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Shortcuts: The Moth Podcast Mar 27, 2026

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On this week’s episode, two stories about taking shortcuts. Hosted by Dan Kennedy.

Storytellers:

Lawrence Wood is too honest with his book club.

Amanda Egge gets creative in rehab.

Look Away—Or Don’t: The Moth Radio Hour Mar 24, 2026

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In this hour, stories of bearing witness and when it's best to look away. Overheard arguments, recording history, and a view nobody asked for. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Director Kate Tellers. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers:

Ali Griswold's view of her neighbors leaves nothing to the imagination.

Misha Mehrel's mother re-invents movies by editing their Blockbuster rentals.

Madeline Berenson and her fellow "Spice Grannies" intervene in a fight mid-air.

Liz Mills is her daring brother's emergency contact.

Boots Lupenui witnesses magic conjured by the the "heirloom songs" of Kohala.

Podcast # 970

You Gone Learn: The Moth Radio Hour Mar 20, 2026

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This Episode originally aired on May 3rd, 2022.

In this hour, stories of education, illumination, or just being schooled. The lessons learned from communities new and old, on top of a glacier, and from children. This episode is hosted by Moth host Jon Goode. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers:

Dan Souza teaches English and learns about Hungarian karaoke.

Jen Rubin plans to be spontaneous.

Matty Struski learns about resiliency, and slides.

Diane Harari learns that piano recitals are child's play.

Burnell Cotlon returns to the Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina to rebuild the community he loves.

Podcast # 763

They Did WHAT: The Moth Podcast Mar 17, 2026

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There are so many ways a story can move you - it can make you laugh, can make you cry, can make you rethink your place in the world… but sometimes a story can make you go… what?!?! Are you kidding me?!?! That jerk broke up with you via text?!?! After you catsat for him?!?!

So, in this episode, two stories that’ll make you go… they did WHAT?!?!

This episode was hosted by Chloe Salmon.

Storytellers:

Becca L realizes that sometimes it’s better to be alone than to be with someone who can’t commit.

Allison Orr goes on a very enlightening Bumble date.

This Should Be A Movie: The Moth Podcast Mar 13, 2026

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We're almost at the Oscars, and to celebrate, we have two stories that feel especially cinematic.

This episode was hosted by Jodi Powell.

Storytellers:

Jitesh Jaggi discovers why his father never taught him to drive.

Nick Vega’s fake ID business hits an unexpected snag.

Legends: The Moth Radio Hour Mar 10, 2026

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In this hour, stories of legends: the people that have left an indelible mark—in our memories or the history books. A steelworker, a Cuban grandmother, and Medgar Evers. This episode is hosted by Moth Director Jodi Powell. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers:

Caroline Connolly spends a summer with her grandmother, "the ultimate Cuban matriarch."

Stacy Sullivan gains a new appreciation for her father.

Marques Celestine contends that Mardi Gras has "never been as much about the what, but the who with."

After moving to a new country, Brenda Williams takes pottery classes with a local elder.

Pastor Herbert Broome realizes that a critical piece of history that he was a part of is omitted in his local museum.

Podcast # 969

Women Up: The Moth Podcast Mar 06, 2026

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March is women’s history month, and to honor that, we're sharing two stories of women who faced challenges and … woman-ed up.

This episode was hosted by Kate Tellers.

Storytellers:

Alison Stewart gets through a difficult experience, and meets a hot doctor along the way.

Tess Birch guides a group of girls through a zoo.

Remembering Our Loved Ones Through Story: The Moth Radio Hour Mar 03, 2026

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This episode originally aired on April 19th, 2022.

In this hour, the people we've loved and lost, their memories preserved in these stories. Mothers, partners, and the colorful residents of a nursing home, with special excerpts from the Moth's audio book. This episode is hosted by Moth Artistic Director, Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers:

Sharon D'Orsie goes on adventures with her aging mother.

Adrienne Lotson worries she's not cut out to be a chaplain.

Writer Elizabeth Gilbert shares her struggle in dealing with her partner’s terminal illness and what it taught her about living.

Podcast # 761

I Survived the Unsurvivable | From A Slight Change of Plans Feb 27, 2026

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At age nine, poet Javier Zamora began a harrowing 3,000-mile journey from El Salvador to the United States. More than twenty years later, he shared his story, revisiting the fear, endurance, and quiet courage he experienced as a child navigating an unimaginable change. This episode is from A Slight Change of Plans, hosted by cognitive scientist and bestselling author Dr. Maya Shankar. On A Slight Change of Plans, Maya explores how we experience change and provides strategies we can use to better navigate moments of upheaval. Whether it’s a sudden pivot or a slow transformation, each episode reveals how change can give us an opportunity to reimagine who we are and unlock greater possibility. Find A Slight Change of Plans wherever you get podcasts.

The Deep End: The Moth Radio Hour Feb 24, 2026

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In this hour, stories of jumping, or being thrown, in the deep end—figuratively and literally. Leaving the "nest," reptilian co-workers, and a school swimathon. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison, producer of The Moth Radio Hour.

Storytellers:

Mukosi Shimaka-Mbasu realizes that participating in the Science Fair means talking to strangers.

Gary Sizer cares for his mother after her ALS diagnosis.

During lockdown, Mytrang Nguyen has to share her office with two lizards.

While participating in a swimathon, Clare Wallder follows the adage "slow and steady wins the race."

College-bound Ianna Banfield practices being away from her mother.

Podcast # 967