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{{Infobox radio show
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| show_name     = The Moth Radio Hour
| image         = The Moth Radio Hour.png
| other_names   = The Moth
| format        = Storytelling
| runtime       = 60 minutes
| country       = United States
| language      = English
| home_station  = 
| syndicates    = [[Public Radio Exchange]]
| presenter     = Sarah Austin Jenness<br />Jenifer Hixson<br />Meg Bowles<br />Suzanne Rust<br />Chloe Salmon<br />Kate Tellers<br />Jodi Powell<br />Michelle Jalowski<br />[[George Dawes Green]]
| creator       = 
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| director      = 
| editor        = 
| producer      = [[Jay Allison]]
| exec_producer = Sarah Haberman
| narrated      = 
| rec_location  = 
| first_aired   = 2009
| last_aired    = Present
| num_series    = 14
| num_episodes  = 285
| audio_format  = 
| opentheme     = [[The Drift (band)|The Drift]] – "Uncanny Valley"
| othertheme    = 
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| website       = {{URL|themoth.org}}
| podcast       = {{URL|http://feeds.themoth.org/themothpodcast|''The Moth'' podcast}}
}}

'''The Moth''' is a nonprofit group based in New York City, dedicated to the craft of [[storytelling]].<ref name="About The Moth">{{cite web |url=http://themoth.org/about |title=About: The Moth |website=TheMoth.org |publisher=The Moth |access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref> Founded in 1997, the organization presents a wide range of theme-based storytelling events across the United States and abroad, often featuring prominent literary and cultural personalities<ref name="About The Moth"/> alongside everyday people like veterans, astronauts, school teachers, and parents. ''The Moth'' offers a weekly podcast and in 2009 launched a national public radio show, ''The Moth Radio Hour'', which won a 2010 [[Peabody Award]].<ref name="Moth Radio">{{cite web |url=http://themoth.org/radio |title=About: ''The Moth Radio Hour'' |website=TheMoth.org |access-date=January 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Peabody">{{cite web|url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-moth-radio-hour |title=Peabody Awards: Winner 2010 – ''The Moth'', Public Radio Exchange, Atlantic Public Media |website=PeabodyAwards.com |access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> ''The Moth'' has published four books, including ''The Moth: 50 True Stories'' (2013), which reached #22 on ''[[The New York Times]]'' Paperback Nonfiction [[The New York Times Best Seller list|Best-Seller List]];<ref name="NYT 2013-12">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2014-01-05/paperback-nonfiction/list.html|title=BEST SELLERS (Paperback Nonfiction): December 29, 2013|date=December 29, 2013|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=January 15, 2014}}</ref> ''All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown'' (2017); ''Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible'' (2019); and ''How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth'' (2022)''. ''In September 2022, The Moth published an interactive card deck'', A Game of Storytelling,'' which debuted at #1 on [[Amazon (company)|Amazon's]] top-selling card game list.

==Origins==
The Moth was founded in 1997 by poet and novelist [[George Dawes Green]], who wanted to recreate the feeling of sultry summer evenings in his native [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], when [[moth]]s were attracted to the light on the [[porch]] where he and his friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales.<ref name="About The Moth"/><ref>{{cite AV media|title=The Moth: The Story Behind the Storytellers (PODIUM: The Art of Oration)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBEm2r0VXc4  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/SBEm2r0VXc4 |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|publisher=[[@radical.media]]/THNKR|date=May 2013|access-date=January 10, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Green and his original group of storytellers called themselves "The Moths", and Green took the name with him to New York City.<ref name="About The Moth"/> The non-profit organization now runs over 600 different storytelling events a year in more than 27 US cities (including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Detroit) and two cities outside the US (London and [[Melbourne]]) offering the unique perspectives of both average, everyday people, and literary or cultural personalities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themoth.org/events|title=The Moth {{!}} Live Storytelling Events|website=The Moth|access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref>

==Live events==
[[File:Phones up (then off) for The Moth - New Orleans 2019.jpg|thumb|Phones up, then off – The Moth event in New Orleans, 2019]]

The Moth's live shows fall into several tiers of production, but each is dedicated to the art of unscripted, first-person storytelling.<ref name="About The Moth"/><ref name="Moth Programs">{{cite web |url=http://themoth.org/about/programs |title=About: The Moth Programs |website=TheMoth.org |publisher=The Moth |access-date=January 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307015956/http://themoth.org/about/programs |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Every show has stories based on open-ended themes (Such as "Love Hurts," Holding on and Letting go," "Hot Mess," or "Conviction").

=== Mainstage ===
The Moth Mainstage is their curated flagship program, which is a "staple" of the literary scenes in New York City and Los Angeles and tours the world including 40 U.S. cities and [[London]], [[Toronto]], [[Nairobi]], and [[Melbourne]].<ref name="Moth Programs" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Don't Look Back: The Moth in Portland|url=http://www.portland5.com/arlene-schnitzer-concert-hall/events/dont-look-back-moth-portland|website=Portland5.com|publisher=Portland's 5 Centers for the Arts|access-date=January 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Moth Mainstage">{{cite web|title=About: The Moth Mainstage|url=http://themoth.org/about/programs/the-moth-mainstage|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=January 17, 2014}}</ref> Storytellers at the Mainstages include renowned personalities, past StorySLAM or GrandSLAM winners, and anyone who may have submitted their stories through The Moth Pitchline.

=== StorySLAMS and GrandSLAMS ===
The organization also hosts The Moth [[StorySLAM]] events, which are [[open mic]] storytelling competitions open to everyone in 27 cities across the United States, including but not limited to [[New York City]], [[Detroit]], [[Chicago]], [[Houston]], [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], [[Pittsburgh]], [[Miami]], [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], and [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="Moth Programs" /><ref>{{cite AV media|title=The Moth: The Best Storytellers in the World (PODIUM: The Art of Oration)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23frsMMKud8&list=PLTP7oKl8qFmmeTJKIDMStongHGSKfKcNJ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/23frsMMKud8 |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|publisher=@radical.media/THNKR|date=April 2013|access-date=January 19, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The format was inspired by and is similar to [[poetry slam]]s.

For the StorySLAM, ten participants are chosen at random from a pool of volunteer storytellers to tell a true story (without notes) in the five minute range. Storytellers are scored based on the content of their stories, and their storytelling abilities, by three teams of judges—selected from audience members—on a scale from one to ten. The storyteller with the highest score wins the StorySLAM.

After 10 StorySLAMS have occurred in a city, the 10 winners then advance to The Moth GrandSLAM, which draws crowds of hundreds (or thousands) and as a result is held in a larger venue than the monthly StorySLAMs. The same rules apply to the GrandSLAM as in the StorySLAM.

== Programs ==
In addition to live performances, The Moth conducts a variety of community, education, and corporate workshops that teach the art and craft of storytelling in various regions and communities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://themoth.org/education|title=Education Program|publisher=The Moth|access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://themoth.org/community|title=Community Program|publisher=The Moth|access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://themoth.org/share-your-story/corporate-program|title=Corporate Training|publisher=The Moth|access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref>

=== Community Engagement Program ===
Since 1999, the Moth's Community Program strives to encourage the art of storytelling in communities typically under-represented by the mainstream media. They teach and inspire budding raconteurs to effectively tell their stories to those who are both willing and unwilling to listen, and they often feature workshop members on The Moth website and podcast.<ref name=":1" />

=== Education Program ===
The Education Program works with students, teachers, and professors from high-school through college to promote stronger community bonds within the student body and the administration. The overall mission is to prepare students for the world ahead of them by teaching crucial aspects of language and rhetoric, and to allow students and teachers to experience one another in a more intimate setting. In 2012 The Moth launched the High School Slam program, which brings StorySLAMs to public high schools in New York City. They currently hold SLAMs at twelve high schools in three boroughs, and an All-City SLAM that allows for inter-connectivity between students in all the boroughs.<ref name=":0" />

=== Global Community Program ===
The Global Community Program develops and elevates true, personal stories from extraordinary individuals in the global south. By honoring a broad range of individual experiences, we believe we can challenge dominant narratives, deepen connection, and create a more productive dialogue around the world.

=== MothWorks ===
MothWorks uses the essential elements of Moth storytelling at work and other unexpected places. Private workshops teach employees to use the power of storytelling to promote their business goals and ideas, while custom events to highlight the voices and mission of an organization in a unique setting.<ref name=":2" />

==Broadcasting==
In August 2009, the organization launched a national public radio show, ''The Moth Radio Hour'', produced by [[Jay Allison]] and distributed by [[Public Radio Exchange]].<ref name="Moth Radio"/><ref name="Moth Programs"/> In 2010 The Moth Radio Hour won a [[Peabody Award]].<ref name="Moth Radio"/><ref name="Peabody"/><ref name="Moth Programs"/> Now airing on 572 public radio stations,''The Moth Radio Hour,''<ref name="Moth Radio"/> garners more than 1,000,000 listeners each week.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

The Moth offers a weekly [[podcast]], which provides free audio of curated stories from live Moth events. The podcast is downloaded over 100 million times each year.<ref name="Moth Programs" />

In February of 2023, The Moth expanded its offering to include ''Grown'', a podcast focusing on stories that cover storytellers' experiences from the teenage years to young adulthood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Moth {{!}} Podcast {{!}} Grown Season 1 |url=http://themoth.org/podcast/grown-season-1-trailer |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=The Moth |language=en-US}}</ref> Grown is hosted by [[Aleeza Kazmi]] and [[Fonzo Lacayo]].

==Publishing==
{{Infobox book
| name              = The Moth: 50 True Stories
| image             = The Moth 2013 cover.jpg
| caption           = 
| author            = Various
| editor            = Catherine Burns
| cover_artist      = 
| country           = United States
| language          = English
| genre             = [[Storytelling]]
| publisher         = 2013 ([[Hachette Books#Hyperion Books|Hyperion Books]])
| media_type        = Print (paperback)
| pages             = 432
| isbn              = 978-1401311117
| preceded_by       = 
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}}
On September 3, 2013 [[Hachette Books#Hyperion Books|Hyperion Books]] published ''The Moth: 50 True Stories'', a collection of stories from the group's performance history. In December 2013 it reached #22 on ''[[The New York Times]]'' Paperback Nonfiction [[The New York Times Best Seller list|Best-Seller List]].<ref name="NYT 2013-12" /> A second book, ''[[All These Wonders|All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown]]'', was released by [[Crown Publishing Group|Crown]] in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themoth.org/books/allthesewonders|title=''All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown''|publisher=The Moth|access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref> [[Michiko Kakutani]] of ''The New York Times'' called it "wonderful".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/03/books/review-the-moth-presents-all-these-wonders.html|title=Stories of Wonder, Fear and Kindness From the Moth|work=The New York Times|first=Michiko|last=Kakutani|author-link=Michiko Kakutani|date=April 3, 2017|access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref> A third book, ''Occasional Magic: True Stories about Defying the Impossible'', was released by Crown in March 2019, and was praised by ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' for its "captivating, artfully wrought tales."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/catherine-burns/the-moth-presents-occasional-magic/|title=''The Moth Presents Occasional Magic'' by Catherine Burns|work=[[Kirkus Reviews]]|date=December 22, 2018|access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref> In 2022, The Moth released its fourth book, ''How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth'', which debuted at #6 on ''[[The New York Times]]'' Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Best-Sellers list, No. 6 on [[IndieBound]]'s Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers list and # 12 on ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' Best Sellers List.{{cn|date=July 2023}} In September 2022, The Moth published an interactive card deck called ''A Game of Storytelling'', which debuted at #1 on [[Amazon (company)|Amazon's]] top selling card game list.{{cn|date=July 2023}}

==Moth Ball and Moth Award==
The organization's annual fundraising event is called the Moth Ball. William McGowan of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' called the ball the "hottest and hippest literary ticket" in 1999,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB917570371577183000 |title=Saloon Stories |first=William |last=McGowan |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=January 29, 1999 |access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref> and more recently Jen Carlson of [[Gothamist]] called it "NYC's Best Gala".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gothamist.com/2016/04/29/moth_ball_best_ball.php|title=NYC's Best Gala, The Moth Ball, Is Happening SOON|publisher=[[Gothamist]]|first=Jen|last=Carlson|date=April 29, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006145000/http://gothamist.com/2016/04/29/moth_ball_best_ball.php|archive-date=October 6, 2016}}</ref> At this event they present the Moth Award, celebrating the art of the raconteur. Past awards have gone to [[Hasan Minhaj]], [[David Byrne]], [[Regina King]], [[Kemp Powers]], [[Padma Lakshmi]], [[Roxane Gay]], [[Roz Chast]], [[Zadie Smith]], [[Carrie Brownstein]], [[Garrison Keillor]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Hendrix|first=Jenny|title=Honoring The Bard of Lard|url=https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2010/11/honoring-the-bard-of-lard.html|access-date=March 22, 2014|newspaper=[[The New Yorker]]: Page Turner|date=November 19, 2010}}</ref> [[Salman Rushdie]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Arison |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ariston-anderson/salman-rushdie-and-the-le_b_146106.html |title=Salman Rushdie and the Legend of the Moth |work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=November 25, 2008 |access-date=February 17, 2009}}</ref> [[Anna Deavere Smith]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Ariston|title=Storytelling Comes Alive at Moth's Black & White Ball|url=http://www.luxist.com/2009/11/19/storytelling-comes-alive-at-moths-black-and-white-ball/|access-date=March 22, 2014|publisher=Luxist|website=Luxist.com|date=November 19, 2009}}</ref> [[Calvin Trillin]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISnZHcYxw08  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/ISnZHcYxw08 |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=The Moth Award 2010 Presented to Calvin Trillin |website=YouTube |date=January 20, 2011 |access-date=November 28, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Spalding Gray]] (posthumously),<ref>{{cite news|last=Lerner|first=Sarah|title=The Moth Raises The Roof|url=http://electricliterature.com/blog/2011/11/04/the-moth-raises-the-roof/|access-date=March 22, 2014|publisher=The Outlet|website=ElectricLiterature.com|date=November 4, 2011}}</ref> [[Martin Scorsese]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Carlson|first=Jen|title=The Moth Ball Returns This May, Honoring Martin Scorsese|url=http://gothamist.com/2012/03/29/the_moth_ball_returns.php|access-date=March 22, 2014|publisher=Gothamist|date=March 29, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405013833/http://gothamist.com/2012/03/29/the_moth_ball_returns.php|archive-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref> [[Albert Maysles]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Vilensky|first=Mike|title=The Craft of a Story: Storytelling Is Celebrated at the Moth Ball|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324767004578485242521643134|access-date=March 22, 2014|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=May 15, 2013}}</ref> and more. 

==Controversies==

Media critic Jack Shafer criticized best-selling author [[Malcolm Gladwell]] for telling a fictionalized story about his work at ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that was picked up by the Moth public radio show.  Gladwell responded by pointing out that the Moth includes both true stories and the occasional [[tall tale]]. He said his piece clearly fell into the latter category.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/03/separating-bunk-from-fact-in-malcolm-gladwell-s-performance-at-a-new-york-storytelling-forum.html|title=Separating bunk from fact in Malcolm Gladwell's performance at a New York storytelling forum|journal=Slate |date=March 19, 2008 |last1=Shafer |first1=Jack }}</ref>

==Storytellers==
As of 2018, over 50,000 stories have been told at The Moth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themoth.box.com/s/hhhn90mshznbavhihyozojp2ue5p62xv|title=Fact Sheet|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref>
Storytellers include:

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* [[Jonathan Ames]], author<ref>{{cite web|title=Jonathan Ames|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/jonathan-ames|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Maurice Ashley]], [[Grandmaster (chess)|chess grandmaster]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Slaying King George at The Moth|url=http://mauriceashley.com/slaying-king-george-at-the-moth/|website=MauriceAshley.com|date=July 9, 2013|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Wesley Autrey]], recipient of the [[Bronze Medallion (New York City award)|Bronze Medallion]] for bravery by the [[New York City|City of New York]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Wesley Autrey: 1000 Voices New York|url=http://www.1000voicesarchive.org/video/185/Wesley-Autrey-1000_Voices-New-York-NY|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Elna Baker]], [[ex-Mormon]] author<ref>{{cite web|title=Elna Baker|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/elna-baker|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Mike Birbiglia]], comedian<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike Birbiglia|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/mike-birbiglia|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Andy Borowitz]], humorist<ref>{{cite web|title=Andy Borowitz|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/andy-borowitz|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
*Gary Bremen, National Park Ranger<ref>{{cite web|title=GaryBremen|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/garybremen|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=June 19, 2025}}</ref>
* [[David Chang]], chef<ref>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=Padma Lakshmi Burps and Other Highlights from The Moth's Food Night|url=http://www.thewire.com/national/2011/09/padma-lakshmi-burps-and-other-highlights-moths-food-night/42496/|access-date=March 22, 2014|newspaper=[[The Atlantic Wire]]|date=September 14, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Margaret Cho]], comedian<ref>{{cite news|last=Sotomayor|first=Eva|title=The Moth continues the tradition of storytelling|url=http://marquettetribune.org/2013/03/07/blogs-2/hitting-the-marq/the-moth-mm1-eh2-mt3/|access-date=March 22, 2014|newspaper=[[The Marquette Tribune]]|date=March 7, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Daniel Choi]], activist<ref>{{cite web|last=Reeves|first=Jim|title=DAN CHOI SPEAKS AT THE MOTH, PORTLAND OREGON, JAN 18, 2010|url=http://queerlandia.com/2011/09/03/dan-choi-speaks-at-the-moth-portland-oregon-jan-182010/|website=Queerlandia.com|publisher=Queerlandia|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Kimya Dawson]], musician<ref name="Kimya Dawson">{{cite web|title=Kimya Dawson|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/kimya-dawson|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Dolby]], musician<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Dolby|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/thomas-dolby|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Rachel Dratch]], comedian<ref>{{cite web|title=Rachel Dratch|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/rachel-dratch|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ophira Eisenberg]], comedian and public radio host<ref>{{cite web|title=Ophira Eisenberg|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/ophira-eisenberg|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* Ed Gavagan, [[furniture designer]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ed Gavagan|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/ed-gavagan|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Malcolm Gladwell]], author and journalist<ref name="Moth Programs"/><ref name="Sotomayor">{{cite news|last=Sotomayor|first=Eva|title=The Moth continues the tradition of storytelling|url=http://marquettetribune.org/2013/03/07/blogs-2/hitting-the-marq/the-moth-mm1-eh2-mt3/|access-date=March 22, 2014|newspaper=The Marquette Tribune|date=March 7, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Adam Gopnik]], author<ref>{{cite web|title=Adam Gopnik|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/adam-gopnik|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ethan Hawke]], actor, writer and director<ref name="Moth Programs"/>
* [[Christopher Hitchens]], author, essayist, journalist, columnist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themoth.org/radio-hour/auctions-and-boxers|title=Auctions and Boxers|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|date=February 25, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Lisa P. Jackson]], former [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] Administrator<ref>{{cite web|title=Lisa Jackson|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/lisa-jackson|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* Ava Kay Jones, [[Haitian Vodou|Voodoo]] priestess<ref>{{cite web|title=Ava Kay Jones|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/ava-kay-jones|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Garrison Keillor]], public radio host<ref>{{cite web|title=Garrison Keillor|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/garrison-keillor|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Padma Lakshmi]], television host<ref>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Adam|title=Padma Lakshmi Burps and Other Highlights from The Moth's Food Night|url=http://www.thewire.com/national/2011/09/padma-lakshmi-burps-and-other-highlights-moths-food-night/42496/|access-date=March 22, 2014|work=The Atlantic Wire|date=September 14, 2011}}</ref>
* Faye Lane, storyteller and solo performer<ref>{{cite web|title=Faye Lane|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/faye-lane|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=August 1, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Janna Levin]], [[astrophysics|astrophysicist]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Janna Levin|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/janna-levin|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Joe Lockhart]], former [[White House Press Secretary]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Gutelle|first=Sam|title=Storytelling Series 'The Moth' Hosts Expansive YouTube Channel|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2012/11/06/the-moth-storytelling-youtube/|access-date=March 22, 2014|publisher=[[Tubefilter]]|website=Tubefilter.com|date=November 6, 2012}}</ref>
* Dr. George Lombardi, [[infection|infectious disease]] specialist<ref>{{cite web|title=George Lombardi|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/george-lombardi|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Michael Massimino]], [[astronaut]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael J. Massimino|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/michael-j-massimino|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Darryl McDaniels|Darryl "DMC" McDaniels]], musician<ref>{{cite web|title=Darryl "DMC" McDaniels|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/darryl-dmc-mcdaniels|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Moby]], musician<ref name="Sotomayor"/>
* [[Edgar Oliver]], author and playwright<ref>{{cite web|title=Edgar Oliver|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/edgar-oliver|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* Steve Osborne, [[New York City Police Department|NYPD detective]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve Osborne|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/steve-osborne|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[George Plimpton]], author<ref>{{cite web|title=George Plimpton|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/george-plimpton|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* Sherman "O.T." Powell, former [[pickpocket]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Sherman "O.T." Powell|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/sherman-o-t-powell|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Annie Proulx]], author and journalist<ref name="Moth Programs"/>
* Cynthia Riggs, author and grandmother<ref>{{cite news|last=Tumin|first=Remy|title=In Unexpected Twist, Love Came Late In Life Yet Right On Time|url=http://mvgazette.com/news/2012/10/25/unexpected-twist-love-came-late-life-yet-right-time?k=vg52d42f3dbb57e&r=1|access-date=March 22, 2014|newspaper=[[Vineyard Gazette]]|date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Molly Ringwald]], actress and author<ref>{{cite web|title=Molly Ringwald|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/molly-ringwald|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Daisy Rosario]], comedian, journalist, and producer<ref name="DMRLUSAPROF">{{cite web|title= Daisy Rosario|url=http://latinousa.org/reporter/daisy-rosario/?page=all|publisher=[[Futuro Media Group]]|access-date=September 12, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Salman Rushdie]], author<ref>{{cite web|title=Salman Rushdie|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/salman-rushdie|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Dan Savage]], author<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Savage|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/dan-savage|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Al Sharpton]], activist<ref>{{cite web|title=Al Sharpton|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/al-sharpton|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Satori Shakoor]], comedian, sketch actress, singer, writer<ref>{{cite web|title=Satori Shakoor|url=http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/satori-shakoor|website=TheMoth.org|publisher=The Moth|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Lili Taylor]], actress<ref>{{cite news|last=Borden|first=Jane|title=The Moth Ball: Lili Taylor, Salman Rushdie and John Turturro love stories|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/own-this-city-blog/the-moth-ball-lili-taylor-salman-rushdie-and-john-turturro-love-stories|access-date=March 22, 2014|newspaper=[[Time Out New York]]|date=November 19, 2008}}</ref>
* [[Suzanne Vega]], musician<ref name="Kimya Dawson"/>
* [[Magda Szubanski]], comedian
{{div col end}}

== References ==
'''Notes'''
{{Reflist}}

'''Further reading'''
* {{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8215129.stm|title=The Moth flies in to tell stories|last=Brocklehurst  |first=Steven |date=August 21, 2009|work=BBC Scotland news  |access-date=August 23, 2009}}
* {{cite journal |last= Buchanan |first=Leigh |date=October 2013 |title=Both Simple And True: The Secrets of Effective Storytelling |url= http://www.inc.com/magazine/201310/leigh-buchanan/the-moth-storytelling-secrets.html|journal= [[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]|location= New York City|publisher=Mansueto Ventures }}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.themoth.org/ }}
* [https://soundcloud.com/mothstories The Moth], on [[SoundCloud]]
* {{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/nyregion/thecity/16moth.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink |title=Songs of Themselves |first=Jim |last=O'Grady |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 14, 2008 |access-date=January 15, 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/fashion/16moth.html |title=Going Solo Gets Crowded |first=Alex |last=Williams |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 14, 2009 |access-date=January 15, 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.metrotimes.com/news/story.asp?id=14503 |title=The new raconteurs: The Moth flies with a hip pocket full in Detroit |first=Travis R. |last=Wright |publisher=[[Metro Times]] |website=MetroTimes.com |date=October 28, 2009 |access-date=January 15, 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/t-magazine/telling-tales-with-the-moth.html?adxnnl=1&src=twr&adxnnlx=1348510138-cWqMvrXjIW1XpCtm9BpdFw |title=A Bus Called Wanda |first=Joan Juliet |last=Buck |author-link=Joan Juliet Buck |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 21, 2012 |access-date=January 16, 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerkay/2014/01/13/crowdsourcing-drives-podcast-quality/ |title=Crowdsourcing Drives Podcast Quality |first=Roger |last=Kay |work=[[Forbes]] |date=January 13, 2014 |access-date=January 16, 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/2009/03/13/catherine-burns-the-moth-coaching-new-storytellers/ |title=Interview: Catherine Burns – Artistic Director of The Moth – Diamonds in the Rough – Coaching New Storytellers |website=ArtofStorytellingShow.com |date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=January 16, 2014}}

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