TweetShare A hopeful star attracts more publicity than acting work. The Moth features people telling true, engaging, funny, touching and eye-opening stories from their lives. Hailed as “New York’s hottest and hippest literary ticket” by the Wall Street Journal, The Moth has been producing sold-out storytelling shows for over ten years. Stories are told without [...]

TweetShare When the heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune makes a highly acclaimed documentary about being rich, his fathers unexpected feedback is what sticks with him the most. Jamie Johnson is a documentary filmmaker and the great-grandson of the founder of the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company. His HBO productions, Born Rich and The [...]

TweetShare A research scientist forms 30-year bond with an unlikely subject. Irene Pepperberg, an Adjunct Associate Professor at Brandeis University and Research Associate and Lecturer at Harvard, studies cognittion and communication in Grey parrots. Her book, Alex and Me, a New York Times bestseller, describes life with her most famous subject. The Moth features people [...]

TweetShare A middle-aged divorcee discovers new things in bed + a one-time gig as a call boy runs the gamut from a David Lynch film to a Benny Hill sketch. The Moth features people telling true, engaging, funny, touching and eye-opening stories from their lives. Hailed as “New York’s hottest and hippest literary ticket” by [...]

TweetShare An actor’s insistence on using his own horse in a film stunt has unpleasant consequences for his stunt double. Sam Shepard is an Oscar-nominated actor, screenwriter, director and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. The Moth features people telling true, engaging, funny, touching and eye-opening stories from their lives. Hailed as “New York’s hottest and hippest literary [...]

TweetShare The New York Grand – Slam winning tale of a work dispute that gets completely out of hand. Peter Aguero was a member of the national touring company of Chicago City Limits, travelling to 37 states. His second favorite was Alaska. He’s an instructor for the MothSHOP Community Program, and the lead singer of [...]

An audio story from The Moth on New York. This month Malcom Gladwell speaks of a well-intentioned wedding toast goes horribly awry for a young man and his friends. Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker and author of the best sellers “Blink,” “The Tipping Point,” “Outliers,” and “What the Dog Saw”.

An artist illuminates the outlawed art of making absinthe. L. Gabrielle Penabaz is an international performance artist and filmmaker. The absinthe tales continue as she creates multi-media shows and marries people to themselves when they least expect it.

TweetShare A mid-life crisis pushes a mild mannered Simon and Garfunkel fan to go skydiving. Andy Christie is co-owner of Slim Films, an illustration and animation studio in New York. He is a Moth GrandSlam Champion. Visit him at www.AndyChristie.com. The Moth features people telling true, engaging, funny, touching and eye-opening stories from their lives. [...]

TweetShare  An 80s obsession gets a window dresser into trouble. Simon Doonan is the Creative Director of Barneys New York. He is a columnist for the New York Observer, and is the best-selling author of many books, including Eccentric Glamour and Whacky Chicks. The Moth features people telling true, engaging, funny, touching and eye-opening stories [...]

TweetShare  We love bringing you a monthly story from ‘The Moth’. This months story is from Paul Nurse who, When applying for a green card discovers a family secret. Paul Nurse is a Nobel Laureate and the President of Rockefeller University, where he also continues to do research in genetics and cell biology. ‘The Moth’ [...]

TweetShare This month we’re giving you a story by Jerry Stahl. The story centres around Jerrys attempt to quit heroin by using crack. Jerry Stahl’s books include “Permanent Midnight” and “Pain Killers”. The original Moth series, began as an informal gathering of storytellers and listeners in the living room of its founder, George Dawes Green, [...]

TweetShare  The original Moth series, began as an informal gathering of storytellers and listeners in the living room of its founder, George Dawes Green, in 1997. When 100 people showed up to the third “Moth” evening in George’s living room in 1997, the series moved to larger venues in downtown Manhattan. Today they produce monthly [...]