The Moth Radio Hour: Sitting with Spirit

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

When the going gets tough, the tough get going! In this hour, stories of moving through discomfort—grief, revisiting painful history, stepping outside our safe spaces—and how it shapes us. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Director Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers:

Stephanie Wittels Wach tries to understand her brother's struggle.

Wes Hazard takes us behind the scenes of Jeopardy!

Introvert Sufian Zhemokov has strict rules about talking to strangers.

Brigette Jones is determined to become a tour guide at Belle Meade Plantation.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello podcast listeners. This is Sarah Austin Janess from the moth.
0:05.0	Whether you're new to the moth podcast or just tuning in for the first time,
0:09.0	we hope you enjoy this episode.
0:11.0	And if you've ever been curious about what it's like to be in the room
0:14.9	during one of our live shows, we're excited to announce that the moth is
0:18.7	returning to London to Union Chapel for a unique night of storytelling.
0:24.0	On Wednesday, April 3rd, join us for the Moth Main Stage,
0:28.0	where five storytellers from around the world
0:30.6	and a notable host share true personal stories on stage without notes.
0:35.0	No notes, no net.
0:38.0	Join us for this evening of surprising and memorable true stories.
0:42.0	You can buy tickets now at the moth.org
0:44.3	forward slash London. That's the moth dot org forward slash London. We hope to see
0:50.0	you there.
1:09.5	From PRX, this is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bulls. I've recently been working with a storyteller for an upcoming made stage event and her story deals with her life basically getting
1:14.6	upended something that a lot of people can relate to especially coming out of a global
1:19.1	pandemic. She was saying that as upsetting as it was, she realized that sometimes we have to sit in the discomfort in order to figure out a way through it.
1:29.0	As I was putting together this hour, I was reminded of that because all of the stories in
1:33.6	today's show have those moments whether it's stepping up to a challenge or into new
1:38.4	territory dealing with stark realities of the past or working through grief,
1:43.4	as uncomfortable as those moments might be,
1:46.0	they can show us a lot about who we are.
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