Help Me - Padma Laksmi

“All I could feel from my mother was this silence emanating from her that was getting louder.”

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Help Me

--- This episode is available on your local radio station, on PRX and below via The Moth Player. It will be published on  iTunes | Spotify | RadioPublic | RSS on 3/30/2021 ---

In this hour, stories of the people and pastimes that get us through hardships. Illness, ire, and an accident, and what and who we find to provide comfort, offer relief, or share the burden. This episode is hosted by Moth Artistic Director, Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Cherie gets a hug from an unexpected person in an unexpected place.

Jon Lehre finds a purpose in Relay for Life.

Angie Chatman begins knitting for charity.

Carla Katz defends a classmate, to her own detriment.

Padma Lakshmi has an accident on the way home from the hospital that gives her a giant scar on her arm. 

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Stories in this Episode

06:06
Geese Guy

by Cherie

Chérie gets a hug from an unexpected person in an unexpected place.

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05:54
In Memory and Honor

by Jon Lehre

Jon Lehre finds a purpose in Relay for Life.

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04:46
A Knitted Peace

by Angie Chatman

Angie Chatman begins knitting for charity.

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06:16
The Advocate

by Carla Katz

Carla Katz defends a classmate, to her own detriment.

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14:57
That Thing on My Arm

by Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi has an accident on the way home from the hospital that gives her a giant scar on her arm. 

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Help Me

Chérie

Cherie

Jon Lehre

Jon Lehre's Mother

Jon Lehre's mother.

Angie Chatman

Angie Chatman

Angie Chatman

Angie and Mom

Angie Chatman and her mother, Carolyn Conrad, Ph.D., a speech pathologist. She lived on the south side of Chicago her entire life and passed away in December, 2014.

Carla Katz

Carla Katz At Eight Years Old Paterson Nj 1

Carla Katz at 8 years old in Paterson, NJ

Carla On Picket Line Holding Justice Banner

Carla on a picket line holding a banner that reads "Justice!"

Carla With Her Children Cooper And Montana On A Picket Line 1994 1

Carla with her children on a picket line in 1994