Moth Stories
Recorded January 16, 2006Crying Uncle
A young journalist's magazine assignment leads him to an uncle and the mob.
A young journalist's magazine assignment leads him to an uncle and the mob.
Joyce Maynard is the author of eight previous novels, including To Die For, Labor Day, The Good Daughters, and four books of nonfiction. Her bestselling memoir, At Home in the World, has been translated into sixteen languages. Count the Ways, Joyce’s tenth novel, will be released on June 2, 2021. She lives in California.
A woman discovers that even the most elaborate holidays can't protect her children from the pain of growing up.
A son's honesty with his parents fails to yield the love, compassion and forgiveness they taught him to value.
Dr. Alan Rabinowitz was one of the world’s leading big cat experts, and was called “The Indiana Jones of Wildlife Conservation” by TIME Magazine. Dr. Rabinowitz was the long-time CEO of Panthera, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the world’s wild cat species. He died in 2018, but will live on in the legion of students he mentored and the wildlife advocates he inspired with his relentless and fearless advocacy for wild cats and their wild places. Following his death, The Moth's Artistic Director, Catherine Burns, penned a special tribute to our friend and beloved Moth Storyteller.
A severely stuttering child finds solace in speaking to animals.
A Russian immigrant takes a trip home and tries to fulfill a promise to his mother without her hand-drawn map.
by James Braly
A man talks about the adventures of his wife's placenta.
Joe Lockhart served as Press Secretary for President Bill Clinton. He was a partner at the Glover Park Group, which specializes in media relations and political strategy, and is currently the spokesman for Facebook.
by Joe Lockhart
Behind the scenes stories of life in the Clinton White House from the former Press Secretary.
Frank D'Amico is a writer, performer and teacher; creator and the star of several solo shows, including First Kill and Severity of My Solitude.
by Frank Damico
A reluctant son goes out for his first hunting trip with his macho father.
Greg Behrendt is a stand-up comedian, the co-author of He's Just Not That Into You and leader of the surf-ska band The Reigning Monarchs.
Unable to let a romantic relationship fade away, an earnest and lovesick man admits he turns into a borderline stalker.
Borowitz boils his experience of being a writer for an 80s TV show down to just the facts.
by James Braly
A man talks about the adventures of his wife's placenta.
by Meg Wolitzer
A teenager in love has to make decisions about sex.
Teri Garr is an Academy Award-nominated actress who has appeared in films such as Tootsie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Pret-a-Porter, Ghost World and many more. She is also the National Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and National Chair for the Society's Women Against MS program (WAMS).
by Teri Garr
An actress makes a disturbing discovery about her beau and gets some glorious, though unglamorous, revenge.
Ari Handel is a neuroscientist turned filmmaker. He is president of Protozoa Pictures with whom he has worked as a producer on several films including The Wrestler and Black Swan. Ari was also a writer on two Protozoa films: The Fountain and, most recently, Noah which will be released in 2014.