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12:36
Since Dad

by Andy Fischer-Price

A son learns to cope with the dramatized death of his famous mountain climber father.

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12:58
The Magical Fuzzy Worm

by Sofija Stefanovic

A young girl realizes her communist Serbian upbringing was lacking on a stopover in the beautiful Singapore airport on the way to her family’s new life in Australia.

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The Moth Radio Hour
The Kindness of Strangers

In this hour we delve into the goodness of humanity through acts both small and large. A tourist has a major setback while on vacation; a holiday gift exchange is botched; and a nurse in a fertility clinic secretly blesses hopeful couples. Those stories and more. 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.

Laura Zimmermann loses herself...and her stuff in Portugal.

David Cole does all that he can to return to sender.

Niccolo Aeed faces scrutiny at the airport. 

Denise Scheuermann shares a ritual of good hope.

Caroline Abilat Lozirah struggles to show herself kindness after the birth of her first child.

Ed Gavagan is called upon to show grace to the boys who stabbed him. 

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The Moth Radio Hour
Zimbabwe, Camping, Goths and Grace

A goth teenager makes an unlikely friend, social upheaval in the early days of Zimbabwe, a whiney kid on an camping trip and clergy at the scene of a crime.

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09:30
Butterflies Beneath the Ice

by James McClintock

James McClintock, a scientist researching at McMurdo Station, Antartica makes an interesting discovery. 

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13:30
My Genes, My Selves

by Lone Frank

Lone Frank deep dives into personal genomics.

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12:41
To Sail on an Alien Sea

by Ellen Stofan

Ellen Stofan sets her sights on exploring an alien sea.

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06:39
Mother of Nerds

by Dhaya Lakshminarayanan

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan gets entangled in the language of math.

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06:22
Beware The Fun Nun

by Shana Creaney

A Catholic school student is singled out by an unexpected person.

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06:10
The Yellow Corvette

by Dennis Oulahan

A teacher is overcome on a day of celebration.

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13:26
I Knew You Were Black

by Carol Daniel

A radio-host is at the center of a debate of identity.

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The Moth Podcast
10th Podcast Anniversary: Shana Creaney, Dennis Oulahan, and Carol Daniel

Last year The Moth celebrated 500 episodes of our podcast with some of our favorite stories through the years. But this year for our 10th anniversary of the podcast, we look ahead to the future with never-heard-before stories from some our newest additions to The Moth staff. Each story comes from a different part of The Moth programs: SLAM, education, and Mainstage for a full-scope of tales to enjoy.

Read the transcript here.10th Podcast Anniversary Shana Creaney, Dennis Oulahan, and Carol Daniel

A Catholic school student is singled out by an unexpected person, a teacher is overcome on a day of celebration, and a radio-host is at the center of a debate of identity.

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The Moth Radio Hour
Sailing on an Alien Sea

In this hour we explore stories relating to STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering and MATH): we travel from the laboratories of the Antarctic to the icy seas of Saturn’s moon Titan - we learn that predisposition does not mean predestined and sometimes A is larger than C. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

James McClintock a scientist researching at McMurdo Station, Antartica makes an interesting discovery. 

Lone Frank deep dives into personal genomics

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan gets entangled in the language of math.

Ellen Stofan sets her sights on exploring an alien sea.

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06:47
Pastels and Crayons

by Aleeza Kazmi

Aleeza Kazmi tackles difficult questions when working on a self-portrait.

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10:09
No Ordinary Love

by David Crabb

David Crabb celebrates an anniversary with a trip to the spa.

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10:55
My Hero

by Sarah Lee Nakintu

Sarah Lee Nakintu fears her dream of education has been betrayed.

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05:43
Sweet as Pie

by Mary Hamilton

Mary Hamilton gets married to an unconventional man.

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09:37
My Dangerous Beauty Mission

by Esther Ngumbi

Esther Ngumbi hides an act of defiance from her mother.

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03:12
A Lucky Man

by Jon Howe

Jon Howe re-commits to his ailing wife.

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04:39
Okay To Tell

by Emely Recinos

Emily Recinos struggles with her diminishing eye-sight.

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