Moth Stories
Recorded June 21, 2006Elevator ER
by Jon Levin
A hospital orderly with an attitude problem is put to the test.
by Jon Levin
A hospital orderly with an attitude problem is put to the test.
A man starts to believe his psychiatrist is a real flirt.
by Elna Baker
A young woman recounts the difficulty of being a Mormon in New York City.
Randy Cohen is a writer and humorist best known as the author of New York Times column The Ethicist f
by Randy Cohen
A columnist accidentally offends his core audience.
Marvin Gelfand (d. 2011) was born in Brooklyn and for many years lectured, consulted and led walking tours about the city of New York.
by Todd Hanson
A slacker details his relationship with depression… and couches.
Jack Hitt is an award-winning journalist and regular contributor to the New York Times Magazine, Harper's, and This American Life.
by Jack Hitt
Jack fights a crazy super that insists he's an undercover spy.
Michael Rips is a criminal lawyer and author, best known for the books The Face of the Naked Lady: An Omaha Family Mystery
by Michael Rips
A high school student attempts to pass an Ionesco play off as his own.
Barry Gibbs was falsely accused of murder, and in 2006, after 19 years in prison, was exonerated with the help of The Innocence Project. In 2010, New York City gave him the largest personal settlement in its history, $9.9 million. Louis Epolito, the detective who framed Barry Gibbs in order to protect the Mafia, is currently serving life in prison.
by Barry Gibbs
Framed by a corrupt cop, a man spends 19 unjust years in prison.
A visit to Washington Square Park makes a New York City police officer realize that there's never a time when he isn't walking and talking like a cop.
Liz Tuccillo is an American writer best known for her work on the HBO comedy series Sex and the City and coauthoring the book He's Just Not That Into You. Her first novel, How To Be Single, was published in 2008.
by Liz Tuccillo
A woman joins a movement but finds herself alone.
by Edgar Oliver
The genesis story of a true bohemian: two children, one spectacularly eccentric mother and Savannah, Georgia.
by James Braly
Estranged for 20 years, a man's family is brought together by his sister's last wishes.
Eric Konigsberg is the author of Blood Relation and has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Magazine. He lives in Westchester, New York, with his wife and children.