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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 13-year-old girl from Somalia immigrates to the US and struggles to keep her troubled sister in the country. On the eve of her high school reunion, a woman copes with bombshell news: her husband thinks he might be gay.
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Fathia Absie: A young Somali woman immigrates to the US, and battles to keepher sister out of trouble.
Cindy Chupack: Executive Producer/Writer of Sex in the City discloses how she handles finding out that her husband thinks he might be gay.
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Stories and storytellers in this hour
Steve Burns: The star of the kid's show Blue's Clues is publicized as an eligible bachelor, attracting a whole new set of fans.
Fathia Absie: A young Somali woman immigrates to the US, and battles to keepher sister out of trouble.
Cindy Chupack: Executive Producer/Writer of Sex in the City discloses how she handles finding out that her husband thinks he might be gay.
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Timing and Cues
Timings are as they occur with a 5-minute news hole after the billboard.
Billboard: 00:00 - 00:59
In cue: [MUSIC] "Then I became one of People Magazine's most eligible bachelors..."
Out cue: "...PRX.org, right after this."
INSERT NEWS HOLE: 1:00 - 5:59
Segment 1: 6:00 - 25:14
In cue: [MUSIC :12] "From PRX, this is The Moth Radio Hour, I'm Tom Shillue..."
Out cue: "The Moth Radio Hour is produced by Atlantic Public Media and presented by the Public Radio Exchange, PRX.org."
Break 1: 25:15 - 26:15
Segment 2: 26:16 - 42:46
In cue: "This is The Moth Radio Hour from PRX..."
Out cue: "The Moth Radio Hour is produced by Atlantic Public Media and presented by the Public Radio Exchange, PRX.org."
Break 2: 42:46 - 43:46
Segment 3: 43:46 - 59:00
In cue: "I'm Tom Shillue, and you're listening to The Moth Radio Hour from PRX..."
Out cue: "...and everything else, go to our website themoth.org." [MUSIC ENDS]
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