In this hour, stories of structures and strictures—and the struggles against them. School assignments, teenage rebellion, and the proper time to eat. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media, producer of this show.
Storytellers:
Stephen Michael Carr quietly rebels against his school's reading program.
Gabriela Quiroz doesn't appreciate ... Show More
Aug 19
The Moth Radio Hour: Keep Calm and Carry On
In this hour, challenges that reveal one's truest self. The insatiable needs of an electronic pet, being forced to face one's fears, and the dogged pursuit of one's dreams. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Director Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and ... Show More
54m 11s
Feb 2022
55. Jon Ronson: The Satanic Panic
When day-care employee, Kelly Michaels, is accused of playing the piano naked in front of children, she is speechless. The case escalates and soon Kelly Michaels is faced with charges of outlandish crimes. The trial changes her life forever. She spends years in prison before bein ... Show More
40m 44s
May 2024
Patreon Replay: Lucy Taylor on Greek Life & Death at Penn State
We unlocked this previously released Patreon episode so everyone can hear it, because people need to know: Campus Greek Life Ain’t It. Lucy Taylor joins us to discuss the red flags of ‘rushing’, the tragic hazing death of a Penn State student, and her ongoing crusade to make frat ... Show More
46m 33s
Jun 2024
How The Parents Of A School Shooter Ended Up Behind Bars
What a 15-year-old student unleashed on Oxford High School in 2021, didn’t just land himself in prison, he took his mother and father down with him. Jennifer and James Crumbley became the first parents convicted in a US mass shooting, each receiving at least 10 years in prison. ... Show More
48m 2s
Jun 2024
On Satire: 'The Dunciad' by Alexander Pope
Nobody hated better than Alexander Pope. Despite his reputation as the quintessentially refined versifier of the early 18th century, he was also a class A, ultra-pure, surreal, visionary mega-hater, and The Dunciad is his monument to the hate he felt for almost all the other writ ... Show More
12m 38s
May 2024
On Satire: John Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera'
In The Beggar’s Opera we enter a society turned upside down, where private vices are seen as public virtues, and the best way to survive is to assume the worst of everyone. The only force that can subvert this state of affairs is romantic love – an affection, we discover, that sa ... Show More
12m 59s
May 2024
The Real Carrie Jade: Trailer
Long before anyone ever heard of this story, 3yrs ago, in 2021, a 32-year-old English woman approached us with a heartbreaking story. She was dying from a terminal illness. But she thought she might have a lifeline through lifesaving brain surgery, and she'd like us to record her ... Show More
3m 47s
Feb 2024
The Pledge: Who Really Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance?
In today's Episode, Dana, Zaron and Jason tackle a 130-year-old mystery. Although American schoolchildren still recite The Pledge every morning in nearly every classroom, we still aren't sure who actually wrote it. And all these years later, the long-accepted story is showing som ... Show More
46m 18s
Mar 2024
#119 Nicolas Mathieu : « Je suis déjà tombé amoureux de personnes qui avaient des goûts qui m’humiliaient, c’est le problème des relations transclasses »
Le romancier, âgé de 45 ans, qui vient de sortir « Le Ciel Ouvert », une collection de textes initialement postés sur son compte Instagram, nous reçoit chez lui à Nancy.
Nicolas Mathieu évoque son enfance à Golbey dans les Vosges auprès d'un père électromécanicien passionné de sp ... Show More
49m 59s