The Moth Radio Hour: To Thine Own Self Be True

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this hour, stories about and by people who are unapologetically themselves. Knowing where you belong on the ballfield, writing as the ultimate means of self-expression, and the pub that serves as a home for a band of experimental musicians. This hour is hosted by Jay Allison, producer of this radio show.

Storytellers: Eric Thomas, Renita Walls, Haley Dunning, Heidi stuber, Joe Jackson

Transcript

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0:00.0	From BRX, this is the Moth Radio Hour with more true stories told live.
0:17.5	I'm Jay Allison.
0:19.0	We're taking our theme this time from Act One of Hamlet, where Polonius famously offers
0:25.3	his son some advice.
0:28.0	This above all, to the unknown self-betrue, in this hour, five storytellers who stand
0:33.7	up for their beliefs and accept themselves as they are.
0:38.9	Our first story is from R. Eric Thomas.
0:41.6	Eric is one of the Moths beloved hosts you may have heard him introducing storytellers
0:46.8	at a main stage in Philly or a DC Story Slam.
0:50.7	He told this story at a main stage in Seattle, where we partnered with Seattle Arts and
0:56.2	Lectures.
0:57.2	Here's our Eric Thomas, telling his story on a night when he was the host, Live from
1:02.4	Beneroyah Hall.
1:04.4	Tonight's theme is High Anxiety.
1:09.9	And I was very excited when they asked me to host a show because I have nothing but anxiety
1:14.9	stories.
1:17.2	And I'm skipping therapy to be here.
1:20.8	So we have a lot to talk about.
1:24.2	I'm just kidding.
1:25.6	What I do want to share, just this one couple of minutes long story, about a time, I guess
1:32.7	probably about 10 years ago now.
1:34.5	No.
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