The Moth Radio Hour: Letting Go

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this hour, stories of shedding the past and looking towards the future; from fashion faux-pas to exoneration. This hour 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: Chris Foley inherits his family's male pattern baldness. Caridad De La Luz contends with her father's baggage. Andrew McGill discovers his people though the card game Yu-Gi-Oh. Patricia Brennan describes being married to a Vietnam veteran. Michael VonAllmen works to let go of his hate after his wrongful conviction. 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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0:00.0	From PRX, this is the Moth Radio Hour.
0:15.6	I'm Jennifer Hickson.
0:16.9	In this hour, stories of letting go or trying to.
0:20.6	Releasing long-held beliefs, junk, hang-up, grudges,
0:23.4	or in the case of this first story, family traditions.
0:27.2	Chris Foley told this for us at the Atlanta Moth Grand Slam, where we partner with Georgia Public Broadcasting.
0:33.7	Before he starts, I need to give you a visual.
0:36.1	Chris is bald. Bald as a ping pong ball.
0:39.3	Here's Chris Foley live at the moth.
0:42.3	I'm seven or eight years old.
0:45.3	I'm watching my dad get ready for work.
0:47.3	He finishes shaving and he grabs his long hair on the one side of his head
0:52.3	and carefully stretches it to the other side.
0:55.0	He then takes a can of Aquanette and he sprays his hair and he pats it down on his scalp.
1:05.0	And I look up, Dad, what are you doing? I'm covering my bald spot. With our family genes,
1:14.7	you're going to be doing the same thing one day. No, not me, Dad. I'm never losing my hair.
1:29.9	Fast forward.
1:32.2	I'm just 20 years old.
1:35.3	I'm lifting weights with my friend Peter Brown in the gym,
1:37.9	and I'm doing a bench press.
1:39.3	He's spotting me.
1:40.0	He starts laughing.
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