The Moth Radio Hour: The Wisdom of Elders

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this hour, stories of learning from our elders. A mechanic, a teacher, a patriarchy-busting grandmother, and Star Wars in translation. This hour is hosted by regular Moth host Angelica Lindsey-Ali. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Hosted by: Angelica Lindsey-Ali

Storytellers:

Ishmael Beah is separated from his beloved grandmother during the war in Sierra Leone.

Rose Saia feels understood by her new 4th grade eacher.

Charlotte Mooney helps a man wandering on the highway.

Manuelito Wheeler wants to help preserve the Navajo language by dubbing Star Wars.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Moth stories have the power to bring you into a world that is often not your own and leave you wishing that you could live in that world
0:07.0	Just a little bit longer since 1997 the moth has shared more than 50,000 stories with audiences around the world through shows
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0:59.6	From PRX this is the moth radio hour. I'm your host Angelica Lindsay Ali
1:05.1	I'm a storyteller and frequent host for the moth's live events and Phoenix and around the country
1:12.5	And this hour will be exploring stories about our elders
1:18.5	Anyone who knows me well knows that I have been preparing to be a grandmother since I was about eight years old
1:24.9	My earliest best friend and role model was my grandma Bessie a smiling woman from a comrade Alabama
1:30.9	I spent hours with my grandmother at her flat on the west side of Detroit looking out the window at her weeping willow tree
1:38.2	While she stirred something in the pot as she shared life secrets
1:42.7	Always keep a quarter in your purse in case you need to make an emergency call
1:47.0	Invest in a good slip and girdle and always always bet on the Detroit Tigers
1:53.2	To this day you can still find me sitting with an elder whether it's someone's great out at the family dinner a stranger on a park bench or my husband's
2:05.2	96 year old grandmother I have always been attracted to the walking libraries and life lessons that existed in the minds of those who have lived long lives
2:16.5	Our first story is told by Ishmael Bayah
2:19.1	The Civil War that tore apart Sierra Leone was long and brutal and it had a devastating effect on the population
2:26.6	Especially the elders Ishmael's award-winning book a long way gone
2:31.4	Details how he was recruited into the army at 13 and became a boy soldier in this story
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