The Moth Radio Hour: Hearing Voices

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this hour: stories of the power of sound -- and the newness we find through listening, and trusting our ears. Hosted by The Moth's Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media

Hosted by: Sarah Austin Jenness

Storytellers:

Stanley Alpert relies on his hearing when he is kidnapped.

Faith Ekienabor finds a brand new way to her college class.

T Dixon discovers the power of her own voice.

Anna Schuleit builds an unconventional instrument.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, Moth listeners, it's Sarah Austin, Janice.
0:02.9	If you listen to the Moth, you love storytelling,
0:05.7	just as much as I do.
0:06.9	So I wanna talk about a show that we adore,
0:09.4	this American Life.
0:10.5	Long before we had our own podcast and radio show,
0:13.5	our friends at this American Life featured
0:16.0	Moth Stories on their show,
0:17.9	which really helped us find our own audience,
0:20.2	and we're still deeply grateful to them.
0:22.5	This American Life has been around for over 20 years
0:25.3	and their unique style of investigative storytelling
0:28.6	shares a common thread with Moth Stories.
0:31.4	They're always true and aim to reveal something deeper
0:34.6	about the human experience.
0:36.2	I have never once tuned in to this American Life
0:39.3	and been disappointed, compelling people, funny moments,
0:43.1	big feelings and surprising plot twists
0:46.4	are just a few of the things that we love
0:48.6	about the stories they share.
0:50.1	You can join host Ira Glass each week
0:52.8	or go back and listen to classic episodes like
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