The Moth Audience Favorites Vol 1

The Moth, a not-for-profit storytelling organization, was founded in New York in 1997 by poet and novelist George Dawes Green, who wanted to recreate in New York the feeling of sultry summer evenings on his native St. Simon's Island, Georgia, where he and a small circle of friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales on his friend Wanda's porch. After moving to New York, George missed the sense of connection he had felt sharing stories with his friends back home, and he decided to invite a few friends over to his New York apartment to tell and hear stories. Thus the first "Moth" evening took place in his living room. Word of these captivating story nights quickly spread, and The Moth moved to bigger venues in New York. Today, The Moth conducts six ongoing programs and has brought more than 2,000 live stories to over 60,000 audience members.



Track List:



Introduction (Katy Cox & Jonathan Ames)



My First Day with the Yankees (Matthew McGough)



Under the Influence (Jeffery Rudell)



Naked (Catherine Burns)



Breaking Up in the Age of Google (Jessi Klein)



Ode to Stepfather (Ethan Hawke)



Alternate Ithaca Tom (Tom Weiser)



Anthony the Hat (Richie Disalvo)



Pickpocket School (Sherman "O.T." Powell)



Where There's Smoke... (Jenifer Hixson)



Foxy (Danyel Smith)



From Boyhood to Fatherhood (Jonathan Ames)





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