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. 

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Caption: Rachel Dratch, Credit: Sarah Stacke
After many years in the legendary Blue Man Group, a performer makes a profound connection with an audience member; Saturday Night Live alum Rachel ...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WEKU, WAMC, WRVO, and WFPL News


  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 00:53:56
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Edgar Oliver, Credit: Sarah Stacke
A boy's Bar Mitzvah becomes a family battle ground, three literary pilgrims search for the author Paul Bowles in Morocco, and a novelist decides th...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WEKU, WAMC, WRVO, and WFPL News


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:53:58
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Satori Shakoor
A family of amateur detectives crack a case; a librarian takes a dance class to spice things up; a father and son come to terms in Newark Airport; ...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WEKU, WAMC, WRVO, and WFPL News


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Tristan Jimerson, Credit: Eamon Coyne
Laura Albert, better known as J.T. LeRoy, details her side of what became a major literary scandal; a case of credit card fraud sets an amateur sle...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WEKU, WAMC, WRVO, and WFPL News


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 00:53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Janna Levin, Credit: Sarah Stacke
A special live edition of The Moth's collaboration with The World Science Festival. An astrophysicist discovers wild parallels in her research and...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WXXI, WEKU, WKSU, WRNC-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Leverage the connections The Moth Radio Hour makes with listeners during station fundraising weeks. Here are 5 new short fundraising segments for a...

Bought by Essential Public Radio, WUNC, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KOSU, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 00:04:59
  • Purchases: 11
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 Public Radio Remix, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WKSU, WCMU Public Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 52
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 Public Radio Remix, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KUOW, WKSU, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 54
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 Public Radio Remix, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KUOW, KCUR, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 54
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 Public Radio Remix, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KCUR, KUOW, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:01
  • Purchases: 55
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 Public Radio Remix, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, Prairie Public, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Northstate Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:01
  • Purchases: 56
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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 WCBU, WGBH Radio Boston, KCPW, WFIU, KZYX and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:39:00
  • Purchases: 13
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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 South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KCPW, WGBH Radio Boston, WFIU, WEKU and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:40:55
  • Purchases: 12
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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 KMXT, Spokane Public Radio, KUHF, WGBH Radio Boston, KCPW and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:39:24
  • Purchases: 14
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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 KMXT, KUHF, KCPW, WEKU, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:38:22
  • Purchases: 13
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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 WGBH Radio Boston, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KCPW, WEKU, KUHF and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:39:32
  • Purchases: 15
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 WFPL News, WCMU Public Radio, KPCC, WFCR, KAXE and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:59
  • Purchases: 70
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 WFPL News, WCMU Public Radio, KPCC, WFCR, KAXE and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 71
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 WEKU, WFPL News, WCBU, WCMU Public Radio, KPCC and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:56
  • Purchases: 73
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 WFPL News, WCBU, WCMU Public Radio, KPCC, WFCR and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:53:59
  • Purchases: 74