On this episode, we share two stories all about how hair can connect us. As a note, Imogen Wall’s story talks about someone experiencing the suicide of a loved one, if that subject is difficult for you, you might want to skip that story. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, you can call 988 in the US for free and confidential support.

Host: Marc Sollinger

Storytellers:

Heather Rae looks to a wayward band of strangers to help get her keys out of the car that is locked and running.

Imogen Wall finds connection and comfort in a hair salon.

If you’d like to share your own story, or would just love to hear some incredible live storytelling, check out a Story Slam near you: https://themoth.org/events

The Moth would like to thank its listeners and supporters. Stories like these are made possible by community giving. If you’re not already a member, please consider becoming one or making a one-time donation today at themoth.org/giveback

On this episode, two stories from Melbourne, and we’ll reflect on the legacy of comedian and SLAM host Cal Wilson.

Host: Chloe Salmon

Storytellers:

Elizabeth Gray’s son has an interesting first day of school.

Cal Wilson is inspired by her five year old son to take swimming lessons.

Here’s Cal Wilson’s article about The Moth: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/the-lure-of-the-moth-mesmerising-stories-from-people-just-like-you-20180315-h0xhl3.html

If you’d like to share your own story, or would just love to hear some incredible live storytelling, check out a Story Slam near you: https://themoth.org/events

The Moth would like to thank its listeners and supporters. Stories like these are made possible by community giving. If you’re not already a member, please consider becoming one or making a one-time donation today at themoth.org/giveback

In this hour, stories of female strength and empowerment. Independence at any age, refusing to participate in sexist societal conventions, and the complicated layers of motherhood. This hour is hosted by The Moth's Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers:

95 year old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin squares off with an intruder.

Purity Kagwiria chooses a name for herself.

Timothy Bell discovers that there are more layers to his mother than meets the eye.

Musih Tedji Xaviere attempts to get her first novel published.

Nya Abernathy discovers who gets lied to the most: pregnant women!

On this episode, a story from our new book, A Point of Beauty.

Host: Tiq Milan

Storyteller:

Shaun Leonardo pursues his dream of becoming a luchador.

The Moth’s new book, A Point of Beauty: True Stories of Holding On and Letting Go releases March 19th. Order it here, or wherever you get your books: https://themoth.org/a-point-of-beauty

In this hour, stories of finding hope, grace, and light during unexpected times and in unexpected places. A bookstore, a high school tournament, and death row. This episode is hosted by Moth Director Chloe Salmon. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Storytellers:

Maniza Naqvi travels across the world to help save a bookstore.

Michael Watson yearns to participate in the sports culture in his high school.

After her wrongful conviction, Sunny Jacobs tries to make a life for herself on death row.

Jitesh Jaggi tries to cure his homesickness with a family recipe.

The crack of the bat! The smell of hot dogs! The towering home runs! In celebration of Opening Day, we've got two stories about America's Past-time.

Host: Larry Rosen

Storytellers:

Joseph Gallo learns about his father, and about baseball.

Muneesh Jain travels to every baseball stadium in the country.

The Moth would like to thank its listeners and supporters. Stories like these are made possible by community giving. If you’re not already a member, please consider becoming one or making a one-time donation today at themoth.org/giveback

On this episode, two stories from the Louisville StorySLAMs.

Host: Alex Román Peters

Storytellers:

Ethan Sweetland-May learns about hunting from his grandfather

Trevor Nourse gets lost in a cave

If you’d like to share your own story, or would just love to hear some incredible live storytelling, check out a Story Slam near you: https://themoth.org/events

The Moth would like to thank its listeners and supporters. Stories like these are made possible by community giving. If you’re not already a member, please consider becoming one or making a one-time donation today at themoth.org/giveback

On this episode, we're going to have a little fun with the human body. We’ve got two stories all about bones and funnybones.

Host: Michelle Jalowski

Storytellers:

Jason Schommer takes a sleep study… and dreams of Ricky Martin.

Caroline Connolly learns a few unintended lessons from her mother.

The Moth would like to thank its listeners and supporters. Stories like these are made possible by community giving. If you’re not already a member, please consider becoming one or making a one-time donation today at themoth.org/giveback

On this episode, we visit a galaxy far far away, with three stories all about the impact of Star Wars. Plus, a discussion about why Star Wars has resonated for more than 50 years.

Hosts: Brandon Grant-Walker and Edgar Ruiz, Jr.

Storytellers:

Dame Wilburn confuses a man in a costume for the real Darth Vader.

Shannan Paul’s mother teaches her that it’s alright to fall in love with science-fiction.

Manuelito Wheeler translates Star Wars: A New Hope into Navajo.

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On this episode, we share two stories from Birmingham,  Alabama.

Host: Suzanne Rust

Storytellers:

Anne Wheeler tries to get a part in a play.

Anthony Underwood figures that the best way to get good banana pudding is to make it himself.

If you’d like to share your own story, or would just love to hear some incredible live storytelling, check out a Story Slam near you: https://themoth.org/events

The Moth would like to thank its listeners and supporters. Stories like these are made possible by community giving. If you’re not already a member, please consider becoming one or making a one-time donation today at themoth.org/giveback

On this episode, we share two stories about food and memory.

Host: Kate Tellers

Storytellers:

Terry Wolfisch Cole learns a lesson from her father.

Michael Imber tries to become his grandmother’s “angel boy.”

If you’d like to share your own story, or would just love to hear some incredible live storytelling, check out a Story Slam near you: https://themoth.org/events

The Moth would like to thank its listeners and supporters. Stories like these are made possible by community giving. If you’re not already a member, please consider becoming one or making a one-time donation today at themoth.org/giveback

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On this episode, two stories all about summer camp.

Host: Amanda Garcia

Storytellers:

Jean Spindler organizes some pranks at summer camp.

Liz Kreppel has an unfortunate run-in with lice. 

If you’d like to share your own story, or would just love to hear some incredible live storytelling, check out a Story Slam near you: https://themoth.org/events

The Moth would like to thank its listeners and supporters. Stories like these are made possible by community giving. If you’re not already a member, please consider becoming one or making a one-time donation today at themoth.org/giveback

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In this episode, we’ve got two stories of tiny crimes. Nothing horrifying happens, nobody gets hurt… it’s all the rush and mischief of trying to get away with it, without any chance of me (or you!) losing sleep.

Host: Chloe Salmon

Storytellers:

Adriana Eraso learns some lessons about crime and business.

Emily Popper sneaks into Colonial Williamsburg.

If you’d like to share your own story, or would just love to hear some incredible live storytelling, check out a Story Slam near you: https://themoth.org/events

The Moth would like to thank its listeners and supporters. Stories like these are made possible by community giving. If you’re not already a member, please consider becoming one or making a one-time donation today at themoth.org/giveback

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In this episode, a special collaboration with our friends at Ear Hustle. We invite Ear Hustle's own Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods to help host the show, play an excerpt of one of their episodes, and then share a Moth story about incarceration. Keep an eye out for the second part of our collaboration, that'll be released July 10th on the Ear Hustle feed.

You can listen to Ear Hustle wherever you get your podcasts, or visit earhustlesq.com to learn more information.

Hosts:

Edgar Ruiz, Jr.

Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods from Ear Hustle

Storytellers:

An excerpt of the Ear Hustle podcast episode, Taxx is Tripping.

Derrick Hamilton learns a lesson about the ways people deal with incarceration.

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In this special episode, we celebrate the 55th anniversary of the moon landing with some of our favorite stories all about space. Hosted by educator, storyteller, and astronaut Leland Melvin, we'll visit NASA training camp, the Hubble telescope, Pluto, and everywhere in between.

Host:

Leland Melvin

Storytellers:

Mike Massimino details his high stakes mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

Cathy Olkin must troubleshoot a problem more than 4 billion miles away.

Leland Melvin suffers a devastating injury that seemingly cuts short his dream of flying in space.

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In this special episode, we celebrate four weeks of competition, daring, and perseverance by sharing three stories all about the Olympics. Hosted by actor, storyteller, and Olympian Aimee Mullins, we'll explore the joy of marching in the opening ceremony, the strange pull of Kristi Yamaguchi, and the indomitable nature of the Olympic spirit.

Host:

Aimee Mullins

Storytellers:

Juliet Hochman trains for the Olympics, and finds support in her family.

Mandy Hu realizes something profound about herself when she watches Kristi Yamaguchi on television.

Aimee Mullins explores her changing relationship with her prosthetic legs.

On this episode, we celebrate musicians with two stories about learning to play an instrument. Plus, we feature some music by Mazz Swift, recorded at a recent Moth Mainstage.

Host: Michelle Jalowski

Storytellers:

Alistair Bane learns to play the guitar from a punk musician. 

Mari Black performs in a fiddle contest as a 6-year-old.

In honor of summer vacation, this episode we’re heeding the advice of innumerable super bowl winners and taking a trip to Disney World, with three stories all about the magic kingdom, and the complex emotions that arise when we visit a place of fantasy and forced wonder.

Host: 

Kate Tellers

Storytellers:

Sara Rae Lancaster’s grandfather takes one last trip to Disney World.

Michelle Ephraim takes her parents to Disney’s Haunted Mansion, and learns a little something about them.

Jessi Klein is reluctant to attend her sister's wedding in Disney World.

In this episode, we're featuring two stories from young people that were developed as part of The Moth Story Lab. If you're interested in participating, or know of a young person who might be, just go to themoth.org/education for more information.

Host: Ana Stern

Storytellers: 

Aravah Chaiken learns a lesson about math and life.

Iris Hernandez takes a trip to Puerto Rico.

The Moth Story Lab is a free workshop program for high-school students grades 10-12. If you’re in NYC it’s in person, and if you’re anywhere else in the country, it’s a virtual workshop.  For 8 weeks, participants develop, practice, and share their personal narratives, with coaching, games, and a final telling that can be open to friends and family.

Go to themoth.org/education for more information.. The deadline to signup is September 22nd.

On this episode, to celebrate our inaugural Kansas City StorySLAMs, we're featuring two stories from KC. 

If hearing the energy of the crowd (take it from everyone who was there, the show was super fun!) has got you hankering to attend a Kansas City StorySLAM, just go to themoth.org/kansascity for tickets and dates. And if you want to attend a StorySLAM in your area, just go to themoth.org/events and hit StorySLAMs in the dropdown menu.

This episode was hosted by Chloe Salmon.

Storytellers:

Glenn North learns a hard lesson involving a dirtbike.

Sue Marie Moreno helps found a nurturing community

On this episode, we feature two stories all about the hectic, maddening, hair-pulling side of raising kids. Plus, we feature some very special guests reading the credits. This episode was hosted by Kate Tellers.

Storytellers:

Mary Lea Carroll tries to figure out how her mom raised so many children without absolutely losing it.

PT Smith learns the true meaning of fatherhood.

Special thanks to Fritz & Olai (9), Nilah (8), Iris & Harvey (6), Zelda (4) and Esi (9 months).

We've got a special treat for you this episode! We're featuring a recent Los Angeles GrandSLAM - with hosting, audience slips, music, and of course, great stories. The episode was introduced by Sarah Austin Jenness, and the GrandSLAM was hosted by Brian Finkelstein. The musicians in this episode were Alexander Burke, who played the vibraphone, and Eban Schletter, who played the theremin.

Special thanks to Gary Buchler, regional producer of The Moth's Los Angeles slam series.

Storytellers:

Jess Nurse learns a bit about friendship after your twenties.

David Ambroz finds inner strength in a challenging situation.

Bryan Kett plays disc-golf with some misfits.

On this episode, stories about kindness, care, and what we owe each other. The episode was hosted by Michelle Jalowski. 

Storytellers:

Matthew Dicks finds a friend at McDonalds.

Heidi Munson’s boss goes the extra mile.

Laurie Bushbaum tries to find a way to give away her mom’s hats.

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There’s a huge amount of productivity systems and time management strategies out there. But what actually works, and why?

Unhealthy competition is at the root of political dysfunction. A famous business framework can help identify the best ways to fix it.

It’s the least fun social platform, but the most important for your career. Here’s how to make LinkedIn work for you.

On election day in the U.S. we talked with Harvard Business School's Frances X. Frei to discuss how we can best navigate the emotional and personal challenges of this moment.

How Does Netflix Approach Corporate Diversity?

Mariana Mazzucato, who has been called “one of the three most important thinkers about innovation.” is urging all of us to seize the moment and remake a more fair, just, and equitable world for all.

Ken Frazier, CEO of Merck, is one of only four Black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. He talks about his new initiative to close the opportunity gap for Black Americans and Merck’s own journey in the race to develop a vaccine.

2020 was a rough year. And the start of 2021 doesn't feel like it's getting any easier. So how do you stay focused at work?

In these unprecedented times, corporate leaders’ principles are being put to the test. The best, says former Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly, are rising to the challenge.

Black women are often “the onlys” in their organizations, putting tremendous pressure on them in uncertain times, but also offering unique opportunities.

Former Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly: Empowering Workers to Create ‘Magic’

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet on the Most Important Skill Job Seekers Need Today

I'm happy to announce a live-streamed recording of my Lean podcast with my guest Jarvis Gray. You can join us Live on Linkedin on Wednesday, October 30 at 1 pm ET. EVENT LINK The episode will also be released as a podcast via the normal feeds and my YouTube channel. But if you attend live, you can ask questions via LinkedIn Chat. We'll discuss his new book, MASTERING HEALTHCARE EXCELLENCE: A Leaders Guide to Getting […]

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It’s time to end zero-tolerance policies in schools, which disproportionately harm Black students with ADHD and other disabilities, and place them at increased risk for getting sucked into the school-to-prison pipeline.

"If you hold a leadership position in your workplace, commit to these five strategies to create a positive work environment. While its benefits will extend to everyone, for neurodivergent employees, these strategies could mean the difference between struggling in silence and thriving in an environment that understands and meets their needs."

Building positive working relationships with your employees is critical for enhancing engagement and productivity. As a company, we have realized that fostering these relationships from when the employees join the organization yields tremendous results. However, it is not as easy as it sounds. Forming these bonds takes time, dedication, and ...

One of the most critical performance factors for hiring teams is time to hire. Only 30% of organizations can fill a position within 30 days. The remaining candidates take anything from one to four months to get hired. Why should you try to shorten the hiring process? Taking too long to fill a ...

They're motivated, they're eager to make a difference, and they bring a breath of fresh air to every team. I'm talking, of course, about college students and recent graduates. Young talent is a real asset for a company, which is why competition for these candidates is so high. To attract qualified young professionals, you need a solid university marketing plan. Understanding University Markting But what exactly is university marketing? To put it simply, "university marketing" refers to your means of ...

The 2024 HR Technology Conference is coming to Las Vegas, and like every year, pretty much every one of the myriad vendors, consultants, pundits and practitioners in the industry descend upon the desert, bringing with them an arsenal of booth accouterments, branded swag, buzzword-dense marketing collateral and, as always, a litany of overinflated promises and underwhelming products. This is actually my first HR ...

For years, there has been a national shortage of interstate long-haul truck drivers — and the COVID-19 crisis has only compounded the problem. As supply chains were interrupted by company closures in response to government directives, demand for truckers who could transfer and deliver business and consumer goods skyrocketed. At the same time, state driver's license agencies shuttered, abruptly halting the process of getting new truck ...

According to a report from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), job scams were the riskiest scams facing consumers in 2019. The BBB assesses scam risk along three dimensions: how prevalent a scam is, how likely consumers are to lose money to a scam, and the average amount of money lost to a scam. Along those lines, the BBB ...

Article by Christopher Cook As we begin to emerge from an unprecedentedly challenging time in global history, one of the best personal growth practices we should all pursue is cultivating a healthy amount of self-awareness in our everyday lives and our personal and professional pursuits. Put simply, without self-awareness, we are tricking ourselves into living out life through the perception of reality instead of reality itself. On the ...

Yesterday, Mashable published a piece on Facebook's potentially massive IPO. The numbers are absolutely astounding: if Facebook's IPO goes as expected, it will raise six times as much money as Google's. But even more incredibly, this will value the company at $100 billion. For some comparison, let's look at a corporate giant like Pfizer. It's currently ...

Recruiter.com's new 2013 Recruiting Technology Trends Report is available today for free, with no registration required to download. This 29 page report offers HR and recruiting practitioners insight into the major tech trends for the year, and offers useful recruiting advice as well. This exclusive report is loaded with smart advice and intelligent commentary to keep you on the leading edge of our industry. Inside ...

3D printing is a revolutionary technology that enables the creation of intricate and complex designs by adding material layer by layer. The final surface roughness of the printed part is critical to its overall performance and can have a major impact on its functionality.

Plant engineers and quality departments often struggle with zero point drift during air leak testing, where the initial zero reading shifts over time, leading to frequent adjustments of the leak test instrument. This article addresses the causes of zero drift, commonly attributed to changes in shop floor temperature, and provides strategies to minimize or eliminate this issue for improved efficiency in quality control processes.

I started my career in quality assurance and configuration management in 1963. On April 10th of the same year, the USS Thresher SSN 593 sank during its sea trials, leading to the tragic loss of 112 Naval Personnel and 17 civilians.