Joy

by Ashok Ramasubramanian

Ashok Ramasubramanian learns the joy of sharing.

Greener Grass

by Jane Green

Jane Green is flattered by the attention of a handsome young writer.

A Man of Peace

by Shaykh Dr. Muhammad Umar Al-Qadri

Shaykh Umar memorizes an entire religious text and only later comes to understand its deeper meaning.

Leaping Forward

by Cybele Abbett

Cybele Abbett faces a unique parenting challenge.

GrandSLAMs Coast to Coast

--- This episode is available on your local radio station, on PRX and below via The Moth Player. It will be published on  iTunes | Spotify | RadioPublic | RSS on 6/8/2021 ---

In this hour, Moth GrandSLAM stories from around the country. PTSD, a trans teen, college, eBay, prison, eye contact and the emergency room. Hosted by The Moth’s Senior Producer, Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Fred Johnson is a soldier who won’t admit that he has PTSD.

Vivienne Anderson is a trans teen.

Pam Burrell is a college student who volunteers at a prison.

Steve Zimmer gets into a highstakes eBay bidding war.

Tony Cyprien spends 26 years in prison.

Pam Colby connects with her family in the midwest.

Bess Stillman is an ER doc who has to deal with multiple gunshot wounds.

All These Wonders

A new collection of stories about risk, courage, and facing the unknown, drawn from the best stories ever told on The Moth stage. 

Fred Johnson

Fred is a retired Infantry Colonel who served in the US Army for 29 years. He did two combat tours in Iraq, one in Afghanistan and a deployment to Bosnia. He wrote a book about it all called Five Wars.

Vivienne Andersen

Vivienne Andersen, a full-time REALTOR® with Restaino and Associates in Madison, WI, grew up in California, but is not at all what the Beach Boys had in mind. She has a Masters of Divinity degree to compliment her Bachelors in Psychology. She is Chair of the Junior League of Madison Marketing and PR committee, a member the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association where she serves on the Cultural Diversity in Housing Committee, she is a member of Dane Buy Local and Downtown Madison Inc.. She blogs about the Madison Real Estate market at VivienneAndersen.com. Vivienne can fly, she can forgive sins, and she can sell a large house in a single day, she is basically a super hero in heels, you should definitely connect with her.

VivienneAndersen.com

Pam Burrell

Tony Cyprien

Tony Cyprien was born and raised in Watts, California. He moved to Berkeley in 2011 where he lives with his wife and where he discovered improv, which changed his life. For work, he builds ovens from scratch for a company that’s been in business for 165 years. And when he’s not building ovens, and when there’s a Raiders game, you can find him supervising a crew of people who are directing traffic off of 66th into the Oakland Coliseum parking lot.

Pam Colby

Pam is a filmmaker based in the Twin Cities. She teaches cinema and documentary filmmaking at the Independent Filmmaker Project in Minnesota. Her current doc project, "Not in My Lifetime," is about growing up queer, marriage and the impact it of becoming legal.

Bess Stillman

Bess Stillman is an Emergency physician and writer living in NYC.

A Hard Truth

by Fred Johnson

When I walked out of the Jeffersonville City jail, I knew one thing for certain. My wife was going to be pissed.

I Don’t Have To

by Vivienne Andersen

Vivienne Anderson is a trans teen.

My Unlikely Brothers

by Pam Burrell

Pamela Burrell is a college student who volunteers at a prison.

To Bid or Not to Bid

by Steve Zimmer

Steve Zimmer gets into a high stakes ebay bidding war.

Bullshit Repellant

by Tony Cyprien

Tony Cyprien spends 26 years in prison.

Grandma’s Ghosts

by Pam Colby

Pam Colby connects with her grandmother in Minneapolis.

How to Say It

by Bess Stillman

Bess Stillman is an ER doc whose patient has multiple gunshot wounds.

Tracy Rowland

Tracy Rowland is a three-time Moth SLAM champion, and a regular on The Liar Show. In her day job as an Emmy Award-winning TV lady, Tracy was part of the creative teams that brought Cartoon Network to Asia, and Al Jazeera to America. She is a firm believer trade balance.