The Moth Radio Hour: Best Laid Plans

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

To err is human—and in this hour, we explore humanity in all its imperfections. Lost baggage, Kool Aid mishaps, and not eating enough fruit. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison, producer of The Moth Radio Hour.

Storytellers:

Maxie Jones gives in to peer pressure and faces the wrath of his mother.

Kate Oliver's determination to impress her partner's family backfires and leaves her in distress.

James Fitzgerald is hell bent on watching Power Rangers.

At the age of 24, Beau Davis prepares himself for his first airplane journey.

Diana Thompson finds herself in a Scottish dancing group, at her mother’s insistence.

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0:00.0	Hello, Moth listeners in Seattle.
0:02.0	Want to experience the magic of Moth stories live and in-person?
0:06.2	Join us for our upcoming Grand Slam show in Seattle.
0:09.5	The Moth is dedicated to finding everyday people
0:12.0	to tell extraordinary stories.
0:14.4	At our Open Mic's story slams, these people find us.
0:17.8	At the Grand Slam, 10 Seattle Open Mic winners are invited to the Moth stage for the ultimate storytelling competition.
0:24.4	Join the moth on March 22nd at the town hall for a battle of wits and words featuring local
0:29.8	storytellers as they compete to be crowned Seattle's Story Champion.
0:34.0	To buy your tickets or to find out about our monthly shows at Bladell Hall St.
0:38.4	Marks and Fremont Abbey Center, visit us at the Moth.org
0:42.0	forward slash Seattle.
0:44.0	Once again, buy your tickets at the moth.org
0:46.0	forward slash Seattle. From PRX, this is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm your host and producer of this show, Jay Allison.
1:08.0	This week, stories of that most common of human acts, mistakes. From tiny missteps to epic fails, we at the
1:17.0	moth feel our blunders often make for the best stories because everyone
1:21.8	can relate to screwing up. Our first storyteller is Maxi Jones.
1:26.1	He told this at one of our open mic story slam competitions in Detroit where we partner
1:31.7	with public radio station W-D-E-T. Here's Maxi, live at the mall.
1:37.0	I was 10 years old and I was in the playground in the middle of the block where I was growing up and there were like monkey bars there was like this log.
1:54.2	Shut up, this was the 70s.
1:58.1	There were these barrels.
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