The Moth Radio Hour: Beef

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Moth Radio Hour: stories of beef! Petty grievances to full blown rivalries. At work, over the phone, and, of course, online. This episode is hosted by Moth Director Chloe Salmon. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Lori Tucker-Sullivan begins getting a series of strange phone calls. 18 year old Morgan Balavage is betrayed by a friend/coworker. Matthew Trenda gets into a war of words with an internet stranger. Diego Aguirre finds it difficult to be both angry at the world and a dog owner. Podcast # 903 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	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.4	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:13.8	Silly bookers? Well, enjoy those cues at the bar. Stop booking around and visit Onthebeach.com.
0:21.4	Conditions apply.
0:22.6	Seven night minimum stay outbound only from selected airports for up to six people at all protected.
0:28.7	On the beach. This is the Moth Radio Hour.
0:45.1	I'm your host, Chloe Salmon.
0:47.5	Nothing captures the heart and the mind quite like a good beef.
0:53.0	I'm not talking the deli counter variety.
0:55.8	I'm talking grievances, rivalries, grudges.
1:00.3	Now, do I generally advocate for negativity and chaos?
1:03.7	No.
1:04.7	But I'll admit it.
1:06.1	Something about the technicolor drama of a good feud has me reaching for my popcorn
1:10.6	every time.
1:12.1	And I know it's not just me.
1:13.9	Tales of Bad Blood and Petty Squabbles have entertained us all for centuries.
1:18.7	So in this episode, stories of bringing and slinging beef and the highs and lows we can find in the fight.
1:26.1	Our first story comes to us from Lori Tucker Sullivan.
1:29.5	She told it at a story slam in Detroit, where we partnered with public radio station WDET.
1:35.6	Here's Lori live at the moth.
1:38.6	Okay.
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