The Moth Radio Hour: Stuck!

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this hour, stories of being stuck. Stranded in Las Vegas, a desperate search for a pet sitter, a wreck on the Colorado River, and stage fright on the church pulpit. This hour is hosted by The Moth's Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers:

Alistair Bane reluctantly attends church as his friend's grandmother's "special guest"...

Jon Levin is penniless with a con man in Las Vegas.

Noriko Rosted must find a pet sitter for her beloved cat before her trip to Italy.

Taylor Tower wonders if her dad is the "right" kind of parent.

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
0:49.8	see you there. From PRX, this is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Sarah Austin-Genes. In this episode,
1:08.9	four stories about being stuck. Stories about being frozen, caught, and basically unable to move forward.
1:18.0	Our first story from Alistirbane takes place on the pulpit of a church in Oklahoma.
1:23.2	And he developed this story for a moth main stage
1:25.6	in Texas that was presented along with the San Antonio Book
1:29.1	Festival.
1:30.0	Here's Alistair Bain, live at the mall.
1:40.4	I'm from the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. But I've lived in Denver, Colorado for quite a few years.
1:44.4	I have a friend that also lives in Denver, who's originally from Oklahoma,
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