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The Moth

Hellos and Goodbyes: Woniya Thibeault and Mike Birbiglia

The Moth

The Moth

Performing Arts, Arts

4.625.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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On this episode of the Moth Podcast, Catherine Burns, our former artistic director, shares the very first story she ever directed, and the last. This episode is hosted by Catherine Burns. Storytellers: Woniya Thibeault survives in the wilderness Mike Birbiglia gets his heart broken 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

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0:00.0

In the Premier League, everyone pushes their hardest to win. And now it's your turn. With their EPL fantasy challenge, Coca-Cola are giving you a chance to win big by beating the best. All you have to do is build a team based on rules set by an icon. And to help you on your way, I've got a tip to help you build your team. Make sure you keep an eye on fixtures. Who are the players up against next? Sometimes it's not about form.

0:21.7

Like there are some players that, for whatever reason, always play well against certain teams.

0:27.0

To do your research. To get involved in the EPL Fantasy Challenge, all you've got to do is grab

0:31.8

a Coke and scan the code on the pack. Just by playing, you get a chance to win Coke swag or

0:36.6

vouchers. But if you beat the icon

0:38.9

who set the rules, you could win vintage Coca-Cola jerseys, Premier League tickets, and more. So go

0:45.0

ahead and get involved. Grab a Coke, drink it in.

0:50.7

Welcome to The Moth Podcast. I'm Catherine Burns, your host for this episode, and for over 20 years, the Moth's artistic director.

0:58.8

I stepped down last month, but I can still remember the spring night in 2000 when I attended my first Moth show.

1:04.8

I was swept away by the mesmerizing stories and the energy of the warm crowd. I floated home.

1:12.6

I became, in turn,

1:17.5

a Grand Slam contestant and a volunteer in what was then called the Moth Community Program.

1:23.1

Soon after, in one of the greatest blessings of my professional life, I got the chance to work at this groundbreaking organization, which at the time had just two full-time employees. Thank goodness

1:29.4

for our many volunteers. The job has taken me to places I never thought possible when I started

1:34.8

that first day, directing a show on the main stage of the Sydney Opera House, rehearsing a story

1:40.1

at dawn in a trailer at the Bronx Zoo. Sitting after hours in the Tower of London as the Ravenmaster

1:45.8

put his beloved birds to bed, then ran his story for us in the moonlight. This job has been one of the

1:51.6

great loves of my life and I've been blessed to be a part of growing an organization that means

1:55.7

so much to so many. I know I'm leaving the moth in the hands of many brilliant people as I pursue a number

2:01.4

of personal dream projects. So, on this episode, as a way to say goodbye, we'll be hearing the first

2:08.2

story I ever directed and also the last. Let's start at the end with a story that was told by

2:14.4

Wonia Tebow just a few weeks ago. She shared this at our live show at the

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