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The Moth Podcast
You Win Some, You Lose Some

This week, the title says it all: we have two stories about the mixed bag that is life.

Hosted by: Dan Kennedy

Storytellers: Meena Ziabari, Dina Adler

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05:06
Fishing for Love

by Dina Adler

Dina has one true love: the New York Yankees.

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07:58
Stranded

by Meena Ziabari

Meena takes up running at a low point in her life.

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Confrontations

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In this hour, stories of war, face-offs, and confronting the demons within. A man must come to terms with his sexuality (as well as those who judge him), a woman learns that her ladylike upbringing has lasting marks, and a child fights to survive The Killing Fields of Cambodia. 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.

After finally accepting his sexuality, Pádraig Ó'Tuama uses language to heal rather than harm.

Tricia Rose Burt attempts to break the strictures of her Southern upbringing.

Arn Chorn-Pond uses his musical gift to survive the Khmer Rouge.

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The Moth Podcast
Technology Fails

This week, two stories of when technology really isn't the answer.

Hosted by: Dan Kennedy

Storytellers: Jill Bergman, Aylie Baker

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06:04
Banjo Blues

by Jill Bergman

Jill Bergman wreaks havoc on an airplane when she brought her metronome in her carry on.

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The Moth Radio Hour
The Moth at the World Science Festival

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A doctor who studies memory is confronted with her own father’s memory loss, a boy attempts to take control of his life by planning the perfect Bar Mitzvah, an archeologist fights against the rising waters, and a doctor battles through heartbreak to make a breakthrough in cancer research.

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12:07
Never the Bridegroom, Never the Bride

by Francois Clemmons

Francois Clemmons gets a role on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood but loses part of himself in the process.

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05:48
To Thine Own Self Be True

by Michelle Ephraim

Michelle Ephraim has an unexpected run-in with an ex's mother.

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05:44
I Am Batman

by Paul Davis

Paul Davis struggles to reconcile his dreams of being an artist with his day job as a party clown.

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06:17
Trini-Dad

by Lichelli Lazar-Lea

Lichelli Lazar-Lea returns to her roots to find her father, and herself.

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11:29
Have Glue Gun, Will Travel

by Simon Doonan

Window-dresser Simon Doonan suffers from a lack of credibility.

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The Moth Radio Hour
Shipwrecks & Complicated Mothers

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A young woman is told to keep her heritage a secret...by her mother; a reckless partier gets shipwrecked and has to sober up enough to save the day; and an author contends with her unsupportive mother on her deathbed. Hosted by The Moth’s Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

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06:09
The Women’s March

by Julieta Gilbert

Julieta Gilbert contemplates going to The Woman's March.

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06:13
Lost In The Supermarket

by Bryan Kett

New to LA, Bryan Kett is having a hard time creating community and connecting with people until an old woman asks him a shocking question.

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City of Angels: Bryan Kett and Julieta Gilbert

This week, two stories from Los Angeles.

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The Moth Radio Hour
Identity

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In this hour, discovering one's roots, struggles to be taken seriously, and an unconventional Batman. Stories of finding and being true to oneself. 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.
 

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Window-dresser Simon Doonan suffers from a lack of credibility.

Lichelli Lazar-Lea returns to her roots to find her father, and herself.

Paul Davis struggles to reconcile his dreams of being an artist with his day job as a party clown.

Michelle Ephraim has an unexpected run-in with an ex's mother.

Francois Clemmons gets a role on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood but loses part of himself in the process.

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13:17
Bucket List

by Michael Vonallman

Michael VonAllmen works to let go of his hate after his wrongful conviction. 

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05:44
Incoming

by Patricia Brennan

Patricia Brennan describes being married to a Vietnam veteran.

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07:31
Yu-Gi-Oh!

by Andrew McGill

Andrew McGill discovers his people though the card game Yu-Gi-Oh.

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