Soft Science?

by Deirdre Bowen

Deirdre Bowen tells a story of competing in her school’s science fair and her struggles to impress her scientist father.

Bathtub Sailor, Seamstress, Spy

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A record breaking adventurer sets his sights on the English Channel, a seamstress becomes an advocate for her child and a young woman is recruited into the world of Secret Agents during World War II.  Hosted by Senior Producer, Meg Bowles. 

Even Fictional Characters Can Tell True Stories: The Moth on Girls!

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All At Sea

by Tim FitzHigham

Tim FitzHigham is a record breaking adventurer who sets off to cross the English Channel in a bath.

A Mother’s Journey

by Catherine Cross

Catherine Cross finds herself conflicted when her young daughter faces an identity crisis.  

The Spy Who Loved Me

by Noreen Riols

Noreen Riols is recruited into the world of Secret Agents on special missions during WWII.  

Steve Barnes

Steve is a senior writer and restaurant critic at the Albany Times Union and a journalism instructor at the University at Albany.

Drew Nieporent

Drew Nieporent is the owner of such restaurants as Tribeca Grill, Montracer and Nobu, director of the American Institute of Wine and Food.

Justice Served

by Steve Barnes

A local restaurant reviewer is targeted by a disgruntled restaurant owner.

Steve Barnes & Drew Nieporent

A local restaurant reviewer is targeted by a disgruntled restaurant owner and a new restauranteur agonizes to please a food critic.

New, French and Downtown

by Drew Nieporent

A new restauranteur agonizes to please a food critic.

All About Moms: Babies, Bees, Concerts and Contacts

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A special Mother's Day edition of The Moth Radio Hour. A mother helps her daughter get her first contact lenses, an unwanted parental intervention at a school concert, a new mother in Zambia awaits test results, a life or death bee sting and a teenage mother who couldn't be happier to welcome her child to the world. Hosted by The Moth's Artistic Director Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Chrissie Graham is a nerdy girl who needs contacts and promptly loses one.

Catherine Palmer tries to micromanage her son at a school concert.

Constance Mudenda is a healthcare worker with a health scare of her own.

Matthew Dicks has an allergic reaction to a bee sting and needs his mother.

Melissa Rodriguez grew up a foster child and then has a child of her own.

Connie Mudenda

Connie Mudenda is a (RED) Amabassador and AIDS activist. She is HIV-positive, and living proof of the tremendous power of anti-retroviral meds, known as ARVS.  

In the 1990s, Connie lost all three of her children to AIDS. She had not been tested and didn’t know she was living with HIV.  In 2005, Connie got tested for HIV and began assessing treatment. Today, she remains on treatment and thanks to the power of her life-saving meds, she had a daughter, named Lubona, who was born HIV-free in 2012. 

Living in Lusaka, Zambia, Connie works to fight stigma, encourages people to get tested, and educates people living with HIV about the importance of adhering to treatment. 

Melissa Rodriguez

As an 18 year old raised in the foster care system, Melissa took NPR listeners along when she gave birth to her son Issaiah. Over the past 16 years Melissa and her son have faced many challenges, from eviction notices to her son’s life-threatening medical diagnosis. 

Chrissie Graham

The Contact Lens

by Chrissie Graham

Chrissie Graham is a nerdy girl who needs contacts and promptly loses one.

The Solo

by Catherine Palmer

Catherine Palmer tries to micromanage her son at a school concert.

Stung

by Matthew Dicks

Matthew Dicks has an allergic reaction to a bee sting and needs his mother.

A Mother Can’t Wait

by Connie Mudenda

HIV Counselor and new mother Connie Mudenda learns firsthand what it feels like to wait for a infant’s test results.