True Stories, Told Live.

The Oscars have got us thinking all about the magic of cinema, and we’ve got two stories on the power of film, and the hold it has on people. So whether your favorite movie of 2024 was I Saw The TV Glow, Challengers, or Sing Sing - the actual best...

In this hour, finding one's place among family. Caregivers, care recipients, and stewards of cremains.

In this hour, finding one's place among family. Caregivers, care recipients, and stewards of cremains.

In this hour, finding one's place among family. Caregivers, care recipients, and stewards of cremains.

Stories about families, faith, and a dress. This week, connecting with your faith, and going to prom.

On this week’s episode, we take a look back at 2001. We’ll hear a story from a firefighter who worked on 9/11, and we’ll explore how stories helped people connect to each other in the weeks after the tragedy.

This week, we celebrate Halloween and the full moon with two stories about intuition and connecting with the other side. Happy Halloween and have a blessed Samhain!

Bodies, bodies, bodies. This episode is all about feeling comfortable in your own skin.

This week, we take a look at the origins of The Moth Radio Hour. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison and Viki Merrick.

In this hour, stories of chance meetings, unexpected connections, and pleasant surprises—at Macy's, while camping, and in a graveyard.

In this hour, stories of finding community and comfort—among neighbors, in church, and at the movies.

In this hour, windows into new or unfamiliar worlds. Behind the scenes at a haunted attraction, back of house at a Portland restaurant, and the thrills of Christian puppetry.

In this hour, windows into new or unfamiliar worlds. Behind the scenes at a haunted attraction, back of house at a Portland restaurant, and the thrills of Christian puppetry.

In this hour, expect the unexpected! False assumptions and surprising revelations at home, online, and in the fridge.

We're almost at the Oscars, and to celebrate, we have two stories that feel especially cinematic.

In this hour, four storytellers attempt to control the outcome.

In this hour, four storytellers attempt to control the outcome.

Read the transcript here The Germans have a word for second-hand embarrassment -- Fremdschämen! This hour may have you blushing on our storytellers' behalves.

In this hour, stories live on Moth stages around the Lone Star State - Everything’s Bigger in Texas. This hour is hosted by Moth Senior Director Meg Bowles.

We take a look at the meaning of Independence Day through story. This episode is hosted by Larry Rosen.

This episode, we recreate the atmosphere of a Moth StorySLAM.

On this week’s episode, we hear a story from a Ukranian refugee. And we take a look at one of the coolest programs at The Moth...

This week, two stories of going off-script. What happens when a teenager is given the spotlight and a microphone, or when humans and animals cross paths?

In this hour, stories of reflection and recognition. The army, dance class, and family reunions.

at the height of the cold war. Hosted by The Moth’s Artistic Director, Catherine Burns.

Jonah Lehrer describes life after a fall from grace. 

Laura Gilbert accidentally impersonates a law school graduate. 

An accomplished sailor is shipwrecked and narrowly survives five days lost at sea.

Muneesh Jain travels to every baseball stadium in the country.

Louise Irving gets acquainted with Australian wildlife.

Vicki Juditz seeks distraction but finds so much more in a swing dancing community.

Tim FitzHigham is a record breaking adventurer who sets off to cross the English Channel in a bath.

George Plimpton gives an auction winner a star-studded walk through the legendary NYC eatery Elaine's. 

A young man tries to make ends meet in one of the world's toughest prisons.

A writer lands in Moscow on the eve of a revolution.

Alyssa Ladd attempts to be the "best Christian" at her Evangelical summer camp.

Leanna House find a unique way to cope with her mastectomy.

Ingrid Ebbesen goes dancing and finds herself.

Abhishek Shah hatches a plan to win over his fiancée's family.

Sneaking cigarettes on the job has fiery consequences.

A man is treated differently after getting a bad burn.

Marissa sees more of her mother than she'd like at her dissertation defense. 

Otis Gray tries to save his relationship via a grand romantic gesture. 

Morgan Zipf-Meister comes across her mother's keep-safe of events and moments from her life.

Military policeman Carl Cannon is assigned duty in one of the most dangerous prisons on the planet

Mohammed Zeeshan Nayeemuddin is an ER doctor with a critically ill patient.

A Yankee fan's path to a job as a batboy.

Madden Mcdonagh gets more than she expected at a book fair.

Adam Wade is an awkward teen who spends every weekend with his adoring grandma and her sister.