The Moth Radio Hour: Reconciling the Past

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this hour, stories of looking backward to forge ahead. Seeking justice for heinous crimes decades old, memories flooding back during a chance encounter, and reconciling darkness during a joyous time. This hour is hosted by The Moth's former Artistic Director, Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers:

Journalist Jerry Mitchell takes on notorious members of the Ku Klux Klan.

Reyna Grande finds kinship with a man seeking asylum in the US.

In her journey to start a family, Sarah Jane Johnson also finds herself facing her past.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, Moth listeners in Seattle.
0:02.0	Want to experience the magic of Moth stories live and in-person?
0:06.2	Join us for our upcoming Grand Slam show in Seattle.
0:09.5	The Moth is dedicated to finding everyday people
0:12.0	to tell extraordinary stories.
0:14.4	At our Open Mic's story slams, these people find us.
0:17.8	At the Grand Slam, 10 Seattle Open Mic winners are invited to the Moth stage for the ultimate storytelling competition.
0:24.4	Join the moth on March 22nd at the town hall for a battle of wits and words featuring local
0:29.8	storytellers as they compete to be crowned Seattle's Story Champion.
0:34.0	To buy your tickets or to find out about our monthly shows at Bladell Hall St.
0:38.4	Marks and Fremont Abbey Center, visit us at the Moth.org
0:42.0	forward slash Seattle.
0:44.0	Once again, buy your tickets at the moth.org
0:46.0	forward slash Seattle. This is the Moth Radio Hour from PRX. I'm Catherine Burns.
1:07.0	One funny thing about storytelling is that you're almost always talking about the past,
1:11.0	even if the past just happened a few minutes ago. Sometimes someone will be telling a story
1:15.4	about a harrowing life or death incident and there's a built-in spoiler alert since the
1:20.2	fact that they're here to tell the story means that they survived.
1:24.7	The stories in this episode are all told by people who've been forced to confront the past,
1:29.3	or in the case of our first story, confront our country's past. The story concerns the 1963
1:35.3	assassination of civil rights activists Medgar Evers. It was told way back in
1:40.5	2008 in New York City where we partner with the public radio station
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