The Moth Radio Hour: Fathers

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Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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A special Father's Day edition of The Moth Radio Hour: A man who faints at the sight of blood prepares to become a father, a Russian immigrant takes a trip home and tries to fulfill a promise to his mother, a child goes to great lengths to hide brussels sprouts from her stepfather, and a family fights to stay in the country they call home. Hosted by The Moth Radio Hour Producer, Jay Allison. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Andrew Postman tries to train himself not to pass out as he prepares for the births of his children. Boris Timanovsky returns to Russia and places flowers at what he hopes is his grandfather's grave. Annalise Raziq's new stepfather brings order and some new rules. Dori Samadzai Bonner and her family escape Afghanistan and seek asylum in the United States. 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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1:15.3	This is the Moth Radio Hour.
1:20.7	I'm Jay Allison, producer of this radio show, and I'll be your host for this episode about our fathers,
1:27.1	grandfathers, stepfathers, and our first story about becoming a dad yourself, a moment that's transformative for most men.
1:29.4	It's the moment you join the generational flow when you play an actual role in the continuity of the species.
1:37.8	And you discover the wild love that, as it turns out, was lying dormant waiting for that moment of birth to flame into being.
1:46.9	Before you get there, though, there's the actual process of birth to go through.
1:51.5	Admittedly, quite a bit easier for men than for women, but for some, like our next storyteller,
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