The Moth Radio Hour: Follies of Youth

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this hour, stories of the adventures—and misadventures—of growing up. In a cave, on the ball field, and on a camping trip. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison, producer of this show.

Storytellers:

Trevor Nourse gets lost in a cave.

Susan Rohde gets to play wiffle ball with the cool kids.

New camp counselor Martha Cooney is determined to win "rookie of the year."

Self-proclaimed nerd Usra Gahzi goes on a coed camping trip.

Sivad Johnson and his buddies seek to reach new heights on their bikes.

Jim Hasson grows up with a healthy fear of strangers.

8th grader Nadia Hakim learns a lesson thanks to depilatory cream.

Podcast # 897

Transcript

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0:00.0	This autumn, fall for moth stories as we travel across the globe for our main stages.
0:05.6	We're excited to announce our fall lineup of storytelling shows from New York City to Iowa City,
0:10.9	London, Nairobi, and so many more. The moth will be performing in a city near you,
0:15.6	featuring a curation of true stories. The moth mainstaged shows feature five tellers,
0:20.1	who share beautiful, unbelievable, hilarious, and often powerful true stories. The Moth Mainstage shows feature five tellers who share beautiful, unbelievable, hilarious,
0:23.0	and often powerful true stories on a common theme.
0:26.0	Each one told reveals something new
0:27.6	about our shared connection.
0:29.4	To buy your tickets or find out more about our calendar,
0:32.1	visit the Moth.org slash mainstage.
0:34.9	We hope to see you soon.
0:50.6	Music We hope to see you soon. From PRX, this is the Moth Radio Hour.
0:52.0	I'm your host, Jay Allison, producer of this radio show.
0:55.7	Childhood and teenagehood are times when all decisions feel significant. But with our still
1:02.1	developing brains, we may not yet be the greatest at making those decisions. In today's
1:08.3	episode, we explore the follies of youth, naivete, impulsive actions,
1:14.2	and general wackiness. Our first teller, Trevor Norse, told his story at a Moth Grand Slam in
1:21.3	Louisville, where we partner with WFPL, the Louisville Public Media Station. From the Baumard Theater, here's Trevor.
1:34.2	Three of us went into the cave that day.
1:37.3	Yeah.
1:38.0	I get a little fuzzy on details, but I know Jamie was there
1:41.5	because he's the one who threw the rock.
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