In honor of Father’s Day, this week’s episode is an ode to all the dads out there who are doing their best.
Part 1: Pediatrician Ken Haller goes off script when a father comes into the exam room with his young son.
Part 2: After years of Mikala Jamison’s dad helping her with her mental health struggles, the roles are reversed when her father is diagnosed wi ... Show More
Jul 4
Mishaps: Stories about unintended mistakes
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers share tales of well-intentioned choices gone wrong.Part 1: In fourth grade, Ro Moran is thrilled to be trusted with the class pet iguana, Iggy, for the night. But by morning, something is very wrong. Part 2: As an exchange student ... Show More
26m 6s
Jun 27
Best of Story Collider: Pride
To close out Pride Month this week, we're sharing a special best of episode featuring stories about coming out in science! Part 1: Science educator Charlie Cook experiments with coming out to students. Charlie Cook is a non-binary white settler on ancestral, unceded Musqueam, Squ ... Show More
28m 55s
Sep 2022
The Psychology of Childhood with Louis Weinstock
Adrienne speaks with Louis Weinstock. Louis is a child and family psychotherapist, the co-founder of the charity Apart of Me, and the author of the book How The World Is Making Our Children Mad And What To Do About It. For over 20 years, Louis has guided children and grown-ups th ... Show More
41m 10s
Jun 2024
The Moth Radio Hour: Hey, Daddy-O! Stories of Fathers
This week, an episode in honor of Father's Day. Moments of unexpected understanding, confrontations in cars, and a rubber chicken. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Curatorial Producer, Suzanne Rust. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Publ ... Show More
57m 13s
Sep 2023
Discussing Suicide with Younger Kids and Preteens
Many people believe that young children and preteens are incapable of dying by suicide. However, it's important to understand that it isn’t just teenagers and adults who struggle with suicidality — young children, including 7- ,8-, and 9-year-olds, can also feel this way. But how ... Show More
26m 20s
Apr 2022
EP276: Trapped Inside a Tube: The Iron Lung Story and Benjamin Rush, Founding Father and Father of American Psychiatry
On this episode of Our American Stories, Daryn Glassbrook of the Mobile Medical Museum tells the story of the iron lung, a device used to keep people with advanced polio alive in the first half of the 20th century. New York Times bestselling author, Harlow Giles Unger, of twenty- ... Show More
38m 14s
Sep 2020
À la recherche des nouveaux pères
Le patriarcat, dans son sens littéral, signifie “le commandement du père”. Des pères, de la paternité, il en sera question dans les prochains épisodes des Couilles sur la table. En France, près de 70% des hommes adultes ont des enfants. Qui sont-ils, que font-ils ? Qu’est-ce que ... Show More
52m 57s