reviewed: The Moth
The Moth…
The Moth is my favorite thing to stream from NPR and on Apple podcasts… Funny, irreverent, tragic, tender… live from the person who went through it all..
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Some head scratchers
Usually like and rely on this podcast. Been listening to show for all 25 years. Been to live Moths. I’m a fan. However this weeks show on “bold moves” was sort of soul crushingly bad. 4 stories in a row said absolutely nothing. Ok some times there’s a dud or a slow episode. This episode left us stumped and asking HOW the stories got to air. Um what is bold about taking a camping trip to Israel where there’s a big moon? Why was it bold? What was risky about it? What was learned? No idea. Painful and cringy to listen to. Then came, yes, another hiking story about a tour guide with some city slicker friends. Risky? Bold? What? We don’t even know what happened. Where was the shift? AgIn - what was learned? Dead salmon smell — I get it. Was it a metaphor? We r not slow learners but there was nothing there for the listener to learn from. Then came getting lost w grandma. Was it going or coming? We have no idea. The teller seemed inspired by the outcome of grandma saying “thank you “ at the end as opposed to being angry with him . He did not seem soul crushed as we were by the apparently hours of silence they spent in the car not talking during which nothing passed between them. Nothing. We hoped grandma would have told a story or validated his personhood or something. Also why was it bold to drive grandma either to or from a reunion? Also with what sounded like 100 participants in the reunion How and why was he the only one who could drive? Also how long does it take to get from where they were lost to home. This was really an anti story. Nothing happened. I would say they regressed. The teller didn’t seem to think any walls came down. WHO directed these stories??? Last we had the lost boy walking home. Ok. It was as close to a moth story as we heard. Still. Really? The upshot was that no one believed he’d walked. Yes tho it was at least bold. In 25 years we never felt like we did today: like we wasted an hour of our lives. There’s often a story we think was thrown in bc of an inside connection or something. Ps no inside Moth “producer” should ever be the story telller. Whenever we hear that type of intro we know it’s going to be a dud- I do not think you all tell each other the truth in the production process. So. As a fan. As a contributor. As a human. I ask moth to do better. We depend on the quality. That show really let us down on an hour long car drive where we needed some support.
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Love the moth, but….
I listen to the Moth regularly and absolutely love listening to the stories which I do at work through my earbuds, and additional hearing protection ear muffs, which leads to my only complaint. The intro trumpet music is so painfully loud compared to the talk portion that I have to yank off my safety muffs and snatch out my earbuds or try to get it turned down quickly before my hearing is damaged. Please think about adjusting the intro music volume.
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Sanctuary through Story
Other podcasts come in and out of my life, but this one is a forever friend.
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A Favorite
I love this podcast. I have experienced all the emotions while listening. The storytellers are absolutely amazing.
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Brilliant
This podcast has me laughing, crying, and completely captivated.
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A HEALTHY addiction!
I absolutely LOVE this show! It’s the essence of the human experience from a diverse perspective and yet also a common one! If ever there was a show that could help people to become more COMPASSIONATE to others, this is it!
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#1
Best and my favorite podcast ever. I love the human storytelling and you just get it all here, Humor, sadness, sweetness etc. Love it! Can’t say that enough.
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New theme music = 💯
I love to listen to the moth especially when I can’t sleep or am up taking care of one of our babies. I find it soothing EXCEPT when the theme music plays. The frenetic sound is jarring and unpleasant. And I dislike it all the more because it intrudes in these dark and memorable times when I seek the peace of someone else’s story.
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The best one out there
My favorite podcast I’ve ever listened to! The moth keeps humanity alive. I love seeing the world through these eyes around the world. I laugh, I cry, and everything in between.
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A Daily Tonic
The Moth is my tonic in this age of AI. It’s all about the human experience as told by humans. I laugh I cry I love.
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Fed up
I love the podcast I just wish that every other story wasn’t about some person being oppressed and some way or another, it just seems like a common narrative in today’s society that if you’re gay or black, you must be a second class citizen. America has come so far from where it once was and there is little to no acknowledgment of this. I understand that these are people stories, and how they view the world. I wish that social media and society at large would do a better job of acknowledging our progress rather than sitting in the past. If your goal is to make people think that straight white males are evil and never going to change, you are so very close to achieving that goal!
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What happened to regular stories?
Can we get back to funny or tear jerking stories that don’t have to deal with gender or religion or race? I used to love this show! Not anymore. 2 stars for effort.
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People are great!
This podcast revives my faith and my love in humanity. We’re all in it together.
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I lOVE THIS PODCAST
The moth is great 👍 it’s really eye opening and interesting highly recommended 🙂
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Meryl 🥱
I love 💕 this podcast it gets me to sleep 😴 SO FAST and it is so amazing 🤩 I love it so much! Love, 💗 Meryl.
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Miss the old shows
I loved this show when it first came out and saved several episodes from 2009-2010. The old violin music was so much better than the jarring horn intro and I miss the old Dan Kennedy intros. Edgar Oliver was THE BEST!
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Awesome
I’ve been listening to this Podcast since I was introduced to Podcast. The Moth makes me Laugh, make me cry and often enlightens me to new perspectives. Highly recommend!!!
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Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. Since 2008, The Moth podcast has featured many of our favorite stories told live on Moth stages around the country. For information on all of our programs and live events, visit themoth.org.
Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. Since 2008, The Moth podcast has featured many of our favorite stories told live on Moth stages around the country. For information on all of our programs and live events, visit themoth.org.