The Moth
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The Moth features people telling true, engaging, funny, touching and eye-opening stories from their lives. Hailed as "New York's hottest and hippest literary ticket" by the Wall Street Journal, The Moth has been producing sold-out storytelling shows for over ten years. Stories are told without notes to a live audience by a wide range of people - the best have been captured here.
| Title | Podcast Description | Author/Reader | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2019 | A mother monitors her teen's internet use. A preacher's husband feels the love of community. A fisherman navigates a deadly storm at sea.... | The Moth | 00:52:29 |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Stories of mistakes, perseverance, and lessons learned, often the hard way. Alice Schaffer, Dawn Ross, D. Parvaz, and Leland Melvin. | The Moth | 00:52:10 |
| Feb 5, 2019 | Motown, hip hop, folk and pop. The impact of music on creators and listeners. David Montgomery, Cal Street, Dawn Smith, Jin Au-Yeung | The Moth | 00:52:33 |
| Feb 1, 2019 | Two stories about taking shortcuts: Lawrence Wood is too honest with his book club; Amanda Egge gets creative in rehab. | The Moth | 00:15:57 |
| Jan 29, 2019 | Reality TV show threatens a romance. Speechwriter confronts Bill Clinton. Woman helps aging father. Courage is put to the test. | The Moth | 00:53:06 |
| Jan 22, 2019 | Stories of the power of sound and the newness we find through listening, and trusting our ears. | The Moth | 00:52:24 |
| Jan 15, 2019 | Five stories of picking our battles. The internal and external pressures that guide how we speak up, speak out, or stay silent. | The Moth | 00:52:00 |
| Jan 11, 2019 | In this episode, Emad Kiyaei tells us about his complicated relationship with America. | The Moth | 00:14:28 |
| Jan 8, 2019 | A family reunites around a hospital bed; a grandmother shares wisdom with her grandson; a third-grade teacher underestimates the power of... | The Moth | 00:51:07 |
| Jan 4, 2019 | Writer Elizabeth Gilbert shares her struggle in dealing with her partner's terminal illness and what it taught her about living. | The Moth | 00:20:47 |
| Jan 1, 2019 | Coast Guard rescue swimmer considers his career. Lawyer learns the meaning of justice. Songstress pens lyrics for her loved one. | The Moth | 00:53:33 |
| Dec 25, 2018 | Simon Doonan decorates the White House for Christmas. A man is hesitant to work with a "Hollywood style" church. A Jewish girl meets Santa... | The Moth | 00:52:26 |
| Dec 21, 2018 | Renata Sancken is nervous about her flight home for the holidays. Kate Tellers introduces her new boyfriend to her Christmas tradition. | The Moth | 00:17:51 |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Stories of the brave and the bold. Tales of risks, hard lessons and big changes that leave an indelible mark... | The Moth | 00:53:31 |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Zanele Chisholm learns who she is when others learn her name, and Isabel DeBre’s family gets an unconventional pet. | The Moth | 00:18:04 |
| Dec 11, 2018 | A student encounters racism at prom. A girl fears telling her grandma she's gay. A tough question on a citizenship test... | The Moth | 00:53:31 |
| Dec 4, 2018 | Simon Doonan, sets out to fulfill a childhood desire. A secret catches up with a suburban mother. A woman sabotages her lover's wedding... | The Moth | 00:52:50 |
| Nov 30, 2018 | Jamie experiences prejudice from his dental hygienist when she learns he has HIV. Shakirah comes to recognize her support system... | The Moth | 00:18:42 |
| Nov 27, 2018 | Four stories of getting another shot. Tales of tenacity, unexpected fortune, and redemption in moments both great and small. | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| Nov 23, 2018 | Adam Linn discovers the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Hosted by Dan Kennedy. | The Moth | 00:17:26 |
| Nov 20, 2018 | A student bluffs through a French class. A Voodoo Priestess helps her team to the Superbowl. A man thinks his psychiatrist is a flirt. | The Moth | 00:53:35 |
| Nov 13, 2018 | Stories of determination, hope and battling for both survival and respect. From bootcamp in Fort Bragg to base camp in Kirkuk, Iraq... | The Moth | 00:53:27 |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Jaed Coffin becomes an unlikely cat dad when his daughter and wife encourage him to adopt. | The Moth | 00:17:42 |
| Nov 6, 2018 | A mother wants a perfect life for her children. A bizarre interruption during a poker game. A childhood ends on a highway. | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Two stories of strong and courageous women. Sue Schmidt bangs to a thunderous beat of her own making. Robin Utz faces hardships of pregnancy and love. | The Moth | 00:26:10 |
| Oct 30, 2018 | A gambler with a destructive streak tries beat the odds. An author is sent to live with her aunt. A filmmaker covering war. | The Moth | 00:53:28 |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Eleanor McLeod witnesses a mysterious creature that goes bump in the night. Bryan Kett pledges a sacrifice for the ages. | The Moth | 00:16:08 |
| Oct 23, 2018 | In this hour, we focus on the uncommon denominators and wildly unexpected situations of life. Hosted by Jenifer Hixson, Moth's Senior Director. | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| Oct 16, 2018 | Stories of protections and curses, love and war, and straying from both convention and home. Hosted by George Dawes Green, Moth founder. | The Moth | 00:53:23 |
| Oct 9, 2018 | A look into the people and things that flash into our lives, and the indelible mark they leave behind. Hosted by Jenifer Hixson. | The Moth | 00:53:28 |
| Oct 2, 2018 | A comic attends her sister’s wedding at Disneyland. Two guys try to break the Red Sox curse. The child of hoarders digs herself out... | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| Sep 25, 2018 | Andrew describes his route to becoming a dad. A cellist makes a disturbing discovery about a neighbor. An astronaut tells of fixing the Hubble Telescope. | The Moth | 00:53:28 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | In this second podcast episode of stories about transformative travel, we hear from Reza Jalali and Emily Matuzek. | The Moth | 00:25:14 |
| Sep 18, 2018 | A comic details her relationship with her step-dad. A cop on a bust finds the value of a mug shot. A teenr rebels... | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Stories all about the transformative qualities of travel. The first of a two-part series... | The Moth | 00:26:06 |
| Sep 11, 2018 | A doctor cares for a religious icon. A daughter discovers her father's secret. An oncologist on death in India. | The Moth | 00:53:30 |
| Sep 4, 2018 | Four stories about coming to the precipice of catastrophe. A vicious rumor, a woman's heritage. From Jackson, Wyoming | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Eno Inwek's internet search for a good deal. Caoimhe Creed takes a stand for minimum wage. Martin Hughes has a Christmas tradition... | The Moth | 00:22:37 |
| Aug 28, 2018 | A woman ends up in a harem. A teacher's playground becomes a war zone. Singer ponders a death threat... | The Moth | 00:53:30 |
| Aug 24, 2018 | A girl's imagination runs amok. A high school junior must satisfy a sweet tooth against the doctor's wishes. | The Moth | 00:16:17 |
| Aug 21, 2018 | Professional gambler tells of a poker game. Road rage lands a new mom in jail. A woman is about to give birth just as... | The Moth | 00:53:28 |
| Aug 14, 2018 | In this hour, we're on the move Three stories from the road, rail, and the sky. Hosted by Catherine Burns. | The Moth | 00:53:18 |
| Aug 10, 2018 | An aspiring filmmaker foregoes big city lights for blood and vampires in Pennsylvania. Storyteller: Tony Buba. | The Moth | 00:19:02 |
| Aug 7, 2018 | Adam Gopnik and his wife battle about meat. David Chang anxious about Michelin Stars. Lisa Lampanelli in fitness camp... | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| Jul 31, 2018 | A teacher demonstrates hard lessons of the frontier. A man's photo causes a firestorm. A freedom rider rises in the face of... | The Moth | 00:53:26 |
| Jul 24, 2018 | Four stories on saying farewell to family, the past, or sometimes the very earth we stand on. Hosted by Meg Bowles. | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Jonathan Santlofer's tragedy has unexpected benefits. Bob Khosravi's wit and a war of words bridges a cultural divide. | The Moth | 00:32:40 |
| Jul 17, 2018 | Novelist Walter Mosley on the power of language. A woman describes her rape. An actor proposes marriage, but waits... | The Moth | 00:53:27 |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Tonya Scott Williams chooses three of her favorite stories to share... | The Moth | 00:33:16 |
| Jul 10, 2018 | A family of amateur detectives crack a case. A librarian takes a dance class. A father and son come to terms in Newark Airport... | The Moth | 00:53:32 |
| Jul 3, 2018 | Three stories about questioning power dynamics... in the USSR, on the streets of NYC and on death row. | The Moth | 00:53:26 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Bill Russell uses his air travel savvy to get home. Journey Jamison reacts when death comes knocking. | The Moth | 00:23:03 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Blue Man Group, performer connects with audience. Neuroscientist finds psycho brain pattern. Rachel Dratch meets Mr. Right. | The Moth | 00:53:27 |
| Jun 19, 2018 | Five stories about fathers - from embarrassing jokes to tender moments shared on the road... | The Moth | 00:53:27 |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Jill McDonough meets a girl at a rock show. Owen Lewis loves his new name. Bethany Cintron yearns to go to the Pride Parade | The Moth | 00:20:04 |
| Jun 12, 2018 | An astrophysicist finds parallels in research & romance. A surgeon's history in hand transplants. Geneticist on DNA fingerprinting | The Moth | 00:53:28 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | A poem that sticks for life. Nurturing art through a living canvas. Superhero powers lead to a deadly situation. | The Moth | 00:24:28 |
| Jun 5, 2018 | A subway altercation. A child’s view on love and war. An awkward first-year teacher. A widow at The Grand Canyon... | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| May 29, 2018 | A flat world gets some dimension. An adrenaline junkie gets his fill. A woman in love with an Italian Stallion. | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| May 25, 2018 | Diavian Walters has a relationship with hair that is shear madness. Lori Gottlieb searches for the perfect donor. | The Moth | 00:28:22 |
| May 23, 2018 | A special hour all about FOOD. Stories from the farm and the table; complete with celebrated chefs... | The Moth | 00:53:17 |
| May 15, 2018 | We step into the private lives of five storytellers all trying to make their worlds more hospitable and homely... | The Moth | 00:53:22 |
| May 11, 2018 | A girl navigates the pressures of a double-life. Limits of a man's physical vision turn into the view from space. | The Moth | 00:23:26 |
| May 8, 2018 | A special episode of stories from women around the world. Resilient children, computer crashes, swimming lessons... | The Moth | 00:53:23 |
| May 4, 2018 | Three Cheers for Three Mothers: Quest to have a child. Important decision left to daughter. Parent with the help of TV | The Moth | 00:21:34 |
| May 2, 2018 | Malaysian man appreciates his culture through rap. Comic's joke makes him hated. Undercover journalist in North Korea. | The Moth | 00:53:21 |
| Apr 24, 2018 | We lean into the moments of rejection, failure, embarrassment, and other stories of the human soul. Hosted by Meg Bowles. | The Moth | 00:53:21 |
| Apr 17, 2018 | Tourist has a setback on vacation. Holiday gift exchange is botched. Fertility clinic nurse blesses hopeful couples | The Moth | 00:53:16 |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Sofija Stefanovic leaves her Serbian roots for a new life. Andy Fischer-Price reopens his family's history. | The Moth | 00:32:25 |
| Apr 10, 2018 | A goth teenager makes an unlikely friend. Social upheaval in the early days of Zimbabwe. A whiney kid on an camping trip... | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| Apr 3, 2018 | We explore stories relating to STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering and MATH). Hosted by Jay Allison. | The Moth | 00:53:31 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | The Moth Podcast's 10th Anniversary Special: Shana Creaney, Dennis Oulahan, and Carol Danie. | The Moth | 00:39:01 |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Adventurer challenges English Channel. Seamstress becomes an advocate for her child. Young woman becomes secret agent. | The Moth | 00:53:30 |
| Mar 20, 2018 | A young girl confronted by color and identity. A teenager lets loose at his school dance. A massage goes awry. | The Moth | 00:53:25 |
| Mar 13, 2018 | Kenyan student aspires to beauty. Teenager's failing sight revealed in a kickball game. A woman smites her enemies. | The Moth | 00:53:22 |
| Mar 9, 2018 | A woman challenged by body image and femininity. Addressing an issue on-screen and off. Awaiting election results... | The Moth | 00:25:18 |
| Mar 6, 2018 | A women hears she's cursed. Mom contemplates the ministry. An autistic child's perilous adventure... | The Moth | 00:53:20 |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Paul Murray indulges in forbidden fruit in Italy. Margie Morris brings gifts for her child's classmates... | The Moth | 00:21:52 |
| Feb 27, 2018 | Neil Gaiman says he's afraid to sing in public. A tourist creeps out in a London Cemetery. A Nigerian man... | The Moth | 00:53:29 |
| Feb 23, 2018 | Two of our favorite stories from Bokara Legendre - how she turned from socialite to social activist... | The Moth | 00:32:59 |
| Feb 20, 2018 | A boy finds a new family. A fashion guru is forced to improvise. A Baptist in a gay bar. A young woman discovers... | The Moth | 00:53:30 |
| Feb 13, 2018 | Woman chooses between family and boyfriend. A fisherman appreciates his roots. Love song becomes love story... | The Moth | 00:53:21 |
| Feb 6, 2018 | Seven stories about young adults and the world around them. Boundaries, curfews, hairstyles, first loves... | The Moth | 00:54:33 |
| Feb 2, 2018 | Mmachi Dimoriaku struggles with her name. Sharif El-Mekki walks in the shadow of his parents. | The Moth | 00:17:28 |
| Jan 30, 2018 | A woman ponders surgery for extra height. A Scholar confronts a bike thief on the streets. A boy enters Bergen Belsen | The Moth | 00:53:21 |
| Jan 23, 2018 | A secular man in a Christian world. A woman pledges a humble life of joy. A father writes in his son's voice... | The Moth | 00:53:23 |
| Jan 16, 2018 | A woman gets a nighttime call; a boy finds the truth about his idol; a girl preps for a big moment... | The Moth | 00:53:57 |
| Jan 9, 2018 | A mother tries to model confident behavior. A man on a rescue mission. A girl raising funds for the blind. | The Moth | 00:53:55 |
| Jan 2, 2018 | Kemp Powers is convinced he will never be a good dad. Matteson Perry learns a lesson in love. Rachel Lee tests her marketing skills | The Moth | 00:25:05 |
| Dec 26, 2017 | Mother and son keep gifting spirit alive. A daughter fulfills her mom's wish for a feast. A man waits for the perfect moment... | The Moth | 00:55:30 |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Feminist searches for perfect wedding dress. Playwright visits a prison. A man spends a lifetime regretting a single moment... | The Moth | 00:55:27 |
| Dec 12, 2017 | A comic gets his big break. A girl pulls a delicious prank. A young boy learns all about sex (kind of). | The Moth | 00:25:50 |
| Dec 5, 2017 | A woman says goodbye to her childhood ranch. A girl gets her wish to own a pet. A teenager goes on a silent mission... | The Moth | 00:53:48 |
| Nov 28, 2017 | For World AIDS Day, two stories from people whose lives are blindsided by HIV/AIDS. Anya Rymer & Lepheana Mosooane. | The Moth | 00:27:45 |
| Nov 21, 2017 | A mother gets surprising news in the maternity ward, a man is addicted to cookies, an old woman gets a ticket to heaven... | The Moth | 00:54:33 |
| Nov 14, 2017 | Vietnam: Troop under attack deep in the jungle. Triage nurse does her best to save lives. Man tries to save his brothers... | The Moth | 00:54:42 |
| Nov 7, 2017 | Cop looks into death of a childhood friend. Jazz musician dreams of playing with James Brown. Woman falls in love: family disapproves | The Moth | 00:55:29 |
| Oct 31, 2017 | A man has his own personal Rocky moment. A woman commemorates a decision she made 18 years ago. | The Moth | 00:18:24 |
| Oct 24, 2017 | Taking a risk for a chance at love. Trusting a gut instinct. Believing in a message from beyond. Shooting for the stars. | The Moth | 00:53:19 |
| Oct 17, 2017 | A spambot takes over a man's life. Rules are broken during a night at the bar. A woman's career is challenged by her health... | The Moth | 00:53:59 |
| Oct 10, 2017 | A man faces his fear of fatherhood. A daughter's tough early memories. A mother sees the impact of her son’s life. | The Moth | 00:54:37 |
| Oct 3, 2017 | A man entrusts a brand new hair stylist. A night at a winery leads to a drastic change... | The Moth | 00:23:42 |
| Sep 26, 2017 | A speech writer has a defining moment; a young Carl Bernstein news job; a firefighter charges in his first blaze... | The Moth | 00:54:43 |
| Sep 19, 2017 | Nathan Englander’s knack for photography lands him in a tricky situation while traveling abroad. | The Moth | 00:18:04 |
| Sep 13, 2017 | A man conquers a nightmare in memory of his brother. Memories, Monsters, Mountaintops. Storyteller: Jim Giaccone. | The Moth | 00:14:03 |
| Sep 12, 2017 | A man conquers a nightmare in memory of his brother. Storyteller: Jim Giaccone | The Moth | 00:54:36 |
| Sep 5, 2017 | An aspiring writer tries to land a job. A dental student's residency in a dangerous town. A musician and military police. | The Moth | 00:54:38 |
| Aug 29, 2017 | Nate Charles deals with his distant-sounding father, and Adam Gopnik battles liberal guilt with his son in a sauna. | The Moth | 00:24:04 |
| Aug 22, 2017 | A woman finds motivation through the hardships of Jim Crow in Mississippi. Storyteller: Barbara Collins Bowie | The Moth | 00:16:50 |
| Aug 15, 2017 | On this special 500th episode of the podcast, we dig through our archives and pick some of our favorite stories we've shared | The Moth | 00:58:31 |
| Aug 8, 2017 | A homeless child lives under a tree. A woman finds her birth mother. An activist fights home foreclosures. Science project goes haywire... | The Moth | 00:54:32 |
| Aug 1, 2017 | Robert Sherer cares for his grandmother but can't escape her eye. Ann Jankie turns embarrassment and worry into pride. | The Moth | 00:17:40 |
| Jul 25, 2017 | Om Choudhary learns that even in dire times it's not the end of the world. Annabelle Gurwitch tries to usher in a new era of change | The Moth | 00:23:15 |
| Jul 18, 2017 | Doctors, Judgements & Dictators! Stories of Patriot Games on and off the field. Huge decisions in the face of life and death. | The Moth | 00:54:53 |
| Jul 11, 2017 | A man serves cocktails with extra flavor. A ballerina fills a delicate role with force. Food bridges a cultural gap... | The Moth | 00:55:03 |
| Jul 4, 2017 | A young woman on a blind-date sees (and feels) the light. A boy tries to send a message but gets some wires crossed. | The Moth | 00:16:16 |
| Jun 27, 2017 | Stories of Pride: Micah Truran finds peace, Kiri Bear learns about bonds, Gil Reyes receives the best gift ever | The Moth | 00:28:42 |
| Jun 20, 2017 | A man embraces his father’s music. A new dad has a breakdown in the grocery store. A young father struggles with his emotions... | The Moth | 00:54:48 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | For our 20th anniversary, a look back at special stories and moments. Hosted by The Moth’s Executive... | The Moth | 00:54:53 |
| Jun 6, 2017 | To celebrate our 20th, we share a story of a woman on a quest to learn about her family tree and ancestors' past. | The Moth | 00:19:02 |
| May 30, 2017 | A girl enters a school talent show. A boy learns family secrets when his mom returns from India. An online shopping session goes awry... | The Moth | 00:55:22 |
| May 23, 2017 | A man fights street noise with poetry. A mother of three journeys to find true north. A book lover in danger in the Soviet Union. | The Moth | 00:54:36 |
| May 16, 2017 | A childless woman questions her choices. A little girl runs away from home. A son struggles at his mother's deathbed... | The Moth | 00:54:39 |
| May 9, 2017 | A young woman tries to hide her true colors, and a daughter delves into her family’s past... | The Moth | 00:21:43 |
| May 3, 2017 | A woman in search of transformation ends up in a harem. A teacher discovers her playground has become a war zone... | The Moth | 00:55:29 |
| May 2, 2017 | What lies beneath land a woman just bought? An eight-year-old learns English to win a girl. A Russian grandmother takes revenge... | The Moth | 00:55:29 |
| Apr 25, 2017 | Daughters bear the weight of a family death. A girl is told to keep her religion quiet. A doctor struggles to stay afloat... | The Moth | 00:54:55 |
| Apr 18, 2017 | A tour guide is put through his paces on a National Park trip. A park ranger welcomes more than just visitors... | The Moth | 00:24:40 |
| Apr 11, 2017 | A heartbroken woman has a wish come true. A homeowner gets an unwanted surprise. A struggling temp remembers his glory days... | The Moth | 00:53:17 |
| Apr 3, 2017 | A chaplain guides a family through death... A man wanders New York in the black of 2003. A father's silence on the Holocaust. | The Moth | 00:54:38 |
| Mar 28, 2017 | A woman's unconventional upbringing, bible salesman shares sales tactics, actor reaches out from beyond the grave... | The Moth | 00:54:23 |
| Mar 21, 2017 | A young man sets out on a 4,000 mile journey and becomes a magnet for stories along the way... | The Moth | 00:17:36 |
| Mar 14, 2017 | An uber driver encounters an unruly passenger. A child’s hair is shaved to save her life... | The Moth | 00:54:58 |
| Mar 7, 2017 | A basement fire leads to a wedding, a young man in Jamaica is obsessed with a comic book, a child from a strict home... | The Moth | 00:54:56 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | An astronaut gets his swimming legs. A scientist becomes a human-guinea pig. A marine biologist shatters a glass ceiling. | The Moth | 00:54:26 |
| Feb 21, 2017 | Two stories of going off-script. Lydia Dubois shares some advice with family and friends. Louise Irving gets acquainted with Australian wildlife | The Moth | 00:18:46 |
| Feb 14, 2017 | A woman thumbs her way through love prospects. A mother learns what Valentine’s Day is all about. A surprise proposal... | The Moth | 00:25:56 |
| Feb 7, 2017 | Yearning for a place to call home. Leaving one home in search of another. Finding beauty and a true sense of belonging. | The Moth | 00:54:36 |
| Jan 31, 2017 | A new doctor struggles on the night shift; a girl has a heart condition; a mailman joins Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood... | The Moth | 00:55:30 |
| Jan 24, 2017 | Awkward teenager finds his place at a museum, a child is given a sense of structure, a woman isn't Korean enough... | The Moth | 00:55:05 |
| Jan 17, 2017 | An internet scam gets emotional; a couple decide to have their second child; a patient awaits an organ transplant... | The Moth | 00:54:27 |
| Jan 10, 2017 | An Iranian man living in the United States is wrongly accused of crime. Storyteller: Mahmoud Reza Banki. | The Moth | 00:18:52 |
| Jan 3, 2017 | Punk musician on jury duty; Man with MS hopes to qualify for medical trial; A worker's rebellion; Making a "man's man." | The Moth | 00:55:09 |
| Dec 27, 2016 | George Plimpton on NYC eatery Elaine's; Lewis Lapham breaks bad news to a widow; Boxer Jose Torres defines and then conquers fear... | The Moth | 00:55:27 |
| Dec 20, 2016 | A special Holiday Hour from The Moth. Storytellers: Adam Ruben, Pierre Epstein, Ed McCarthy, Katie Fales, Catherine... | The Moth | 00:55:03 |
| Dec 13, 2016 | A double-amputee chronicles her adventures. A mother's son's suicide. Ed Koch stands up to an anti-Semite... | The Moth | 00:55:16 |
| Dec 6, 2016 | A woman confronts her fears by sharing a personal truth, and a career-woman takes a leap of faith. | The Moth | 00:25:12 |
| Nov 29, 2016 | A man struggles with unruly neighbors. An artist talks of growing up on the Navajo Res. A journalist exposes a sports scandal | The Moth | 00:54:56 |
| Nov 22, 2016 | A man vows to help his fellow ex-inmate, and a man pays a price for the tough attitude he develops as a corrections officer. | The Moth | 00:34:56 |
| Nov 15, 2016 | A soldier trains to land on an aircraft carrier, a future marine rebels, an Iraqi man risks his life as a translator. | The Moth | 00:55:19 |
| Nov 8, 2016 | Election Day: Savannah, Georgia 1948 - A woman learns the value of voting after a conversation she has with her mother. | The Moth | 00:18:55 |
| Nov 1, 2016 | A daughter realizes how naïve she’s been; a businessman reveals his childhood dream; a hitchhiker is picked up by an infamous driver... | The Moth | 00:55:05 |
| Oct 25, 2016 | A man has a seance to contact Edgar Allen Poe, a campfire myth is told, and a group of friends go ghost hunting. | The Moth | 00:23:30 |
| Oct 18, 2016 | A teen copes with an abusive father and his crush on a girl. A young boy learns to see past his sins... | The Moth | 00:29:28 |
| Oct 11, 2016 | A girl from Queens learns to think big, and a performance artist receives a death threat. | The Moth | 00:30:16 |
| Oct 4, 2016 | A woman dates a musician who has a dependent relationship with a life coach, and a man becomes a new father sooner than expected. | The Moth | 00:26:08 |
| Sep 27, 2016 | Stories from around the country. PTSD, a trans teen, college, eBay, prison, eye contact and the emergency room. | The Moth | 00:54:57 |
| Sep 20, 2016 | Four stories of lessons learned. Lessons of sharing, flirting, parenting and religious texts. | The Moth | 00:52:49 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | LA Confidential: Honor Guard, Swing Dancing, and Data Hacking for a Date. | The Moth | 00:54:17 |
| Sep 6, 2016 | A dad gets chummy with a rock star, a childhood trauma shapes a super model, The Big Apple Circus imports communist acrobats... | The Moth | 00:53:50 |
| Aug 30, 2016 | A young doctor travels afar to care for an ailing religious icon. A Catholic school dropout searches for meaning. | The Moth | 00:30:42 |
| Aug 23, 2016 | Adam Gopnik on the proper way to cook meat; David Chang on Michelin Stars anxiety; Lisa Lampanelli at fitness camp. | The Moth | 00:54:22 |
| Aug 16, 2016 | A woman rebels against her family by getting a tattoo. A New Zealander visits America to discover he's completely out of place. | The Moth | 00:16:40 |
| Aug 9, 2016 | A boy's Bar Mitzvah becomes a family battle ground; 3 literati search for author Paul Bowles in Morocco; and ... | The Moth | 00:54:25 |
| Aug 2, 2016 | A son finds his dad's porn stash which reveals something surprising about his parents. A woman learns to embrace her past. | The Moth | 00:31:14 |
| Jul 26, 2016 | A tale of family adventure from the founder of Lonely Planet. A man has a run in with Howler monkeys in Nicaragua. | The Moth | 00:22:38 |
| Jul 19, 2016 | Jessi Klein: Breaking Up in the Age of Google. A difficult break-up lures a young woman into a digital vortex. | The Moth | 00:22:11 |
| Jul 12, 2016 | A call to a hotline, a rabbi caught speeding, a rookie reporter, a swim test, an unwanted surprise party and... | The Moth | 00:54:43 |
| Jul 5, 2016 | A middle school student at his 8th grade prom learns to dance. A young woman is furious when all her attempts to break her fail. | The Moth | 00:19:32 |
| Jun 28, 2016 | A woman tries to avoid a hard conversation with her dad. A humanitarian rescue worker breaks rules to save more lives. | The Moth | 00:22:22 |
| Jun 21, 2016 | Fathers and Children: Adventures, Joys, and Predicaments | The Moth | 00:53:55 |
| Jun 14, 2016 | A spoof kids book about going to sleep, a family's love of a ball team, a presidential speech writer has a secret. | The Moth | 00:54:23 |
| Jun 7, 2016 | A woman is told she's cursed, a stay-at-home mom becomes a minister, an autistic child’s perilous adventure... | The Moth | 00:54:04 |
| May 31, 2016 | A young man appreciates his culture through rap music. A comic’s joke makes him hated. Journalist goes undercover in North Korea | The Moth | 00:54:00 |
| May 24, 2016 | An unauthorized nap puts a police officer in a compromising position and a girl grows up on a safari. | The Moth | 00:32:45 |
| May 17, 2016 | A man tells of the last lesson his father taught him and a young woman learns her mother is facing a deadly illness | The Moth | 00:28:01 |
| May 10, 2016 | A special Mother's Day edition. A daughter's first contact lenses. Intervention at a school concert. A life or death bee sting... | The Moth | 00:53:58 |
| May 3, 2016 | A local restaurant reviewer is targeted by a disgruntled restaurant owner and a new restauranteur agonizes to please a food critic | The Moth | 00:28:08 |
| Apr 26, 2016 | Adventurer sets sites on English Channel. Seamstress becomes an advocate for her child. A young woman Secret Agent. | The Moth | 00:54:34 |
| Apr 19, 2016 | A special celebration from the world of science, from the 8th grade science fair to the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm. | The Moth | 00:54:25 |
| Apr 12, 2016 | An awkward teenager flourishes in the glamour of the the Metropolitan Opera and a Chinatown chicken plays tic-tac-toe. | The Moth | 00:26:22 |
| Apr 5, 2016 | Rents a spooky flat in Paris. Taking an ailing wife on a motorcycle ride. A rapper confesses his obsession... | The Moth | 00:54:01 |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Aspiring pickpocket rises to the top of his game. Inventor of the Baby Calzone runs into trouble with the Mob. | The Moth | 00:24:47 |
| Mar 22, 2016 | A woman decide if she wants height enhancement surgery. A Scholar confronts a Dublin bike thief. A boy enters Bergen Belsen. | The Moth | 00:54:14 |
| Mar 15, 2016 | George gives a star-studded walk through the legendary NYC eatery Elaine's. Isobel finds she has a heart condition at age six. | The Moth | 00:17:30 |
| Mar 8, 2016 | Resilient children, computer crashes, swimming lessons, life after a fire, standing up to bullies & accepting help from strangers | The Moth | 00:53:28 |
| Mar 1, 2016 | A daughter and her parent's empty fridge. A girl struggles with family etiquette. A teacher in defense of a student. | The Moth | 00:16:20 |
| Feb 23, 2016 | A special hour all about FOOD. Stories from the farm and the table; complete with celebrated chefs and presidential diners. | The Moth | 00:51:39 |
| Feb 16, 2016 | Goth teenager makes an unlikely friend. Social upheaval in Zimbabwe's early days. A whiney kid on an camping trip. Clergy at a crime scene. | The Moth | 00:52:55 |
| Feb 9, 2016 | Woman falls in love with younger man. Man tries to keep a promise to his high school girl. Yung woman makes a tough decision | The Moth | 00:29:03 |
| Feb 2, 2016 | A subway altercation. A child’s view on love and war. An awkward first-year teacher. A widow at The Grand Canyon. And More... | The Moth | 00:53:17 |
| Jan 26, 2016 | Neil Gaiman tells why he's afraid to sing in public. A tourist gets a scare in a Cemetery. A Nigerian man tells a bold truth... | The Moth | 00:52:41 |
| Jan 19, 2016 | Adolescent leaves home and finds a peculiar new family. Fashion guru forced to improvise. A Baptist finds himself at a gay bar... | The Moth | 00:53:15 |
| Jan 12, 2016 | Adoption service worker tells why she was drawn to it. Son seeks connection with his father. Minister combats a fear of heights. | The Moth | 00:54:25 |
| Jan 5, 2016 | A high school quarterback reveals a secret. From innocent child to cold-hearted soldier. Controlling a parrot. The up-side of prison. | The Moth | 00:54:15 |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Lynnee Breedlove creates 'Homobiles', a ride service serving the LGBT community. Jama Jack contemplates Christianity versus Islam. | The Moth | 00:33:37 |
| Dec 22, 2015 | Family tradition endures a scandal, finding a soulmate for Hanukkah, honoring mother's last Christmas wish... | The Moth | 00:53:24 |
| Dec 15, 2015 | Eve Plumb reflects on the real-life and TV families from her childhood, and a slide show on a family trip goes awry. | The Moth | 00:19:34 |
| Dec 8, 2015 | Amir has a chat with a government agent in a windowless airport room. Dameon takes a trip to Paris. | The Moth | 00:18:30 |
| Dec 1, 2015 | Stories from around the USA. Storytellers: John Dubuc, Leah Benson, Kathi Kinnear Hill, Tom Herndon, Caitlin Myer, David Sampliner, and Tara Clancy | The Moth | 00:54:06 |
| Nov 24, 2015 | A child gets a Thanksgiving dinner haircut. A city family's farmhouse Thanksgiving. | The Moth | 00:14:57 |
| Nov 17, 2015 | Feminist finds perfect wedding dress. Playwright at prison in Malawi. A lifetime of regret. New mother with prosthetic arm. | The Moth | 00:55:06 |
| Nov 10, 2015 | Stories about Identity: Jon battles a Twitterbot using his name and photo. Micah's lucky red tie leads to a revealing encounter... | The Moth | 00:22:13 |
| Nov 3, 2015 | Astrophysicist discovers parallels in research & romance. Surgeon describes first-ever hand transplant. Geneticist testifies in murder case | The Moth | 00:54:23 |
| Oct 27, 2015 | A woman working at a haunted maze meets a pop star. Bar workers are confronted by a band of vampires. Music by The Uncluded. | The Moth | 00:20:33 |
| Oct 20, 2015 | A Dad bonds with son over baseball. A boy realizes his father's no superhero. Community center worker is attacked... | The Moth | 00:55:01 |
| Oct 13, 2015 | New York cop on the death of a kid he grew up with. A jazz musician dreams of playing with James Brown. A woman falls in love ... | The Moth | 00:54:03 |
| Oct 6, 2015 | A young girl falls in love with the New York Mets and a young Yankees fan lands a job as batboy. | The Moth | 00:24:56 |
| Sep 29, 2015 | A writer makes his dad proud. A preacher's kid takes money from his grandpa. A high schooler chases his dog. A former child soldier... | The Moth | 00:55:00 |
| Sep 22, 2015 | Two stories about fighting back: Against the U.S. Congress and against a school bus bully. Storytellers: Holly Hughes & Tara Clancy. | The Moth | 00:22:51 |
| Sep 15, 2015 | A woman becomes a stepmother to a dog. Toronto tour guide confronts racism. One half of Milli Vanilli tells his side of the story... | The Moth | 00:54:36 |
| Sep 8, 2015 | A mother surprised in the maternity ward. A man addicted to cookies. An old woman gets a “ticket to heaven”. Musician helps the FBI capture criminals | The Moth | 00:55:41 |
| Sep 1, 2015 | Ophira Eisenberg lands a coveted role in the school play, and Brian Babylon runs a side business at his summer job. | The Moth | 00:16:11 |
| Aug 25, 2015 | A White House Pastry Chef lands the job of a lifetime. An amateur baker decides to try making cakes for a living | The Moth | 00:21:53 |
| Aug 18, 2015 | A gambler thinks he can beat the odds one last time. Jamaica Kincaid is sent to live with her aunt. Journalist Sebastian Junger... | The Moth | 00:54:57 |
| Aug 11, 2015 | A man spends his second wedding anniversary in jail. Two sisters are dropped off at the mall as part of their mother's elaborate ruse. | The Moth | 00:18:26 |
| Aug 4, 2015 | Storytellers: Nora Miller, Francesca Sternfeld, Jeff Simmermon, Steve Zimmer, Julia Shiplett, and Tim Lopez. Host: Dan Kennedy ... | The Moth | 00:51:50 |
| Jul 28, 2015 | Girl at summer camp tries to keep up. Writer loses treasured pants. Man accused of stealing ends up living in his car... | The Moth | 00:55:27 |
| Jul 21, 2015 | A chaplain helps others deal with death. A college freshman falls in love at 11 p.m. Mass. | The Moth | 00:24:54 |
| Jul 14, 2015 | A 5-year-old is caught stealing. Shy writer interviewed on TV. Child caught in the foster system... | The Moth | 00:54:54 |
| Jul 7, 2015 | Former Blue Man Group performer connects with audience member. Neuroscientist on brains of psychopathic killers... | The Moth | 00:53:13 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | Nicole comes to terms with her blindness. Christy tracks her relationship to pornography... | The Moth | 00:22:51 |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Preparing to be a father. A man fulfils a promise to his mother. A child hides brussels sprouts... | The Moth | 00:54:01 |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Woman on solo Arctic crossing. Orthodox Jew tests God by eating pizza. Duff McKagan survives a health scare... | The Moth | 00:53:39 |
| Jun 9, 2015 | Kid has jaw wired shut. Best gift from love of his life. Mormon extinguishes her doubts... | The Moth | 00:54:57 |
| Jun 2, 2015 | Doubts about a religious wedding. Teen with a funny name. Social scientist in war torn countries... | The Moth | 00:54:17 |
| May 26, 2015 | Small town college kid sees the world. Teacher helping criminals is mugged... | The Moth | 00:18:31 |
| May 19, 2015 | David Crabb finds a video tape his dad left in his camera. Jia Jung puzzles over her father's ashes | The Moth | 00:19:24 |
| May 12, 2015 | Four Mothers Day stories, including Molly Ringwald in the principal's office with her daughter. | The Moth | 00:54:32 |
| May 5, 2015 | Retired pickpocket's memories. Being a Mormon in New York City. Stabbing victim faces attacker in court | The Moth | 00:51:47 |
| Apr 28, 2015 | A party for mom. Cancer patient credits his mentors. A boy visits his dad at the police station | The Moth | 00:56:35 |
| Apr 21, 2015 | A food security advocate reassess her relationship to food, an idealist learns to really listen... | The Moth | 00:54:35 |
| Apr 14, 2015 | Ijeoma Oluo's mother teaches her how to handle bad situations. April Salazar goes to a pro-choice rally... | The Moth | 00:18:46 |
| Apr 7, 2015 | A jazz bassist, is put to the test by Freddie Hubbard; Adam Gopnik on his daughter’s imaginary friend... | The Moth | 00:54:36 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | Molly re-creates a moment for an album cover. Stevie Long has a tough conversation with her dad. | The Moth | 00:15:53 |
| Mar 24, 2015 | A comedian in court over a joke. Irish shop worker on apartheid. Young man stands up to bullies... | The Moth | 00:53:32 |
| Mar 17, 2015 | Starlee Kine waits in line to see 'The Artist is Present' on its last day. | The Moth | 00:15:11 |
| Mar 10, 2015 | Avid skier saves the day. Caretaker and a 19th Century poet. A clothes-optional spa... | The Moth | 00:53:57 |
| Mar 3, 2015 | Actor, writer, and director Andre Gregory tells the story of falling in love for the first time | The Moth | 00:11:03 |
| Feb 24, 2015 | A woman finds what she hopes is a love letter and a man goes to Comic Con with his girlfriend. | The Moth | 00:15:55 |
| Feb 17, 2015 | High school guidance counselor keeps students safe. Woman stops blaming herself. Astronaut prepares... | The Moth | 00:54:30 |
| Feb 10, 2015 | Blind man goes on an adventure to test his senses. Woman navigates widowhood. Humanitarian breaks the rules | The Moth | 00:53:43 |
| Feb 3, 2015 | A man enters a cartoon contest. A student is asked to do a special project. Girl from Queens learns to think big... | The Moth | 00:55:14 |
| Jan 28, 2015 | A high schooler encounters racism at the prom. A woman fears telling her grandmother she's gay... | The Moth | 00:54:55 |
| Jan 20, 2015 | A woman with cancer sees if she's a wig or a scarf person. Magazine editor confronted by Foxy Brown. A mother deals with her son's injuries | The Moth | 00:54:43 |
| Jan 13, 2015 | A special live edition of The Moth Radio Hour from the 2014 World Science Festival in New York City. | The Moth | 00:54:02 |
| Jan 6, 2015 | A gambler with a destructive streak tells himself he can beat the odds one last time. | The Moth | 00:16:13 |
| Dec 30, 2014 | Grace Lee Boggs tells how civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph inspired her to get involved... | The Moth | 00:10:23 |
| Dec 23, 2014 | Simon Doonan decorates the White House for Christmas. A man is hesitant to work with a ‘Hollywood’ style church... | The Moth | 01:03:46 |
| Dec 16, 2014 | A woman finds a new family when she adopts a son. A bad soldier learns to write from personal loss. Disaster at a nuclear power plant | The Moth | 00:55:26 |
| Dec 9, 2014 | A teenager reviews an Iggy Pop album & gets an unexpected response. Another teen adjusts to a new family | The Moth | 00:17:56 |
| Dec 2, 2014 | A man inherits a big statue. A child feels responsible for her dad’s troubles. A filmmaker obsesses over someone else's dream. | The Moth | 00:55:20 |
| Nov 25, 2014 | A young woman makes a hard decision when her mother decides to move. A high school student takes a risk to make a friend | The Moth | 00:13:55 |
| Nov 18, 2014 | A world champion boxer discovers how to harness his fears. | The Moth | 00:13:07 |
| Nov 11, 2014 | After returning from the Middle East, a marine searches for meaning. A 97 year old woman describes training young men for combat... | The Moth | 00:55:23 |
| Nov 4, 2014 | A reporter sits on a friend's secret and a huge story. | The Moth | 00:13:40 |
| Oct 28, 2014 | The daughter of a gay man adjusts to her new town's intolerance. A hike in Ireland goes right by going wrong | The Moth | 00:17:46 |
| Oct 21, 2014 | An activist finds himself at an awkward meal, a woman recalls her first kiss, and a Vietnam vet battles with her identity | The Moth | 00:54:40 |
| Oct 14, 2014 | A woman makes a series of discoveries about her family's past. | The Moth | 00:16:19 |
| Oct 7, 2014 | A young cadet is entrusted with vital records, visiting two mysterious aunts, and a civil rights activist is imprisoned | The Moth | 00:56:20 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | A mother and daughter start "the conversation" and a boy realizes that his family is poor. | The Moth | 00:16:59 |
| Sep 23, 2014 | After losing her mom a woman makes a tough decision. Undertaker tells how he was called to the job. Heart broken by an Elvis Impersonator | The Moth | 00:55:17 |
| Sep 16, 2014 | A young boy grows up with the influence of a tough stepfather figure. | The Moth | 00:15:49 |
| Sep 9, 2014 | A woman follows love to a campsite. A man marries, divorces and remarries. A guy guides a blind man in a Marathon | The Moth | 00:55:17 |
| Sep 2, 2014 | A woman plays the most high-stakes poker game of her life, live on camera. | The Moth | 00:19:18 |
| Aug 26, 2014 | Astronaut Michael Massimino details his high stakes mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. | The Moth | 00:19:18 |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Moth founder George Dawes Green recalls playing poker with his dearest friends. | The Moth | 00:16:25 |
| Aug 12, 2014 | A boy gets a bad haircut, and a preacher's kid steals collection plate money from his grandfather | The Moth | 00:14:19 |
| Aug 5, 2014 | A little boy’s dreamy childhood comes to a screeching halt on a North Carolina highway. | The Moth | 00:14:03 |
| Jul 29, 2014 | A woman revisits her divorce; Freedom Rider shares night in jail; unexpected pregnancy pressures a marriage | The Moth | 00:56:14 |
| Jul 22, 2014 | A man begins high stakes gambling. Family tragedy turns into a stand-off with cops. Neuroscientist searches for clues of God's existence. | The Moth | 00:55:44 |
| Jul 15, 2014 | A cellist makes a disturbing discovery. | The Moth | 00:16:14 |
| Jul 8, 2014 | A white collar son makes peace with his blue collar father. | The Moth | 00:22:41 |
| Jul 1, 2014 | A woman flees her religious community and reconnects with her past in an unexpected way. | The Moth | 00:15:26 |
| Jun 24, 2014 | A Bar Mitzvah video goes viral, and a woman is reunited with a high school crush. | The Moth | 00:14:19 |
| Jun 17, 2014 | A teen takes her brother on a goose chase; a young man wants to meet his father; a grandma shows her boxing moves... | The Moth | 00:54:59 |
| Jun 10, 2014 | The Rubber Stamp: A woman tries to figure out how to pay for college. | The Moth | 00:15:34 |
| Jun 3, 2014 | A writer is sent to locate poisonous snakes. Two child refugees arrive in America. A hippie kid seeks father's approval | The Moth | 01:05:28 |
| May 27, 2014 | A chef figures out what to do with a problematic boar. | The Moth | 00:18:21 |
| May 20, 2014 | Fashionista auditions for The Devil Wears Prada; Tough father vs. sensitive son. Expectant mother gets unsettling news | The Moth | 00:55:51 |
| May 13, 2014 | Andrew Solomon describes his circuitous route to becoming a dad. | The Moth | 00:16:49 |
| May 6, 2014 | A boy confronts his stepfather; an executive's descent into deceit; a young stroke victim tries a hospital escape | The Moth | 00:55:51 |
| Apr 29, 2014 | Boy dates grandma; mom intercepts romantic letter; teen faces a wild deer; quest for perfect first kiss; middle school pencil case mystery. | The Moth | 00:54:57 |
| Apr 22, 2014 | Encyclopedia Brown in the courtroom; Bible Bucks at Sunday school; a corporate speech writer... | The Moth | 00:55:45 |
| Apr 15, 2014 | A climber attempts to reach the top of Mount Everest. | The Moth | 00:24:09 |
| Apr 8, 2014 | A man struggles through a divorce after 20 years of marriage. | The Moth | 00:14:47 |
| Apr 1, 2014 | A secret finally catches up with a suburban mother. | The Moth | 00:16:10 |
| Mar 25, 2014 | A writer and her daughter move to a poor community; A lonely man befriends an orphaned monkey; An actress is horrified by her photo | The Moth | 00:55:22 |
| Mar 18, 2014 | A life-changing email from a stranger; a single man enters a gay bar; an adoptee fears rejection by her birth family... | The Moth | 00:54:39 |
| Mar 11, 2014 | A man is working at a nuclear power plant when disaster strikes. | The Moth | 00:19:21 |
| Mar 4, 2014 | A man sets out on a mission to fulfill a childhood desire. | The Moth | 00:17:02 |
| Feb 25, 2014 | A father finds the internet a scary place; a woman appreciates her strict minister grandfather; and a man strives to forgive | The Moth | 00:53:51 |
| Feb 18, 2014 | Runs with bulls; Complex bicycle shopping; Warning signs on a date; Woman meets long lost brother; Survivor's recipe for healing | The Moth | 00:55:58 |
| Feb 11, 2014 | A literary woman falls for a New York City fireman; growing up in a Kentucky bourbon family; & a father/son guilt talk | The Moth | 00:55:50 |
| Feb 4, 2014 | Monitoring a teen's internet use; preacher's husband feels love of community; & a fisherman in a deadly storm | The Moth | 00:55:14 |
| Jan 28, 2014 | Tough cop gets a dog; Student tries dumpster diving; Mom changes birth plan; Surfer handles wife's depression | The Moth | 00:55:52 |
| Jan 21, 2014 | A boy and his grandma attend a wrestling match; a prisoner is contacted by his daughter; a principal helps a student in need... | The Moth | 00:54:25 |
| Jan 14, 2014 | A scientist stops his meds, an actor lands a big part, and a woman goes home to political unrest | The Moth | 00:54:53 |
| Jan 8, 2014 | Road rage lands a new mom in jail, and a college dropout finds himself in an unlikely place. | The Moth | 00:17:22 |
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