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.
This is the moth radio hour from Prxheendez, and I'm Kathryn Burns.
This time, we'll hear stories about genetics.
We're learning more and more about our DNA.
For better or for worse, genetics can shed light on mysteries in our lives, but can also sometimes reveal things that folks would rather have kept in the dark.
DNA can shake the family tree, settle disputes, stir up old secrets, and pass on traits that are beloved or maybe feared.
That's the case in our first story, told by many time moth storyteller and host Mike Birbiglia.
It concerns the genes that get passed down from grandparents to parents to children.
We recorded Mike at a show we did one evening in Greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn.
Cemeteries are outdoors, obviously, so you can hear the sound of crickets and even a few planes going by.
Here's Mike Birbiglia live at the maw.
Thank you guys so much.
This is a really special thing.
I'm really honored to be a part of it.