Joe Charnitski

Joe Charnitski is a Moth StorySlam winner from New York, and a writer/performer of the solo storytelling show "Joe Charnitski's Funeral." He was also a Producer of the short film series "Exposure.”

The Spirit of the Bronx

by Matthew Mercier

A man has a séance to contact Edgar Allen Poe.

Haunted, Abandoned, Insane

by Joe Charnitski

A group of friends go ghost hunting. 

Brian Brown

Brian Brown is a writer in Los Angeles.

The Lollipop Boy

by Brian Brown

Brian Brown tries to console a group of frightened campers.

Matt Mercier, Brian Brown & Joe Charnitski

It’s almost Halloween, and we here at The Moth wanted to get in on the spirit. So we have a special episode for you - three stories all about the things that go bump in the night.

A man has a séance to contact Edgar Allen Poe, a campfire myth is told, and a group of friends go ghost hunting. 

Juliette Holmes

Juliette Holmes is a grandmother who grew up in the Gullah culture of the low country in Savannah, Georgia and now resides in Queens. She spent her decades-long career as an early childhood educator communicating the importance of African-American studies to her students and, in 1985, was awarded the title of New York City Board of Education Teacher of the Year. Juliette was a Cary Fellow at the Bank Street College of Education, where she earned her Master’s in Administration and Supervision. Now retired, Juliette loves spending time with her friends and family and is active in her church community. Her passion is passing on stories, and she frequently performs with the Pearls of Wisdom, an elder storytelling group associated with Elders Share the Arts.

Voting Day

by Juliette Holmes

A woman learns the value of voting after a conversation she has with her mother. 

Election Day: Savannah Georgia 1948

A woman learns the value of voting after a conversation she has with her mother. 

Abbas Mousa

Abbas Mousa emigrated to the United States in 2009 from Iraq through the Special Immigrant Program for Iraqi translators and was granted U.S. citizenship. Mousa received his Master’s degree in summer of 2015 in Economics and now works as an Economist for the Department of Commerce. He so enjoys the art of storytelling that he's become a regular storyteller with The Moth StorySLAMs in DC. Mousa is currently writing his memoir and has a three novel-series to work on after finishing his first book.

Ted Hartley

Ted Hartley is CEO of RKO Pictures, producer of movies, TV and stage shows. He was previously a fighter pilot and an actor. Ted is on the board of Orbis International, an NGO dedicated to saving sight worldwide.

Taniki Richard

Taniki Richard is an 11 year retired disabled Marine Corps veteran. She was the Trinidad and Tobago 2017 Delegate for the Miss Planetary International Pageant in Las Vegas. Taniki is also on a reality show: http://fox43tv.com/i-got-this/  

Candy Stripes: Rise in the Fall

by Taniki Richard

Taniki Richard is forced to provide for her parents and siblings.

Leaving Baghdad

by Abbas Mousa

Abbas Mousa flees Iraq and becomes a translator for the US Army.

Good to Go

by Ted Hartley

Ted Hartley and his fellow Naval Aviators struggle to to complete their first landings on a ship.

Veterans' Day 2016: Iraq, Aircraft Carriers & Candy

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A special Veterans' Day episode of The Moth. A Naval Aviator trains to land his plane on an aircraft carrier, a future marine rebels against her abusive father, an Iraqi man risks his life working as a translator for the armed forces. 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.

Anne Wheeler

Voting Day Transcript

Michael VonAllmen

After his discharge from the Navy, Mike VonAllmen lived full-throttle in his hometown of Louisville, KY until he was wrongfully convicted of rape in 1983. He was paroled in 1994 and quietly re-entered society. Michael re-established himself as a husband, a father and an employee. Sixteen years later, the Kentucky Innocence Project found the true perpetrator, and he was exonerated in 2010. Michael has found a second wind in life by being able to advocate against the death penalty and for the convicted felon.

For more information about Michael's case, visit The National Registry of Exonerations and The Innocence Project.

Love Matters

by Michael VonAllmen

A man vows to help his fellow ex-inmate.