The Moth

25 Years of Stories: All The Way Back

On this episode, we take a look back at the beginning of The Moth, and hear a story from our founder - George Dawes Green. This episode is hosted by Melvin Estrella and Pegi Vail.
Storyteller
George Dawes Green describes his encounters with the many characters of Surrency, Georgia while working on a crisis hotline.
If you’d like to listen to the stories Pegi and Melvin mentioned, here are links:
<a href="https://themoth.org/stories/reflections-from-space" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reflections From Space</a> by Frederick Hauck
<a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/102/road-trip/act-two-16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Merci </a>by Candido Tirado and Carmen Rivera

On Tuesdays and Fridays The Moth’s podcast feed presents episodes of the Peabody-Award Winning Moth Radio Hour and original episodes of The Moth Podcast.Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. Since 2008, The Moth podcast has featured many of our favorite stories told live on Moth stages around the country. For information on all of our programs and live events, visit themoth.org.