The Moth Radio Hour: Play it Again, SLAM

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this hour, stories from The Moth's SLAM Showcase - a night of storytelling do-overs for tales from The Moth's archives that needed slight tweaks or a second chance. Standing out or fading away, chance encounters, and the importance of food. 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:

Gabby Shea wants to impress her boyfriend's family with her macaroni and cheese.

Jon Novick reveals what his every day existence is like as a Little Person in New York City.

Annie Tan has trouble connecting with her father across a language barrier and physical distance.

Carl Banks draws upon his past to help a desperate young man on a bridge.

Anoush Froundijian is cast in a bit part in the Armenian version of Beauty and the Beast.

Wendy Paige encounters a racist classmate in her new school.

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0:00.0	From PRX, this is the moth radio hour. I'm Jennifer Hickson.
0:16.7	This hour will be hearing six stories from a night we called
0:20.0	Play It Again Slam. It featured stories pulled from the New York Story Slam archives,
0:24.8	slightly tweaked and re-told to a live audience.
0:27.6	Play Again Slim was a chance to retell some stories that we loved,
0:31.2	but weren't recorded well the first time or
0:33.1	we're maybe missing a plot point or a vital detail. Sort of a do-over and who doesn't
0:37.7	love a second chance. Coincidentally the stories this hour involve second
0:41.8	chances.
0:43.0	The stories were told on the same night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg,
0:47.0	with the support of WNYC, a media partner for the month.
0:51.0	This first story is from Gabby Shay.
0:53.4	In my teens, you couldn't tell me anything.
0:59.4	I swore that I was a chef extraordinaire.
1:03.8	Granted, I was cooking for myself and my brother.
1:07.7	But up here, my cooking was the bomb.
1:12.0	My specialty of choice was baked macaroni and cheese. Now bear
1:17.4	with me as I share this recipe. Step one, pull a box of mac and cheese out of the cabinet.
1:27.0	Step two, cook according to package directions.
1:32.0	Step three, place said mac and cheese in a baking dish and top with an even
1:37.8	layer of cornflakes. Now I'm going to give you all a moment to clutch your pearls because I now realize that that is blasphemy.
1:48.0	And step four, bake until cornflake topping is golden brown.
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