08:46

Not on the Usual Tour

by Jon Lovett

A presidential speechwriter doesn't agree with what he's asked to write.

14:00

The Curse

by Dame Wilburn

Dame Wilburn is told that she is cursed and decides to try and lift the curse herself.

12:37

Go in Peace

by Tina Zimmerman

Tina Zimmerman is on the cusp of empty-nest syndrome when an accident helps her decide that she wants to become a minister.

05:48

Sam, Me and Oscar the Grouch

by Eddie Hejka

Eddie Hejka’s son Sammy is autistic and very determined to meet Oscar the Grouch.

07:13

The Triangle Shirtwaist Connection

by Michelle Fecteau

Michelle Fecteau is working at The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Museum when she meets an enthusiastic history buff on a pilgrimage with no place to stay.

17:21

Undercover in North Korea with its Future Leaders

by Suki Kim

Suki Kim is a journalist who risks her life posing as a teacher in an elite North Korean school.

13:40

The Most Hated Man in Australia

by Dan Ilic

Dan Illic does a parody of an Australian tragedy that some felt was definitely "too soon."

11:37

The Hat

by Omar Musa

Omar Musa travels to Malaysia and finds his roots.

The Moth Podcast

Paul Bacon and Bokara Legendre

An unauthorized nap puts a police officer in a compromising position and a girl grows up on a safari.

Read the transcript here.

16:30

The Call of The Wild

by Bokara Legendre

A girl grows up on a safari.

The Moth Podcast

John DeVore & Clementine Ford

A man tells us about the last lesson his father taught him and a young woman learns that her mother is facing a deadly illness. 

Read the transcript here.

14:05

Like Tears in Rain

by Clementine Ford

A young woman learns that her mother is facing a deadly illness. 

10:27

The Right To Bear Your Soul

by John DeVore

A man tells us about the last lesson his father taught him.

16:11

A Family of My Own

by Melissa Rodriguez

Melissa Rodriguez grew up a foster child and then has a child of her own.

Melissa’s story comes to us from the Radio Diaries podcast.

04:40

A Mother Can’t Wait

by Connie Mudenda

HIV Counselor and new mother Connie Mudenda learns firsthand what it feels like to wait for a infant’s test results.

06:14

Stung

by Matthew Dicks

Matthew Dicks has an allergic reaction to a bee sting and needs his mother.

05:35

The Solo

by Catherine Palmer

Catherine Palmer tries to micromanage her son at a school concert.

04:53

The Contact Lens

by Chrissie Graham

Chrissie Graham is a nerdy girl who needs contacts and promptly loses one.

The Moth Podcast

Steve Barnes & Drew Nieporent

A local restaurant reviewer is targeted by a disgruntled restaurant owner and a new restauranteur agonizes to please a food critic.

Read the transcript here.

11:13

New, French and Downtown

by Drew Nieporent

A new restauranteur agonizes to please a food critic.