This autumn fall for moth stories.
As we travel across the globe for our main stages, we're excited to announce our fall lineup of storytelling shows.
From New York City to Iowa City, London, Nairobi and so many more, the moth will be performing in a city near you.
Featuring a curation of true stories, the moth mainstage shows feature five tellers who share beautiful, unbelievable, hilarious and often powerful true stories on a common theme.
Each one told reveals something new about our shared connection.
To buy your tickets or find out more about our calendar, visit themoth.org mainstage.
We hope to see you soon.
From PRX, this is the moth radio hour.
I'm Meg Bowles, and in this hour we have four stories from our moth events in El Paso, Houston and Austin, Texas.
A little context on the Lone Star State.
It boasts a population of almost 29 million people.
It's home to the Alamo, the birthplace of Doctor pepper and jalapeno pepper jelly.
Its official animal is the armadillo, and the state sport is rodeo.
Our first two stories come from an open mic story slam we hosted in Houston.
People from Houston seem quick to point out how sprawling it is.
647 sq.
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Our first storyteller, Alyssa Ladd, who grew up there, said, you can drive for hours and still be in Houston.
Another big claim to fame.
Houston was the very first word spoken on the moon from the warehouse.