What happens when you meet your idols. In this case, we discover three literary legends. This episode was hosted by Suzanne Rust. Storytellers: Harriett Jernigan gets flustered when she has a chance encounter with Maya Angelou. Mandy Gardner learns an important lesson in a graveyard. Podcast # 896
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Welcome to the Moth podcast.
I'm Suzanne Rust, your host for this episode.
They say to never meet your idols, but I'm not so sure.
I mean, if you don't meet your idols, you might miss out on learning from the people you admire most.
While working at the Moth, I've had the opportunity to meet some really cool people.
Humanitarians, astronauts, actors, authors, and have all been gracious and kind, exactly the type of people I was hoping they'd be.
Folks like Elizabeth Gilbert, Mike Birbiglia, Andre de Shiels were all warm and friendly and met my expectations.
On this episode of the Moth, we've got two stories about what happens when you actually meet your idol and all the messy emotions it brings up.
First up is Harriet Jernigan, who told this at one of our open mic story slams in San Francisco.
Here's Harriet live at the mall.
It was 1994, and I was in charge of the poetry section at the Midnight Special.
This bookstore in Santa Monica that was known not only for its leftist politics, but also for its celebrity clientele.
Everything from Chevy Chase to Octavia Butler to Frank Zappa.