This autumn fall for moth stories as we travel across the globe for our main stages.

We're excited to announce our fall lineup of storytelling shows from New York City to Iowa City,

London, Nairobi, and so many more, the moth will be performing in a city near you,

featuring a curation of true stories.

The moth rainstage shows feature five tellers, who share beautiful, unbelievable, hilarious, and often powerful true stories on a common theme.

Each one told reveals something new about our shared connection.

To buy your tickets or find out more about our calendar, visit the moth.org slash main stage.

We hope to see you soon. From PRX, this is the Moth Radio Hour.

I'm your host, Michelle Jelowski.

As a kid, I remember being surprised all the time.

I had my mind blown on a regular basis.

But as I get older and arguably more jaded about the world, the less

thing seemed to shock me. But surprises are important. They add curiosity and

wonder and excitement to the world. Surprises make us vulnerable.

They make us say, I didn't know this would happen,

or I was not prepared for this.

But if we knew everything all along,

how interesting would life be really.

In this hour, stories of surprises, good and bad.

Our first story shared at one of our open mic story slams in Pittsburgh where we partnered

with public radio station W-E-S-A,

definitely made life interesting for our storyteller.

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