Moth Storytellers
Dave Mowers
After a twenty year career in the theater, Dave Mowers became a psychotherapist working with trauma patients.
After a twenty year career in the theater, Dave Mowers became a psychotherapist working with trauma patients.
by Dave Mowers
Sneaking cigarettes on the job has fiery consequences.
Jonathan Santlofer artist and writer, is the author of 5 bestselling novels, The Death Artist, Color Blind, The Killing Art, Anatomy 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.
An artistic tragedy has unexpected benefits.
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.
A Yankee fan's path to a job as a batboy.
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.
The inventor of the Baby Calzone runs into trouble with the Mob.
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.
An incarcerated woman begs to be released so she can be at her dying mother’s bed side.
Rudy Rush is a comedian who hosted Showtime at the Apollo from 2000 until 2008. He's also been seen on Laffapalooza, Def Comedy Jam and The Chapelle Show.
by Rudy Rush
Rudy Rush, a comedian from Harlem, cannot buck his love for the rodeo.
José Torres (1936-2009) was a boxer, Olympian, author and activist for the Puerto Rican community in New York City.
by José Torres
A boxer defines and then conquers fear.
George Plimpton (1927-2003) was a journalist and the first editor-in-chief of The Paris Review.
A comic must earn his living as a clown while suffering the ultimate heartbreak.
George Plimpton gives an auction winner a star-studded walk through the legendary NYC eatery Elaine's.
Vincent Patrick is an author and screenwriter best known for the novels The Pope of Greenwich Village
A door-to-door bible salesman, circa 1953, shares sales tactics.
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.