The Moth Radio Hour: Around the World

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this hour, stories from across the globe. From a secret in Kampala to ire in the air over Beijing, and the fear and hope both inherent in immigration, stories that span six continents and the spaces in between. This hour is hosted by The Moth's Artistic Director, Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Emma Gordon delves into her boyfriend's past relationship to save him from deportation.

Kwong Yue Yang prejudges his seatmate on a flight to China.

Anastasia Krasilnikova and her family keep a secret from her abusive father.

Robinah Babirye is blackmailed due to her HIV status.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is the Moth Radio Hour from PRX and I'm Catherine Burns.
0:17.0	The Moth now does regular events in the US, Europe, Australia, and Africa.
0:22.0	And this time we're going to hear stories connected. Europe, Australia, and Africa.
0:22.8	And this time, we're going to hear stories connected
0:25.1	to each of those places.
0:27.7	Our first story takes place in America,
0:30.0	but has roots in two other continents.
0:32.4	It concerns the struggles and fate of two people who moved here
0:35.3	from far away in the hopes of making the United States
0:38.4	their home.
0:39.6	Here's Emma Gordon live at the mall. I'm standing in the conference room of an immigration
0:49.2	law firm and reading the asylum cases that are framed on the wall and keeping one eye on my boyfriend who's pacing.
0:57.0	Six months ago, I didn't even know this man and now I am clutching his deportation notice with both hands.
1:05.0	Two lawyers come in and we unravel the whole story.
1:09.0	I'm taking notes furiously.
1:11.0	One of the lawyers asks, did you love her? And without hesitation, he says, I
1:17.6	loved her very much. And she's like, good. Because now we just have to prove it.
1:24.1	I write that down.
1:25.7	Prove love for ex-wife and circle it.
1:31.2	We met in a dive bar in Brooklyn.
1:35.0	There were flames painted on the outside.
1:38.0	I walked in and I see a guy.
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