Moth Stories
Recorded April 9, 2015Break A Leg
by Sinéad Burke
A little person comes to terms with her disability.
Moth Stories
Recorded September 18, 2017In a Moment
Sitawa Wafula's love for her career is derailed by her health.
Moth Stories
Recorded December 15, 2014Okay To Tell
Emily Recinos struggles with her diminishing eye-sight.
Moth Stories
Recorded October 18, 2010What Can You Do?
A New Orleans native realizes he can never return to his pre-Katrina life.
Moth Stories
Recorded October 12, 2007What I Lost in Africa
by Josh Swiller
A deaf Peace Corps volunteer is stranded in Africa without his hearing aid.
Moth Stories
Recorded July 16, 2015Independent's Day
Beverly Engelman is a fiercely independent octogenarian who needs help from her neighbors after a stroke.
Dispatches from The Moth
Added January 23, 2019The MOTHerview with Storyteller Maria Hodermarska
Moth Storytellers
Gaelynn Lea
Gaelynn Lea won NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, and she's been on the road ever since playing her unique mix of haunting original songs and traditional fiddle tunes. In addition to performing and recording, Gaelynn also does speaking engagements about disability, finding inner freedom, and the power of music. Gaelynn has a congenital disability called Osteogenesis Imperfecta, or Brittle Bones Disease. In recent years, she has used her music as a platform to advocate for people with disabilities and to promote positive social change.
The Moth Radio Hour
Added November 14, 2018All The World's A Stage
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In this hour, true stories of taking center stage from a magician, a musician, a member of the underground resistance in Chile and a soldier stationed in Iraq. This hour is hosted by The Moth's Senior Director, Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
Notoriously quiet magician Teller (of Penn and Teller) discovers his love of magic.
Musician Gaelynn Lea describes life on the road with a disability.
Daniel Sperling attends Shabbat services while deployed in Iraq.
Carmen Aguirre is a member of the underground resistance in Chile during Pinochet's regime.
Moth Storytellers
Steve Anderson
Steve Anderson is the Director of Disability Resources at Hamline University in Saint Paul. He isalso a member of the Board of Directors for Access Press and Upstream Arts.