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Moth Storytellers
Dave Mowers

After a twenty year career in the theater, Dave Mowers became a psychotherapist working with trauma patients.

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Moth Stories
Recorded October 22, 2003
The Burning of Atlanta

by Dave Mowers

Sneaking cigarettes on the job has fiery consequences.

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Jonathan Santlofer

Jonathan Santlofer artist and writer, is the author of 5 bestselling novels, The Death ArtistColor Blind, The Killing ArtAnatomy of Fear, and The Murder Notebook. He is the recipient of a Nero Wolfe Award for best crime fiction novel of 2008, two National Endowment for the Arts Painting grants, and has been a Visiting Artist at the American Academy In Rome and serves on the board of Yaddo, the oldest arts community in the U.S.


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Moth Stories
Recorded October 22, 2003
I've Always Been Lucky

by Jonathan Santlofer

An artistic tragedy has unexpected benefits.

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Moth Storytellers
Matthew McGough

Matthew McGough is the author of the memoir Bat Boy: Coming of Age with the New York Yankees, and most recently, the true crime book The Lazarus Files: A Cold Case Investigation, about whether the LAPD covered up a murder by one its own officers. Formerly a writer for NBC’s “Law & Order,” he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.

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Moth Stories
Recorded May 28, 2003
My First Day At The Yankees

by Matthew McGough

A Yankee fan's path to a job as a batboy.

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Moth Storytellers
Richie DiSalvo

Richie DiSalvo is the inventor of the Baby Calzone and the cheese-filled pizza crust. He's also a graduate of the Moth Community Education Program.

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Moth Stories
Recorded June 20, 2003
Anthony the Hat

by Richie DiSalvo

The inventor of the Baby Calzone runs into trouble with the Mob.

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Moth Storytellers
Patricia "Rocky" Zimmerman

Rocky Zimmerman is a graduate of The Moth Community Education Program, which offers storytelling workshops free of charge to students and adults in underserved communities.

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Moth Stories
Recorded June 20, 2003
My Journey

by Patricia "Rocky" Zimmerman

An incarcerated woman begs to be released so she can be at her dying mother’s bed side.

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Moth Storytellers
Rudy Rush

Rudy Rush is a comedian who hosted Showtime at the Apollo from 2000 until 2008. He's also been seen on LaffapaloozaDef Comedy Jam and The Chapelle Show.

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Moth Stories
Recorded April 22, 2003
Harlem Cowboy

by Rudy Rush

Rudy Rush, a comedian from Harlem, cannot buck his love for the rodeo.

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Moth Storytellers
José Torres

José Torres (1936-2009) was a boxer, Olympian, author and activist for the Puerto Rican community in New York City.

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Moth Stories
Recorded March 29, 1999
Light Heavyweight Champ

by José Torres

A boxer defines and then conquers fear.

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Moth Storytellers
George Plimpton

George Plimpton (1927-2003) was a journalist and the first editor-in-chief of The Paris Review.

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Moth Stories
Recorded February 28, 2003
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

by Anthony Griffith

A comic must earn his living as a clown while suffering the ultimate heartbreak.

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Moth Stories
Recorded March 29, 1999
Dinner at Elaine's

by George Plimpton

George Plimpton gives an auction winner a star-studded walk through the legendary NYC eatery Elaine's. 

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Moth Storytellers
Vincent Patrick

Vincent Patrick is an author and screenwriter best known for the novels The Pope of Greenwich Village and Family Business.

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Moth Stories
Recorded April 19, 1999
The Negative Thinker

by Vincent Patrick

A door-to-door bible salesman, circa 1953, shares sales tactics.

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Moth Storytellers
Bill Burr

Bill Burr first gained notoriety for his reoccurring role on Chappelle’s Show. He went on to become a regular performer on the Late Show with David Letterman and his very own HBO and Comedy Central specials. Most recently, Bill is the host of the Monday Morning Podcast.

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