When the World Shifts: The Moth Radio Hour

The Moth

Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 25.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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This Episode originally aired on May 17th, 2022. In this hour, stories of seismic changes and subtle shifts—and the aftershocks left in their path. New perspectives on faith, family, and one's self. This episode is hosted by Brandon Grant, Director of Marketing at The Moth. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Marlon James discovers his talent as a junior exorcist. Hannah Brennan learns there is wisdom in her body. While going through a divorce, Tricia Rose Burt finds comfort in her art. Kim Sykes recalls growing up in New Orleans with a complicated father. Podcast # 765 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Brandon Grant from the Moth, and I'll be your host this time.
0:18.3	In this hour, we bring you four stories about seismic moments and subtle shifts.
0:24.1	An expectant mother finds power in trusting her body. A young artist follows her heart through
0:29.5	divorce. A woman recalls the impact of a hurricane. And in our first story, acclaimed Jamaican author
0:36.4	Marlon James reflects on his time as a junior exorcist.
0:41.3	A quick note, there is some reference to sexual awakening in this story.
0:45.9	Marlon told this at a mock main stage in St. Paul, where we partner with Minnesota Public Radio.
0:51.8	Here's Marlon James, live at the moth.
0:57.0	So it's teenage Christian summer camp.
1:03.0	But I'm not a camper.
1:05.8	I'm the camp marshal.
1:07.7	And what that usually meant was that whenever there were congregations of people of different genital, genitalia,
1:16.4	I would show up with a ruler and just go, make space for Jesus.
1:25.7	My genius was that I could appear anywhere.
1:28.3	If somebody with male genitalia ended up anywhere
1:35.3	anywhere near somewhere with female genitalia
1:38.3	and then move within 11 inches of each other,
1:41.3	I showed up in between and went, make space for Jesus. And I was pretty
1:46.3	good at this. But it wasn't until one service where I realized what my true talent was. It was
1:53.8	six o'clock. It was the second service. It was two services because we were devout like that.
1:59.2	And in the middle of church, in middle of this service,
2:03.2	a 14 year old girl, 14 and 15 year old girl starts screaming. She's screaming, she's hollering,
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