Navied Mahdavian has been a contributing cartoonist to The New Yorker since 2018, where his cartoons and comics appear regularly. He is the author of the graphic memoir, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America (2023). His work has also been featured in the LA Times, Reader's Digest, Wired, Alta Online, and in the cartoon collections, The Rejection Collection (2022) and Send Help! (2021). He has received fellowships from MacDowell and La Napoule Art Foundation. Before becoming a cartoonist, he taught the 5th grade where he learned most of his jokes. A recent UK expat, he now lives in Folkestone.
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A difficult period leads Catherine Joy White back to a childhood passion.
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--- This episode is available on your local radio station, PRX and below via The Moth Player. It will be published on Audacy, Spotify, Apple and iHeart on 3/19/25 --
This week, a special episode of The Moth, live from a Mainstage show in London. Stories of going "All In" — in a new town, in an icy lake, and on the paintball course. This live show is hosted by Tiff Stevenson with additional hosting by Moth Senior Director Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
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Kate Oliver remembers what it was like to be a "weird, androgynous, nerdy" teenager.
Navied Mahdavian and his wife try to build a community in a new town.
A difficult period leads Catherine Joy White back to a childhood passion.
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