sierra Leone, is the NYT bestselling author of A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and Radiance of Tomorrow: a Novel. A UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Advocate for Children Affected by War, he is, among other titles, a member of the Human Rights Watch Children's Advisory Committee. He lives in Nouakchott, Mauritania with his wife and children.

The Sounds of My Village

by Ishmael Beah

A man from Sierra Leone describes his transformation from innocent child to cold-hearted soldier.

Bernard Jenkins

Bernard Jenkins is a graduate of the Phipps Opportunity Center and The Moth Community Program

Sibling Rivalry

by Bernard Jenkins

A young man has to compete with his "brothers" during Christmas.

June Cross

June Cross is a professor at Columbia Journalism School, a documentary filmmaker, and the author of the memoir Secret Daughter: A Mixed Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away.

Secret Daughter

by June Cross

A young woman is told to keep her heritage a secret...by her mother.

Mishka Shubaly

Mishka Shubaly is the author of the best-selling Kindle Singles Shipwrecked, The Long Run, Are You Lonesome Tonight? and Bachelor Number One. He is currently at work on a full-length memoir and another album of his original songs.

Richard Price

Richard Price is an author (Clockers), screenwriter (The Color of Money), TV writer (The Wire) and Paris Review contributor.

Hatpin Mary

by Richard Price

A wrestling-obsessed grandmother has a nasty surprise for the contenders.

Laura Revness

Laura Revness is a third-grade teacher and StorySLAMmer from Los Angeles.

The Toucan Beak

by Laura Revness

A teenage girl discovers how to control her errant parrot.