The Moth

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Originally formed by the writer George Dawes Green as an intimate gathering of friends on a porch in Georgia (where moths would flutter in through a hole in the screen), and then recreated in a New York City living room, The Moth quickly grew to produce immensely popular events at theaters and clubs around New York City and later around the country.

The Moth Radio Hour is now available on PRX, so you can experience true stories told live on stage without scripts. Each Moth Radio Hour mixes humorous, heartbreaking, and poignant tales.  Learn more here about The Moth, the program series, storytellers and live events. 

Today The Moth has three ongoing programs, all of which contribute their very best stories to The Moth Radio Hour: The Moth Mainstage where celebrities appear alongside unique voices from all walks of life (an astronaut, an owl expert, a reformed pickpocket, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist are among the hundreds and hundreds of storytellers to date); The Moth’s StorySLAM competitions, which are open to all and rapidly expanding to cities across the country; and The Moth’s community outreach program, MothShop, which bring workshops to people whose stories would otherwise go unheard.

Come to our web site at themoth.org. 

Pieces

Caption: Mike DeStefano, Credit: Flash Rosenberg
Christian McBride, a jazz bassist, is put to the test by his idol, Freddie Hubbard; a down and out comic considers ending it all until the universe...

Bought by WCMU Public Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KSJD, Northstate Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 49
Caption: June Cross, Credit: Sarah Stacke
A young woman is told to keep her heritage a secret...by her mother; a reckless partier gets shipwrecked and has to sober up enough to save the day...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WCMU Public Radio, KSJD, Northstate Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 50
Caption: Ishmael Beah, Credit: Sarah Stacke
A high school quarterback leaves Montana as a promising son and returns years later to reveal a shocking secret; a boy from Sierra Leone describes ...

Bought by KCUR, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WKSU, WCMU Public Radio, Northstate Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 51
Caption: Juliet Hope Wayne, Credit: Jason Falchook
A hiker is pinned underneath a refrigerator-sized boulder deep in the wilderness, a speechwriter describes his most challenging assignment ("Make A...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WKSU, Northstate Public Radio, WCMU Public Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:01
  • Purchases: 51
Caption: Mike Birbiglia, Credit: Sarah Stacke
A hair stylist recalls accompanying his father on hunting expeditions in Alabama, a young journalist carefully sets the stage to make her first tim...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Northstate Public Radio, WKSU, WCMU Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:01
  • Purchases: 53
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This is the last of five hours of The Moth Radio Hour produced for fundraising. We'll start with a story about a fencing competition, followed by a...

Bought by KCPW, WFIU, KZYX, WEKU, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:39:00
  • Purchases: 11
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This is the fourth of five hours of The Moth Radio Hour produced for fundraising. We hear from three familiar voices: You'll recognize Mike Birbi...

Bought by KCPW, WGBH Radio Boston, WFIU, WEKU, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:40:55
  • Purchases: 11
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This is the third of five hours of The Moth Radio Hour produced for fundraising. In this hour, we're going to hear a lot about commitment from peo...

Bought by KCPW, WSKG, WEKU, Marfa Public Radio, WDET, Detroit Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:39:24
  • Purchases: 10
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This is the second of five hours of The Moth Radio Hour produced for fundraising. We'll hear from a professional card counter, a sinner who become...

Bought by KCPW, WEKU, Marfa Public Radio, KUOW, WDET, Detroit Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:38:22
  • Purchases: 11
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The first of five hours of The Moth Radio Hour produced for fundraising. Hear the incredible story of Aimee Mullins, the superstar athlete who run...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KCPW, WEKU, KUHF, WNYC and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:39:32
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: George Dawes Green, Credit: Denise Ofelia Mangen
The Moth's founder, George Dawes Green, details the fireworks when his mother learns that her family plantation is slated to be turned into a theme...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KMUN, WFAE, WFYI, Public Radio Remix and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:59
  • Purchases: 65
Caption: Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, Credit: Sarah Stacke
Double amputee Aimee Mullins chronicles her adventures with prosthetic legs as an athlete, actress and artist; the mother of a bullied teen tells t...

Bought by KAXE, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KMUN, WFAE, WFYI and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 67
Caption: Phillip Caputo, Credit: Flash Rosenberg
The Moth's Senior Producer Jenifer Hixson hosts this hour. Phil Caputo shares how a bullet wound helped him heal his soul; a little girl learns wha...

Bought by KAXE, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KMUN, WFAE, WFYI and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:56
  • Purchases: 67
Caption: Steve Burns, Credit: Sarah Stacke
Popular Moth storyteller Tom Shillue hosts this hour. The star of the kid's TV show Blue's Clues details his complicated relationship with fame. A...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KAXE, KMUN, WFAE, WFYI and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:59
  • Purchases: 69
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Monologist Mike Daisey hosts a live Moth performance called OMG: Stories of the Sacred, at The New York Public Library. Andrew Solomon goes to Afg...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KAXE, WFAE, KMUN, WFYI and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:58
  • Purchases: 67
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Most Thanksgiving dinner tables are where we hear fun family stories, some involving memorable holiday meals of the past. But for graphic designer ...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, KSJD, KALW, WXXI, Vermont Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 00:04:56
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Al Letson
Mike Birbiglia ("Sleepwalk with Me") goes through a breakup on a remote island, two women meet by chance on a dark street and share secrets, a fath...

Bought by KMUN, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WFPL News, KAXE, Maine Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 30, 2010
  • Length: 00:53:57
  • Purchases: 70
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Jonathan Ames ("Bored to Death") details an epic fencing match, a wallflower teaches herself the slide and ends up in the spotlight, an addict risk...

Bought by KMUN, WGBH Radio Boston, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WFPL News, KAXE and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2010
  • Length: 00:53:59
  • Purchases: 71
Caption: Bokara Legendre
A socialite-turned social activist inherits her mother's hunting trophy collection, a hospital orderly with an attitude problem is put to the test ...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KMUN, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WFPL News, KAXE and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2010
  • Length: 00:53:58
  • Purchases: 74
Caption: Ernesto Quinonez
An evangelist searches for souls and customers in the aisles of a Target store, an adolescent money-making scheme is hatched in 1970s Spanish Harle...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KMUN, KAXE, WFPL News and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 00:54:01
  • Purchases: 74