The Moth Radio Hour: Hidden Beauty

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this hour, stories of beauty—internal, skin-deep, and previously undiscovered. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Director Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers:

George Dawes Green encounters many characters while working on a crisis hotline.

Archy Jamjun wants to be beautiful like his sister.

Annette Herfkens survives a plane crash.

Transcript

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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 Jennifer Hickson.
1:06.0	In this hour, Hidden Beauty, from cosmetic to creative to cosmic.
1:11.0	Beauty is in the eye of the beholder or at the moth in the ear of the listener.
1:17.0	This first story is from someone important to the moth, our founder, George Dawes Green.
1:22.4	Already a celebrated author when he launched the moth way back in 1997,
1:27.0	George's continued writing novels.
1:29.0	His most recent one, Kingdom's of Savannah, has a strong connection with the story you're about to hear.
1:35.2	We'll talk with George in a moment, but first at Benaroya Hall in Washington, where we partner
1:40.4	with Seattle Arts and Lectures. Here is George Dawes Boone.
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