The Moth Radio Hour: Wedding Dress, Prison Choir, and Hot Dogs

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

A feminist searches for the perfect wedding dress, a playwright visits a prison in Malawi, a man spends a lifetime regretting a single moment, and a new mother struggles with her prosthetic arm. Hosted by The Moth's Senior Producer, Jenifer Hixson. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers: Jessi Klein, Al Letson, Marco Huertas, Mary Archbold

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,
0:14.9	workshops and on the moth podcast and the moth radio hour once the curtains have closed the rooms emptied and the voice is
0:21.3	Quieted it's the stories still ringing in our ears that whisper over and over we are all of us more alike than we are different
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0:33.6	Text moth22 no spaces to 41444 to make your gift and help provide the space, tools and resources needed for more people to embrace the art and craft of
0:44.8	Personal storytelling in their own lives. Thank you.
0:59.0	From PRX this is the moth radio hour. I'm Jennifer Hickson. The moth is true stories told in front of live audiences all over the world.
1:08.5	In this episode we go to a dance audition a hot dog stand a bridal shop and prison just your average day in the life at the moth.
1:17.7	The first story is from Jesse Klein. She began telling stories for us in 2003 early in her comedy career.
1:25.6	These days a lot has changed. She was the head writer and executive producer for Inside Amy Schumer and more
1:32.4	Recently an executive producer on Dead to me when we put together an evening of stories with our friends the kitchen sisters
1:39.2	We thought it would be fun to explore a theme they've spent a lot of time with the hidden world of girls
1:44.6	We knew that Jesse Klein had recently gone through a not so hidden ritual getting ready for her wedding. So we reached out
1:50.8	I've never been wedding shopping with anyone before and I have to say I had no idea. Here's Jesse Klein live at the moth in New York City.
2:02.6	Immediately after I got engaged every woman I know started asking me what are you gonna do about a wedding dress?
2:11.2	What kind of wedding dress are you gonna wear? And I would always say the same thing which was oh I'm not gonna wear a wedding dress
2:19.8	And as I would watch their heads explode I would feel this sort of wave of self-satisfaction washing over me
2:28.4	And it was kind of similar to the smug feeling I have when I tell people that I don't personally find bread pit attractive
2:35.4	Like I understand what you do but he's just like not my thing
2:39.0	Um
2:40.7	People are shocking to humans and but the truth is genuinely I have never
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