The Moth

What The Moth makes

Topics storytelling, personal stories, nonprofit, live shows, creative arts

The Moth is a nonprofit dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Since launching in 1997, The Moth has presented over 40,000 true personal stories, told live, without notes, to standing-room-only audiences around the globe. The Moth produces approximately 600 live shows each year in 28 cities worldwide. Additionally, The Moth runs storytelling workshops for high school students, teachers, adults and advocates through its Education, Community and Global Programs, and MothWorks. The Moth Podcast is downloaded over 90 million times a year, and each week, the Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour, presented by The Public Radio Exchange, is heard on 570 radio stations. The Moth has published three critically acclaimed books — international bestseller The Moth: 50 True Stories (2013), All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown (2017) and The New York Times Best Seller, Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible (2019).

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