The Moth | The Art and Craft of Storytelling

--- 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 3/30/2021 ---

In this hour, stories of the people and pastimes that get us through hardships. Illness, ire, and an accident, and what and who we find to provide comfort, offer relief, or share the burden. This episode is hosted by Moth Artistic Director, Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Read the transcript here.

Cherie gets a hug from an unexpected person in an unexpected place.

Jon Lehre finds a purpose in Relay for Life.

Angie Chatman begins knitting for charity.

Carla Katz defends a classmate, to her own detriment.

Padma Lakshmi has an accident on the way home from the hospital that gives her a giant scar on her arm.

See Episode

06:16

The Advocate

by Carla Katz

Carla Katz defends a classmate, to her own detriment.

Listen Now Add to Playlist

04:46

A Knitted Peace

by Angie Chatman

Angie Chatman begins knitting for charity.

Listen Now Add to Playlist

05:54

In Memory and Honor

by Jon Lehre

Jon Lehre finds a purpose in Relay for Life.

Listen Now Add to Playlist

06:06

Geese Guy

by Cherie

Chérie gets a hug from an unexpected person in an unexpected place.

Listen Now Add to Playlist

Radio Extras

Help Me

In this hour, stories of the people and pastimes that get us through hardships. Illness, ire, and an accident, and what and who we find to provide comfort, offer relief, or share the burden. This episode is hosted by Moth Artistic Director, Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Cherie gets a hug from an unexpected person in an unexpected place.
Jon Lehre finds a purpose in Relay for Life.
Angie Chatman begins knitting for charity.
Carla Katz defends a classmate, to her own detriment.
Padma Lakshmi has an accident on the way home from the hospital that gives her a giant scar on her arm.

See Episode

03:39

Ringtones

by Susan Fee

Listen Now Add to Playlist

14:19

Lucky Numbers

by Bridgett Davis

Listen Now Add to Playlist

The Moth Radio Hour

Cancer, Crime, and Crypts

When a beloved patient’s cancer returns, a psychologist confesses
that she is at a loss for words, an inmate at a women’s prison describes
the surprising value of an ordinary transistor radio, and an undertaker
deals with a problematic client. Hosted by Jenifer Hixson, Senior
Director at The Moth. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and
Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Martha Manning is filled with sorrow when cancer revisits her patient.

Piper Kerman must serve 13 months in a women’s federal prison for a crime she committed almost a decade before.

Chris Tombline is a young undertaker who wishes he’d taken some more psych courses.

See Episode

Radio Extras

Cancer, Crime and Crypts

When a beloved patient’s cancer returns, a psychologist confesses that she is at a loss for words, an inmate at a women’s prison describes the surprising value of an ordinary transistor radio, and an undertaker deals with a problematic client. Hosted by Jenifer Hixson, Senior Director at The Moth. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Martha Manning is filled with sorrow when cancer revisits her patient.

Piper Kerman must serve 13 months in a women’s federal prison for a crime she committed almost a decade before.

Chris Tombline is a young undertaker who wishes he’d taken some more psych courses.

See Episode