The Moth Podcast: Summer Camp!

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, two stories all about summer camp.

Host: Amanda Garcia

Storytellers:

Jean Spindler organizes some pranks at summer camp.

Liz Kreppel has an unfortunate run-in with lice.

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0:00.0	Hello, moth listeners in London.
0:02.0	Join the moth live at our Grand Slam on Friday, June 21st at Union Chapel.
0:07.4	A grand slam is the moth storytelling competition featuring winners from previous open mic
0:12.0	story slams who compete for the title of
0:14.4	London Grand Slam Champion. Listen as 10 locals share true personal stories on
0:19.3	the theme A Point of Beauty. Stories about gob-smackingly gorgeous, nestled in the mess, the astonishingly attractive,
0:27.2	the sensationally stunning.
0:29.2	You don't want to miss it.
0:30.4	Doors open at 7 PM and the stories began at 8. To buy your tickets, visit our
0:35.0	website at the moth.org forward slash London. That's the moth
0:38.9	dot org forward slash London. We hope to see you there.
0:50.0	Welcome to the moth podcast. I'm Amanda Garcia, your host for this episode.
1:04.0	I'm a big summer camp person. In fact, it's safe to say I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my summer camp. Not just because camp shaped me as a person and led me to the moth, but because of it hadn't been for camp, my mom would have never developed a crush on the cute
1:07.0	and from what I've heard mischievous,
1:09.0	kitchen boy, my father.
1:11.0	I've spent a total of 12 summers attending camp first as a camper then on staff
1:16.2	and my experience has stuck with me it will take me less than five minutes into any
1:21.2	conversation to bring up summer camp.
1:23.4	And just this morning, I received a photo of a camp friend,
1:26.6	still in the hospital holding her newborn baby.
1:29.8	And my indoctrination into camp culture
1:32.1	began long before I ever stepped onto those 700 acres
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