The Moth

A special episode live from the United Palace in Washington Heights, New York. Subway station romance, lost names, and buried truths. This episode is hosted by CJ Hunt, with additional hosting by Jay Allison, producer of The Moth Radio Hour.   As a high school student, Lin-Manuel Miranda reveals more of himself than he realized while writing his first musical. Having grown up in the world of music, Quiara Alegría Hudes finds her college music program lacking.   Thanks to his wife, Led Black discovers a new type of masculinity.    Podcast # 783 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Two stories about performing, from the heart of the entertainment industry to the furthest reaches of the earth. This episode was hosted by Marc Sollinger. Storytellers: Darrell Thorne performs on an Antarctic cruise… and encounters some choppy seas. Brittany Ross moves to LA and becomes an in-demand party princess. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

In this hour, stories of clean breaks—emotional and physical. Tidy endings, broken bones, and fresh starts. This episode is hosted by Moth Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Theresa Wiggins starts—and ends—a romance.  Adelle Onyango attempts to keep family traditions alive, in the wake of a divorce. Erik Heen needs a statue to open his soda.  In the midst of a mishap, Courtney Jae Renee must choose between her finances and her pride. Safia Ibrahim is determined to be ordinary. Podcast # 936 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

On this episode, the perfect hair and the perfect donor. This episode was hosted by Dan Kennedy. Storytellers: Diavian Walters has a relationship with hair that is shear madness. Lori Gottlieb searches for the perfect donor and the whole package. Podcast # 537 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

In this hour, stories about and by people who are unapologetically themselves. Knowing where you belong on the ballfield, writing as the ultimate means of self-expression, and the pub that serves as a home for a band of experimental musicians. This hour is hosted by Jay Allison, producer of this radio show. In an attempt to put himself out there, Eric Thomas joins a gay softball league. Renita Walls enters a poetry contest to promote the movie "Soul Plane." Hayley Dunning decides to confess her feelings to her colleague. Heidi Stuber is forced to decide between the needs of her husband and the needs of her child. An extraordinary pub in southern England becomes the crate for Joe Jackson's lifelong dedication to music. Podcast # 714 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]