Dispatches from the Moth

Explore interviews, storytelling tips, playlists and other Mothy fun curated by our staff and community.

Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Oct 13, 2013

Ten Thousand Stories Strong: The 2013 Members Drive

by The Moth Staff

What is your favorite Moth story? This year the 10,000th story graced our stages. Sometimes heartbreaking, at other times hilarious, each story offers insights into our lives. Collectively they form a unique record of the voices of our time. And you make this all possible. Thanks to your support we will produce 270 shows across the country this year, with millions more listeners enjoying Moth stories through our public radio show and podcast. But The Moth’s own story...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Aug 28, 2013

This Fall, The Moth Heads South – New SLAMs in Houston and New Orleans!

by Jenifer Hixson, Senior Producer

Houston and New Orleans story lovers and storytellers, heads up! The Moth StorySLAM, our open mic celebration of local stories is taking root in Texas and Louisiana. Come to listen or come to share… hopefully both! The Moth StorySLAM is a showcase for true stories from every day folks. Heroes and hell-raisers, students, grandpas, insurance agents and truck drivers–people from all corners are welcome. Ex-cons, nurses, tax lawyers, bakers, barbacks or bee keepers. Everyone is...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Aug 07, 2013

The Moth Is Now In Print… With A Special Offer!

by The Moth Staff

Dear Moth Friends, We are thrilled to announce the forthcoming publication of the first-ever Moth book: The Moth: 50 True Stories (Hyperion) Preface by Adam Gopnik, foreward by George Dawes Green, edited and with an introduction by Catherine Burns For the first time in print, The Moth presents fifty spellbinding, soul-bearing stories selected from our archive. The same magic you’ve witnessed on the stage, now available in our very first book. (The next best thing to having fifty cool...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: May 07, 2013

The Moth and Tour de Fat Reunite for More Summer Hijincks!

by The Moth Staff

The Moth is true stories, told live! If you’ve just discovered our site, you can find out about us here. The Moth Presents: SWITCHING GEARS Join The Moth and Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing’s celebration of bicycles, beer and all manner of sustainable folly, for a day of merriment that offers music, a bicycle parade, artistic spectacles and other tantalizing creative endeavors… including a very rare, midday, broad-daylight Moth show. Come gather round! We’ll feature four stories...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Apr 08, 2013

The Joint Is Jumpin’: The Moth Ball 2013 is here!

by Joan D. Firestone, Executive Director

“The Joint Is Jumpin”, The Moth Ball 2013 is set against the back-drop of that history and the lyric from Honeysuckle Rose, one of Fats’ best known songs “So Sweet When You Stir It Up” inspired the theme of the evening’s Moth’s stories: Stirring It Up. So mark May 14th on your calendars! A fun and festive evening, hosted by the legendary Garrison Keillor, awaits you. It will feature new stories from Adam Gopnik, Richard Price and Satori Shakoor; our popular national GrandSLAM winners;...

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