Caption: Johnathan Aimes at Moth Event in Savannah, Credit: Orlando Montoya
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Johnathan Aimes at Moth Event in Savannah 

The History of Moth Storytelling

From: Susanna Capelouto
Length: 00:03:34

The 12-year-old Moth Storytelling non-profit based in New York had its beginnings on a porch in South Georgia. We visit. Read the full description.
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The History of Moth Storytelling
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Susanna Capelouto

Johathantelling_in_savannah_small Everyone loves a good story and some may want to tell one.  That's the idea behind a New York-based non-profit called The Moth.  The storytelling outfit attracts hundreds of people each week to story slams and shows throughout Manhattan. It is now branching out with the Moth Radio Hour.  The idea for the Moth was hatched on the Georgia Coast.  From Georgia Public Broadcasting, Susanna Capelouto reports.

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Everyone loves a good story and some may want to tell one.  That's the idea behind a New York-based non-profit called The Moth.  The storytelling outfit attracts hundreds of people each week to story slams and shows throughout Manhattan. It is now branching out with the Moth Radio Hour.  The idea for the Moth was hatched on the Georgia Coast.  From Georgia Public Broadcasting, Susanna Capelouto reports.

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Rob Shinnick

Posted on December 15, 2009 at 11:47 PM | Permalink

Interesting

I've enjoyed some of the Moth broadcasts, but never knew about its origins. Considering I'm sitting on St. Simons Island, Georgia, as I type this, it was all the more interesting to know it happened here.

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