The Moth Podcast: Take Me Out To The Ballgame

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The crack of the bat! The smell of hot dogs! The towering home runs! In celebration of Opening Day, we've got two stories about America's Past-time.

Host: Larry Rosen

Storytellers:

Joseph Gallo learns about his father, and about baseball.

Muneesh Jain travels to every baseball stadium in the country.

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0:00.0	Hello podcast listeners. This is Sarah Austin Janess from the moth.
0:05.0	Whether you're new to the moth podcast or just tuning in for the first time,
0:09.0	we hope you enjoy this episode.
0:11.0	And if you've ever been curious about what it's like to be in the room
0:14.9	during one of our live shows, we're excited to announce that the moth is
0:18.7	returning to London to Union Chapel for a unique night of storytelling.
0:24.0	On Wednesday, April 3rd, join us for the Moth Main Stage,
0:28.0	where five storytellers from around the world
0:30.6	and a notable host share true personal stories on stage without notes.
0:35.0	No notes, no net.
0:38.0	Join us for this evening of surprising and memorable true stories.
0:42.0	You can buy tickets now at the moth.org
0:44.3	forward slash London. That's the moth dot org forward slash London. We hope to see
0:50.0	you there.
0:52.0	Welcome to the moth podcast.
0:55.0	I'm Larry Rosen, Master and Structure of the moth.
0:58.9	I'm your host for this episode.
1:01.2	March 28th is a big day for a lot of people.
1:05.0	Besides being Holy Thursday, it is also National Black Forest Cake Day.
1:10.0	It is National Hot-Tub Day, and it's also National Respect Your Cat Day.
1:16.6	These are completely serious.
1:19.0	But perhaps most significant for a lot of Americans, it is also the opening day for Major League Baseball.
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