Mr. Rogers, Bellevue, Super Markets and Coney Island

In this hour, a brand new doctor struggles working the night shift; a young girl has a life-threatening heart condition; a mailman joins Mister Rogers' Neighborhood; a middle-aged man is tempted to cheat; and a child spends her birthday at Coney Island in 1957. 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.

Danielle Ofri has a crisis of confidence while working the night-shift at Bellvue.

Isobel Connelly discovers she has a heart condition at age six.

David Newell gets a job as Mr. McFeely on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Steve Zimmer flirts with a woman while at the supermarket.

Helen Cooper spends a special birthday at Coney Island. 

Storytelling and The Power of Meaning

Suzi Ronson

Suzi Ronson has worked in various capacities for well-heeled individuals as a household manager, music producer and consultant in New York City, the Hamptons, Florida and Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. She is a singer-songwriter who performs only for friends. She also loves horses and traveled on the horse riding circuit in the U.S. with a young girl who was competing. Suzi lives in the West Village of New York City, while her daughter and the rest of her family live in London. She swears she’ll go back one day.

Leaving, Loving & Coming Home

In this episode we feature four stories about our relationship to home. Yearning for a place to call home, leaving one home in search of another and coming to find beauty and a true sense of belonging. Hosted by Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. 

Suzi Ronson a hairdresser from Beckenham leaves it all behind to run away with a proverbial circus.

Denis Repp finds unexpected love after a painful breakup.

Jonah Lehrer describes life after a fall from grace. 

Abeny Kucha flees from violence in her village in the Sudan and finds a new home in Portland, ME.

Danielle Ofri

Danielle is a physician at Bellevue Hospital, the oldest public hospital in the country. She’s co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Bellevue Literary Review, which is the first literary journal to come out of a medical setting.

David Newell

Having been with Mr. Rogers Neighborhood since its inception in 1967, David has been the show’s Properties Manager, Associate Producer and Director of Public Relations. David continues to make personal appearances as an ambassador for the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood series.

Helen Cooper

Helen Cooper is a craftswoman who focuses on scrapbooking and ornament. She lives in Far Rockaway, New York.

July 1st

by Danielle Ofri

Danielle Ofri has a crisis of confidence while working the night-shift at Bellevue. This story was produced in collaboration with the World Science Festival.

Lost in the Supermarket

by Steve Zimmer

Steve Zimmer flirts with a woman while at the supermarket.

Speedy Delivery

by David Newell

David Newell gets a job as Mr. McFeely on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

13th Birthday, Coney Island, 1959

by Helen Cooper

Helen Cooper spends a special birthday at Coney Island. 

Denis Repp

Jonah Lehrer

Jonah Lehrer is a science writer living in Los Angeles. His next book, A Book About Love, will be published by Simon & Schuster in July 2016.

Abeny Kucha

Abeny Mathayo Kucha is a single mother who survived the civil war and genocide in her homeland of South Sudan and immigrated to the United States. Here she became a certified Nursing assistant and worked at the Mayo Clinic for almost ten years as a surgical processing tech. She is the mother of two daughters. Atong, her oldest, recently graduated from law school in May 2012. Abeny is proud to say what a joy it was to see her accomplish her dream of becoming a lawyer, because few refugees’ children graduate high school, let alone attend college. Abeny also has three sons and one grandson. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska and is the author of Tears Of a Mother: A Sudanese Survivor’s Story, her first book about her life while living in Sudan. or more information on Abeny's book and other projects, visit her website at www.tearsofamother.com.

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The Girl from Beckenham

by Suzi Ronson

A hairdresser from Beckenham leaves it all behind to run away with a proverbial circus.

Looking for Love in all the Dog Places

by Denis Repp

Denis Repp finds unexpected love after a painful breakup.

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by Jonah Lehrer

Jonah Lehrer describes life after a fall from grace. 

The First Cow

by Abeny Kucha

Abeny Kucha flees from violence in her village in the Sudan and finds a new home in Portland, Maine.