The Moth Radio Hour: I Will Be Your Father Figure

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this special episode of The Moth, we listen to five stories about fathers — from embarrassing jokes to tender moments shared on the road. The Moth’s Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness, also interviews the fathers in her own family. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media Storytellers: Adrianne McGillis’ father's favorite joke lands him in the hospital. CJ Hunt reflects on mix-tapes and memories from his past. Blessing Digha fears she has fallen short of her father’s expectations. Lauren Thurman navigates life with her many iterations of dads. Harwood Taylor reaches for a father who is out of touch. 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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0:44.3	I'm Sarah Austin-Gyness, and this episode is all about dads and the impact that father figures have.
0:50.8	We emulate them, compete with them, want to differentiate ourselves from them.
0:55.0	It's complicated. Some of us want to make our fathers proud.
0:58.0	And we'll even hear a little bit from my dad.
1:00.0	Dad, do you have a favorite child?
1:02.0	No.
1:03.0	My first and my last are both special to me.
1:09.0	I should note that my father has only two children.
1:14.1	We'll save the rest of that interview for later in this hour.
1:17.3	Our first story is about dad jokes.
1:19.9	I don't mean jokes about our dads.
1:21.5	I mean the groaners, the corny humor that makes dad's laugh.
1:25.5	A note to the listeners, the joke in this story may be racy for a
1:29.2	third grader. So there you go. We like to let you know these things in advance. Adrian McGillis told us
1:35.2	at one of our open mic slams in Asheville, North Carolina, where we partner with public radio
1:39.8	station WCQS. Here's Adrian live at the mall.
1:49.0	So this is a story about a joke so bad that it was in fact quite dangerous.
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