The Moth Radio Hour: Acceptance

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this hour, stories of accepting one's lot and making the best out of tough situations. 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. Rob Carr's acting teacher forces him to loosen up. Beth Ireland goes roller skating after a 25 year hiatus. Jessi Realzola describes the challenges of being an undocumented immigrant. Reporter Dinesh Ramde is tasked with writing an obituary for a fallen soldier. Devorah Agami describes learning to live with Bell's Palsy. Podcast # 934 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	Truth or dare. How about both? This fall, the moth is challenging what it means to be daring.
0:09.8	We're not just talking about jumping out of airplanes or quitting your job. We're talking about the
0:14.6	quiet courage to be vulnerable. The bold decisions to reveal the secret that changed everything.
0:21.6	This fall, the Moth Main Stage season brings our most powerful stories to live audiences in 16 cities across the globe.
0:30.6	Every one of those evenings will explore the singular theme of daring, but the stories and their tellers will never be the same. So here's
0:39.8	our dare to you. Experience the Moth mainstage live. Find a city near you at the moth.org
0:46.4	slash daring. Come on, we dare you.
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