Welcome to the Moth podcast. I'm Michelle Jalowski.

You probably won't be surprised to learn that we hear a lot of different kinds of stories at the Moth.

We listen to all the stories that get told at each and every one of our open mic story slams.

Sometimes the stories are the perfect fit for broadcast, and we say, let's put this on the radio immediately.

And then sometimes, the stories are wonderful,

but they're a little risque.

So we're like, can we air this?

Is it too racy for radio?

But as it happens, we also have this podcast

that you're listening to right now.

This episode, we're going to be playing two stories that just happened to be kind of spicy.

Don't worry, nothing untoward happens.

The stories are just a little bit salacious.

So if you're listening in your car with your kids, you might want to wait till you're at home.

But if you are at home or listening on headphones, well, we hope you'll enjoy this.

First up is Whitney Connolly, who told this at a Boston

Story Slam in 2022, where the theme of the night was cravings. Here's Whitney, live at the month.

So, I get divorced, and I'm living by myself for the first time in my entire life.

Not completely by myself because I have my dog Bella, but we're both a little bit lonely

and we're both kind of looking for a little comfort and a lot her because we had two dogs and when my ex left he took one with him.

And so she was sad and I was sad and I didn't think I was in the place in my life to get another

dog, but I thought I could probably handle a cat. So I went to the local animal shelter and I was

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