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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.
The Moth Podcast
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.
The Moth Radio Hour
Wedding Dress, Prison Choir, and a Hotdog
--- 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 11/2/2021 ---
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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The Moth Radio Hour
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.
The Moth Radio Hour
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.
The Moth Podcast
October 6, 2015
The Moth Radio Hour
Boyhood
A preacher's kid takes money from his grandfather, a high schooler chases his dog out onto the Grand Concourse, and a former child soldier negotiates high school in New York City. Hosted by The Moth's founder, George Dawes Green. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
Ishmael Beah comes to New York as a teenager after years of fighting as a child soldier in Sierra Leone and gets a second chance at childhood.
Wilson Portorreal runs into traffic to save Hershey, the family dog.
Christian Garland steals money from his grandfather to buy sneakers and has to work to regain his trust.
The Moth Radio Hour
Dog Mother, Tour Guide, and Milli Vanilli
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 date of upload to podcast feed 8/24/21
A woman becomes a stepmother to a dog, a tour guide in Toronto confronts racism, a mother learns the meaning of “Little pitchers have big ears”, and one half of the pop duo Milli Vanilli tells his side of the story. Hosted by The Moth's Senior Producer, Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
Sara Barron learns to share custody of a dog with her husband's ex-girlfriend.
Falen Johnson confronts racism and her own biases while taking a tour group through “Invisible Toronto.”
Catherine Palmer takes her young sons on a work trip where they learn some inappropriate toasts, which they repeat at church.
Fabrice Morvan shares his memories of the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli.
The Moth Podcast
September 1, 2015
The Moth Radio Hour
Oreos, Heaven, and America’s Most Wanted
A mother gets surprising news in the maternity ward, a man is addicted to cookies, an elderly woman gets a “ticket to heaven”, and a musician helps the FBI capture America’s Most Wanted.