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BFFs: The Moth Podcast

The Moth

The Moth

Performing Arts, Arts

4.626K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, three stories all about friendship - from how they can be there for you during challenging times, to a friend’s unconditional love, to The Gummi Bears. Don’t worry, we’ll get there. This episode was hosted by Chloe Salmon. Storytellers: Lauren Karch travels around the world with her friends to capture memories before potentially losing her hearing. When Valarie Walker comes out as gay, she worries about the impact on her closest friendship. Matthew Dicks makes a friend at a fast food restaurant. Podcast # 982 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

The internet is coaching our kids.

0:04.0

When boys hear that on repeat, it shapes how they see themselves.

0:08.0

We can't leave it to those voices.

0:10.0

We have to be louder.

0:12.0

Together with EEE, we need to coach them, guide them, back them.

0:15.0

Building our boys up every chance we get.

0:18.0

Be yourself. Back your mates.

0:20.0

Confidence comes from a vin.

0:21.7

Yes!

0:22.7

As proud partner of the England team's EE has support and guidance to help build all our boys up on and off the pitch.

0:28.2

Search E.E. Yes, Boys.

0:34.8

Welcome to The Moth.

0:36.2

I'm Chloe Salmon. There are so many stories about romantic love, which is fair, I guess.

0:43.3

But I take your romantic love and raise you a different relationship, one that can be just as fulfilling and honestly, sometimes even more so.

0:52.3

Friendship. I'm grateful for my friends every day because each and

0:56.7

every one of them is a perfect, beautiful angel who supports me fiercely, but is also willing to

1:02.1

give me an honest opinion about the new haircut I want to try out. Without them, I would be a lonely

1:07.2

girl with a bowl cut I thought would look French, probably.

1:11.0

In this episode, three stories all about friendship, from how they can be there for you during

1:15.4

challenging times, to a friend's unconditional love, to the gummy bears.

1:20.3

Don't worry, we'll get there.

1:22.3

First up is Lauren Karch, who told this story at a main stage in Dayton, Ohio, where the

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