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15:12
Love Matters

by Michael VonAllmen

A man vows to help his fellow ex-inmate.

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The Moth Radio Hour
Veterans' Day 2016: Iraq, Aircraft Carriers & Candy

--- 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 11/9/2021 ---

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.

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15:40
Good to Go

by Ted Hartley

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

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11:25
Leaving Baghdad

by Abbas Mousa

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

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07:48
Candy Stripes: Rise in the Fall

by Taniki Richard

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

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The Moth Podcast
Election Day: Savannah Georgia 1948

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

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14:18
Voting Day

by Juliette Holmes

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

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The Moth Podcast
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. 

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05:47
The Lollipop Boy

by Brian Brown

Brian Brown tries to console a group of frightened campers.

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06:20
Haunted, Abandoned, Insane

by Joe Charnitski

A group of friends go ghost hunting. 

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06:43
The Spirit of the Bronx

by Matthew Mercier

A man has a séance to contact Edgar Allen Poe.

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05:35
Out of Print

by Kevin Wilson

Kevin's first love rewrites his poems and musings on onion skin as a gift and binds them together into the novel that wasn't. 

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04:36
The Hidden Folder

by Jessie N

A slide show on a family trip goes awry

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12:14
Mom and Me

by Eve Plumb

Eve Plumb reflects on the real-life and TV families from her childhood.

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08:24
Way Down In The Hole

by Peter Aguero

Peter and his wife have an unsettling encounter at the Renaissance Fair. 

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The Moth Podcast
Tony Birch & Brad Lawrence

Two stories about men coming of age, one in Australia and one in the US Midwest. First, a rebellious teen copes with an abusive father and his crush on the girl from the fruit stand. Then a young boy learns to see past his sins after being exorcised. 

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13:19
Elevator to Salvation

by Brad Lawrence

A young boy learns to see past his sins after being exorcised.

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11:56
Girl in the Fruit Shop

by Tony Birch

A rebellious teen copes with an abusive father and his crush on the girl from the fruit stand. 

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Tara Clancy & Adrienne Truscott

A girl from Queens learns to think big, and a performance artist receives a death threat. 

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13:03
Fear, Fanaticism, and Dr. Footlights

by Adrienne Truscott

A performance artist receives a death threat.

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