16:44
The Day I Became a Matador
A man's relationship with a famous writer takes an unexpected twist.
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07:25
Underpacked
by Tim Gunn
Tim Gunn is the Emmy winning producer, co-host and mentor for Lifetime’s “Project Runway.”
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The Moth Podcast
January 5, 2016
The Moth Podcast
December 29, 2015
The Moth Radio Hour
Holiday Special 2015: Sing Sing, Ornaments, Car Accidents, Curses
A special holiday edition of The Moth Radio Hour: A family tradition endures community-wide scandal, a single woman tries to find her soulmate for Hanukkah, a daughter honors her mother's last Christmas wish, a guard works New Year's Eve at Sing Sing prison, and the holiday spirit fills an emergency room. This hour is 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 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Tricia Rose Burt tries to reunite her family with Christmas ornaments.
Matthew Dicks has just finished Christmas shopping for all his friends when he gets in a near fatal car accident.
Alexandra Rosas gives her son one last gift from his grandmother.
Ted Conover, a writer working undercover as a corrections officer, witnesses New Year's Eve at Sing Sing prison.
Amy Klein is 38 and single and is told by a Rabbi in Jerusalem that she'll meet her husband by Hanukkah.
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Eve Plumb & The Pittsburgh StorySLAM
Eve Plumb reflects on the real-life and TV families from her childhood, and a slide show on a family trip goes awry.
13:29
Why I Teach
Two defense attorneys ask for help from an unlikely source - a scientist. This story was produced in collaboration with the World Science Festival.
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15:58
Life on a Möbius Strip
by Janna Levin
A young astrophysicist finds wild parallels in her research and personal life. This story was produced in collaboration with the World Science Festival.
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The Moth Podcast
December 8, 2015
The Moth Radio Hour
The Moth StorySLAM
--- 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 12/14/2021 ---
In this hour we’ll travel around the country to hear stories from our live open mic StorySLAM events: Louisville, Kentucky; San Francisco; Burlington, Vermont; Portland, Oregon; as well as the birthplace of the Moth StorySlam, New York City.
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Wedding Dress, Prison Choir, and a Hotdog
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A feminist searches for the perfect wedding dress, a playwright visits a prison in Malawi, a man spends a lifetime regretting a single moment, and a new mother struggles with her prosthetic arm.
The Moth Podcast
November 10, 2015
15:33
War and Ham Sandwiches
Christina Lamb talks about her double life as a mother and a war correspondent.
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Bible Salesmen, Ghosts and Strippers
A young woman in Southern California describes her unconventional upbringing with a very free-spirited mother; a door-to-door bible salesman, circa 1953, shares sales tactics; an actor from the golden age of Hollywood reaches out from beyond the grave; and a little boy gets through a hospital stay by pretending he’s a superhero.
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Red Sox, Jerusalem, and Coming Home
A father bonds with his son over baseball, a boy realizes that his single father is not a superhero, a worker gets a knife pulled on her at a homeless shelter, a newly divorced mother is evicted from her home, and a young writer moves to Jerusalem with the hope that peace will break out.