The Moth

Stories of healing, including a tragic turn abroad, reevaluating faith, finding solace at Victoria's Secret, reframing trauma, and a personal version of Simon Says.

Micaela Blei becomes friends with a magician and wants more. Anthony Griffith navigates life with his single mom. Stories explore unexpected love and support, a magical connection and boundary struggles, growing up in two worlds, and Anthony's work and performances.

Chris Foley inherits male pattern baldness, Caridad De La Luz deals with her father's baggage, Andrew McGill finds connection through Yu-Gi-Oh, Patricia Brennan's marriage to a Vietnam veteran, Michael VonAllmen's journey to let go of hate after wrongful conviction.

A Navy Flight School student tries to be like Maverick from Top Gun, a person becomes addicted to magic tricks, and a person goes on a mission to rescue her father. The podcast explores their stories, including experiences at Navy Flight School, the journey into magic, and the challenges of convincing a father to come back for medical treatment.

Adrienne Lotson shares stories of Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance, while Lopaka Kapanui learns lessons about legacies from his mother. Stories of Dr. Latsen and encounters with the Hawaiian goddess Pele are also featured. The power of storytelling in teaching and learning is explored.

Ritija Gupta follows her grandmother's all-yellow diet in the name of love. Mercy Lung'aho leads an experiment to combat anemia with beans. Dihan Hossain dreams of tasting NYC pizza. Joan Juliet Buck loses a suitcase of smoked salmon and a family member.

A father and daughter navigate through challenging terrain while hiking. A person faces the horrifying prospect of a failing grade. A passionate performer auditions for a school play. A speaker shares their desire to audition for a school production. A speaker gains popularity on social media. A teacher recounts their experience teaching kindergarten about numbers in different languages.

Madden Mcdonagh, an enthusiast of book fairs, shares the unexpected experience she had at one. Nepurko Keiwua, a leader of a rib revolution, reflects on their childhood disappointment of the adults eating all the roast goat ribs. Both stories showcase how childhood experiences shape us and teach us valuable lessons.

In this hour, true stories of taking center stage from a magician, a musician, a member of the underground resistance in Chile and a soldier stationed in Iraq. This hour is hosted by The Moth's Senior Director, Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Notoriously quiet magician Teller (of Penn and Teller) discovers his love of magic. Musician Gaelynn Lea describes life on the road with a disability. Daniel Sperling attends Shabbat services while deployed in Iraq. Carmen Aguirre is a member of the underground resistance in Chile during Pinochet's regime. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special episode, we examine the relationship between Swimming and the Black community. And we hear from one of our favorite podcasts, The Stoop. If you’d like to listen to more great stories from The Stoop, subscribe to it wherever you get your podcasts, or visit thestoop.org to learn more. This episode is hosted by Suzanne Rust and Leila Day. Storyteller: While out for a swim, Hasna Muhammad finds a kindred spirit. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices