The Moth Radio Hour

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.

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.

11:25

Leaving Baghdad

by Abbas Mousa

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

07:48

Candy Stripes: Rise in the Fall

by Taniki Richard

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

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. 

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.

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

05:47

The Lollipop Boy

by Brian Brown

Brian Brown tries to console a group of frightened campers.

06:20

Haunted, Abandoned, Insane

by Joe Charnitski

A group of friends go ghost hunting. 

06:43

The Spirit of the Bronx

by Matthew Mercier

A man has a séance to contact Edgar Allen Poe.

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. 

04:36

The Hidden Folder

by Jessie N

A slide show on a family trip goes awry

12:14

Mom and Me

by Eve Plumb

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

08:24

Way Down In The Hole

by Peter Aguero

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

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.

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. 

The Moth Podcast

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.

14:13

Ready or Not

by Carlos Kotkin

A man becomes a father sooner than expected.