This autumn fall for moth stories as we travel across the globe for our main stages.

We're excited to announce our fall lineup of storytelling shows from New York City to Iowa City,

London, Nairobi, and so many more, the moth will be performing in a city near you,

featuring a curation of true stories.

The moth rainstage shows feature five tellers, who share beautiful, unbelievable, hilarious, and often powerful true stories on a common theme.

Each one told reveals something new about our shared connection.

To buy your tickets or find out more about our calendar, visit the moth.org

slash main stage.

We hope to see you soon.

Welcome to the moth podcast.

I'm Amy Mullins, athlete, actor, moth storyteller, and your

host for this episode. This summer in Paris, thousands of athletes will be running, swimming,

throwing javelins, and surfing, skateboarding.

And for the first time in Olympic history,

breakdancing, or as the games call it, breaking.

They'll be competing against their fellow Olympians

and Paralympians, trying to win gold.

Yes.

But more than that, they'll test themselves.

They'll represent their countries. They'll make their, they'll represent their countries,

they'll make their loved ones proud,

and they'll give it everything they've got

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