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25 Years of Stories: A Look Back At The Moth Radio Hour

The Moth

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.625.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This week, we take a look at the origins of The Moth Radio Hour. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison and Viki Merrick.

Host: Jay Allison and Viki Merrick

Storytellers: Michaela Murphy and Buddy Vanderhoop

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, Moth listeners, we have a favor to ask.

0:03.4

We're conducting an audience survey.

0:05.4

We'd be really grateful if you could take just a few minutes and answer our survey.

0:09.8

Please visit survey.prx.org slash moth to take the survey today.

0:14.9

That's survey.prx.org slash moth.

0:22.3

Welcome to the Moth podcast.

0:24.2

I'm Jay Allison, a host and producer of the Moth Radio Hour.

0:29.2

You certainly are and I'm Vicki Merrick, your co-producer of the Moth Radio Hour.

0:34.4

And we're your hosts this week.

0:36.0

Hello Vicki.

0:37.0

Hey Jay.

0:39.0

So you may know by now that all through this year we've been celebrating 25 years of the

0:45.8

Moth and we're showcasing stuff we think you'll like from every year of the Moth's been

0:50.0

around.

0:51.0

And in this episode, we're looking at 2009.

0:54.4

Yeah, in 2009, we continued to share some great stories, expanding story slams to Detroit

1:01.5

and Chicago.

1:02.9

And then we started a little show you might know called the Moth Radio Hour.

1:07.3

Root.

1:08.5

And we're actually recording right now at Public Radio Station WCAI, which we founded

1:14.6

right here in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

1:17.0

And this was the first radio station in the world.

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