The Moth Radio Hour: Forever and Ever

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this hour, stories of things past shaping the here and now; the smell and taste of home, whirlwind romance, and finding comfort and kinship in the most dire of circumstances. This hour is hosted by Moth Senior Director Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Talaya Moore, a homeless child, takes solace in her most valued possession - her dolls.

Nikesh Shukla finds a frozen moment in time after the death of his mother.

Self-professed nerd Andrew Solmssen meets his match.

Caitlin FitzGerald discovers her new home has a terrible past.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, Moth listeners in London. This holiday season, give the gift of stories at a live
0:05.8	moth storytelling show. The moth is dedicated to finding everyday people to tell extraordinary
0:11.6	stories. At our open mic story slams, those people find us.
0:16.2	At the Grand Slam, 10 London Story Slam winners
0:19.4	are invited to the stage for the ultimate storytelling competition.
0:23.9	Join the moth on Friday, December 8th at the iconic Union Chapel for a battle of
0:28.8	wits and words featuring local London storytellers as they compete to be crowned London story champion.
0:35.0	Buy your tickets for our Grand Slam now at the Moth.org.
0:40.0	That's the Moth. dot org forward slash London From PRX, this is the moth radio hour. I'm Meg Bulls. Today we have four stories,
1:02.0	navigating childhood, surviving loss, enduring the trials of love,
1:06.4	and understanding the things that haunt us most.
1:10.0	Our first story comes from Talaia Moore.
1:12.4	She told it at the Aaron Davis Hall in New York City.
1:15.4	Here's Talaia live at the mall.
1:21.6	My obsession with brats began when I was eight years old and I was gifted one for my birthday.
1:28.0	So brats are dolls, kind of like Barbies but better. They didn't have these unrealistic dimensions.
1:37.0	Instead they stood about 10 inches tall with these huge heads, full lips, curvy physique, and they had the coolest makeup.
1:47.0	And also they had these glittery punk rock boots that I loved.
1:51.0	I knew I was hooked and I wanted more but I could not ask my mom for more because
1:56.8	we were homeless we had been homeless for over a year and she had bigger
2:01.8	worries like if she had enough money for train for if I had clean uniform for school.
2:13.0	So I knew that if I wanted these dolls,
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