The Moth

For the first time ever, The Moth has aired a full length grand-slam show on their podcast.

It's in two parts, listen to part one here, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 11/27/11.

Drinking wine in prison

Last week The Moth aired one of the best episodes I've heard in a long time. Sherman "O.T." Powell tells about prison, and how to make really bad wine.

Listen now.

The Kangaroo Hunter

Great story from The Moth last week about hunting kangaroos. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 2/28/11.

A tale of journalism and compassion

This story told by Phil Caputo is the best episode of The Moth I've heard in a long time. I won't say anything more than that, you just have to listen.

Listen now or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 10/18/10.

Khmer Rouge

In the late 1970's Pol Pot took over Cambodia with a group of communists known as the Khmer Rouge. What resulted was widespread famine, and one of the worst genocides in history.

This episode of The Moth tells the story of a woman who survived this horrible time by fleeing to the jungle and living off whatever she could. As she would say though, "it was not such a bad time." When the Khmer Rouge lost power she would return to civilization to help other survivors through their crippling depression.

This is more than just a great story, it provides a short history of the Khmer Rouge, and an insight into a human's capacity to suffer, and to heal.

Listen now. This episode is no longer available on itunes.

Wrongly accused

I know many of you listen to The Moth podcast regularly, and the latest episode is one reason I love The Moth so much. This one is told by Barry Gibbs, a man who spent 19 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Listen to his story now, or download it on itunes. The itunes release date was 7/5/10.