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09:57
When The Heart Is Full

by Fatou Wurie

Fatou Wurie recognizes her grandmother’s impact on her life during a trip to Sierra Leone.

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06:15
Now I'm Angry

by Anne Moraa

Anne Moraa reveals her true self during a traffic jam in Nairobi.

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The Moth Radio Hour
Confidence: Too Much, Too Little?

In this hour, stories about confidence and uncertainty. A young girl is confronted with color and identity; a teenager lets loose at his school dance; and a massage goes awry. 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. 

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

Dante Jackson comes out of his shell at his 8th grade prom.

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

Sam Shepard brings his personal horse to the set of “The Right Stuff.”

Sarah Lee Nakintu fears her dream of education has been betrayed

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05:49
Citizen Bina

by Bina Maseno

Bina Maseno eagerly awaits election results when she runs for political office.

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06:43
Not So Simple

by Rehema Nanfuka

Rehema Nanfuka tries to address an issue on-screen and off.

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The Moth Podcast
Stories from Nairobi: Sandra Kimokoti, Rehema Nanfuka & Bina Maseno

In this episode, we share three stories from our Global Community workshop and showcase in Nairobi, Kenya. Sandra Kimokoti is challenged by ideas about body image and femininity. Rehema Nanfuka tries to address an issue on-screen and off. Bina Maseno eagerly awaits election results when she runs for political office.
 

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07:41
Beauty In Brawn

by Sandra Kimokoti

Sandra Kimokoti is challenged by ideas about body image and femininity.

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The Moth Podcast
Home and Abroad: Paul Murray, Margie Morris, and Chandrika Naryanan-Mohan

In this episode, three stories all about our travels at home and abroad. Paul Murray indulges in forbidden (and fermented) fruit in Italy. Margie Morris brings back gifts for her child's classmates - just not the ones she thought. Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan has a life dictated by her visa.

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05:31
A Country Worth Queueing For

by Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan

Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan has a life dictated by her visa.

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04:08
The First Time

by Margie Morris

Margie Morris brings back gifts for her child's classmates - just not the ones she thought.

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06:50
Just One Sip

by Paul Murray

Paul Murray indulges in forbidden (and fermented) fruit in Italy.

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The Moth Radio Hour
Pagan Fundraisers, Blue Haired Boy, Autism and Oscar

A woman visits a fortuneteller and is told she is cursed, a stay-at-home mother contemplates becoming a minister, the father of an autistic child describes his son’s perilous adventure and a woman takes in a history buff in need of shelter. This hour includes an interview with Patricia Wheeler, Michigan StorySLAM producer. Hosted by Senior Producer, Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

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The Moth Podcast
A Tribute to Bokara

A tribute episode to Bokara Legendre. 

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The Moth Radio Hour
London Calling – with Crossfire, and a Vampire

A tourist gets a scare in London’s Highgate Cemetery, a Nigerian man tells a bold truth on live television and Christina Lamb talks about her double life as a mother and a war correspondent.

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13:09
Olive Oil Eyes

by Suzie Afridi

Suzie Afridi is given an ultimatum: family or love.

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09:54
The Lucky Larsens

by Dan Larsen

Dan Larsen comes to appreciate what it means to be lucky.

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05:30
Hip Hop Love

by Gabrielle Shea

Gabrielle Shea finds love with the help of Common and Questlove from the Roots.

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14:42
Love Wins

by Jim Obergefell

Jim Obergefell takes on a supreme fight to fulfill his husband’s last wish.

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The Moth Radio Hour
Sewing, Singing, Suits, and Cemeteries

An adolescent boy leaves home and finds a peculiar new family, a fashion guru is forced to improvise, a Baptist finds himself at a gay bar and a young woman discovers the beauty in the hometown she’d left behind years before. 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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06:06
Millie Jackson in Nairobi

by Muthoni Garland

Muthoni Garland sneaks out to see a band.

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