The Moth Radio Hour: Live from Anchorage

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week, a special episode of The Moth Radio Hour—featuring a live Mainstage show from Anchorage, Alaska. Family ties, king salmon, and cheese. Hosted by Jacoby Cochran with additional hosting by Moth Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

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0:00.0	Hey there, we here at the moth have an exciting opportunity for high school sophomores,
0:05.2	juniors, and seniors who love to tell stories.
0:08.2	Join the moth's story lab this fall, whether for an aspiring writer, a budding filmmaker, or simply someone who loves to spin a good yarn,
0:15.8	this workshop is a chance to refine the craft of storytelling.
0:19.2	From brainstorming to that final mic drop moment, we've got students covered.
0:23.3	Plus they'll make new friends, build skills that shine in school and beyond,
0:27.3	and have a blast along the way.
0:29.2	These workshops are free and held in person in New York City or virtually anywhere in the US.
0:35.0	Space is limited.
0:36.2	Apply now through September 22nd at the moth.org slash students.
0:41.2	That's the moth.org slash students. That's the moth.org.
0:43.4	students. From PRX, this is the Moth Radio Hour, I'm Sarah Austin Janess. This time we have a live main stage from the Atwood
1:05.6	concert hall in Anchorage, Alaska, which was supported by the Anchorage
1:09.9	Concert Association and Alaska Public Media.
1:14.2	The show took place in February and it was cold outside, but as you'll hear, the crowd of
1:19.8	almost 2,000 was very warm. The theme was, Twist of Fate. And these stories are all
1:26.5	from folks who moved to Alaska at some point in their lives. Here's our host for
1:31.9	the night, writer and educator Jacoby Cochran.
1:35.0	Oh my God y'all are beautiful tonight.
1:38.0	And to be real with you I can't actually see most of you.
1:42.0	It's very dark.
1:46.0	It's hard as hell to get to this place, but once you get here it's pretty damn nice. This is the sixth time we've hosted a
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