The Moth Podcast

School’s Out!

This week, two stories from school days just in time for summer vacation.

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Hosted by: Dame Wilburn

Storytellers: Joanna Courteau, Gabe Mollica

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04:53

Varsity Choir

by Gabe Mollica

Gabe Mollica wants to be a football player.

06:25

Hermit No More

by Joanna Courteau​

Joanna Courteau was an outsider by choice until a near-death experience cracks open her bashful shell.

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Snakes, Electric Shocks, and Afghanistan

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A squeamish writer is sent on an assignment to locate enormous poisonous snakes; a hippie kid seeks the approval of his conservative father; and two child refugees from Afghanistan arrive in America without their parents.

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The Motor City That Never Sleeps: Isabelle Raphael & Michelle Robertson

This week, Dan introduces a new host to the Moth Podcast, long-time Moth family member Dame Wilburn. The two discuss hosting shows for the Moth and present stories from their respective homes of New York and Detroit.

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Hosted by: Dan Kennedy, Dame Wilburn

Storytellers: Isabelle Raphael, Michelle Robertson

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06:29

Sister Rivalry

by Michelle Robertson

Michelle  and her sister are super competitive.

05:26

Shoeless and The City

by Isabelle Raphael

Isabelle finds herself in a pinch when she drops her keys down the elevator shaft. 

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Southern Nights

A young cadet is entrusted with vital records at a military academy and a woman remembers visiting her two mysterious aunts as a child. 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 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

Edgar Oliver falls from grace at a military academy. 

Sheri Holman learns secrets about her Southern Gothic aunts.

10:08

The Muck and the Mire

by Christal Brown

Christal Brown finds a connection to her father through dance.

05:51

Same Taste in Women

by Catherine Smyka

Catherine Smyka and her male friend have the same taste in women.

06:08

Persistence

by Gabrielle Shelton

Gabrielle Shelton tries to find work as a welder.

05:29

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

by Wanjiru "ciru" Kibera

Wanjiru Kibera goes off the path in the Kenyan wilderness.

07:31

Beauty In Brawn

by Sandra Kimokoti

Sandra Kimokoti feels conflicted over her physical strength.

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Flight Attendant, Refugee, and a Preacher

A flight attendant describes how she adjusts her attitude while up in the air; a Vietnamese family is forced to flee from their home to take refuge in an unknown land; and after running out of gas, a young preacher in 1960s Texas ends up in a pool hall.

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Love, Mom: Ali Muldrow & Michelle Cloud

This week, we're celebrating Mother's Day with two stories from two moms doing what they do best: making it work.

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Hosted by: Dan Kennedy
 

Storytellers: Ali Muldrow & Michelle Cloud

04:23

A Reason To Cry

by Ali Muldrow

Ali Muldrow wants to parent her kids differently from the way she grew up.

05:49

Partners in Crime

by Michelle Cloud

When her daughter throws a secret party, Michelle finds herself dealing with the consequences.

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Brains, Beauty, and Brawn: Stories of Girlhood

In this hour, moxie, grit, and growing up. Stories of the strength, both physical and mental, of young women. 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.

Sandra Kimokoti feels conflicted over her physical strength.

Wanjiru Kibera goes off the path in the Kenyan wilderness.

Gabrielle Shelton tries to find work as a welder.

Catherine Smyka and her male friend have the same taste in women.

Christal Brown finds a connection to her father through dance

12:55

Sisters Forever

by Henny Lewin

Henny Lewin, a young Jewish girl, is smuggled out of a Lithuanian ghetto during WWII. 

14:26

To Bravely Do or Bravely Die

by Sivad Johnson

Sivad Johnson takes us behind the scenes of the Detroit Fire Department.