Legends: The Moth Radio Hour

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

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 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	This is the Moth Radio Hour.
0:15.0	I'm your host, Jodi Powell.
0:18.0	In my home, there's a photo of my grandmother, a beautiful, kind woman from the hills of Jamaica,
0:24.6	whose strength has shaped my entire life.
0:27.6	She's my definition of a legend.
0:29.6	And she reminds me that legends are just found in history books or on giant screens.
0:35.6	They're right here, in our families, our neighborhoods,
0:39.3	our classrooms, and in our communities.
0:42.3	In this show, we're hearing stories from and about legends.
0:46.3	Our first story comes from Caroline Connolly.
0:50.3	Caroline told this at a grand slam at the town hall in Boston, where WBUR is our radio partner.
0:57.0	Here's Caroline.
0:59.0	I spent the summer of my freshman year in college living with my then 75-year-old grandmother in Boca Raton, Florida.
1:10.0	If you don't know Boca Raton, it is a place with a lot of
1:13.2	75-year-olds. That's what my grandmother told me when I called to ask if I could stay with her while
1:18.8	I was interning at a company nearby. Now, my grandmother goes by Lala in our family because we
1:25.0	couldn't pronounce Abuela when we were little, And she is the ultimate Cuban matriarch,
1:30.3	a fourth grade teacher who raised four kids,
1:33.3	some of her nine grandkids, and never left the house
1:35.3	without lipstick earrings, and should you ever need it,
1:38.3	at least five packets of splendor in her purse.
1:41.3	It's worth noting that Lala is begrudgingly a diabetic.
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