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The Moth Radio Hour

Auctions and boxers

George Plimpton gives an auction winner a star-studded walk-through of legendary NYC eatery Elaine's; rookie reporter Lewis Lapham learns a lot about the world when he has to break some bad news to a new widow; World Boxing Light Heavyweight Champion Jose Torres defines and then conquers fear; Christopher Hitchens is deified in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

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Dec 25, 2016 • 1 min read

  • George Plimpton escorts an auction winner through the legendary bar and restaurant Elaine's on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

  • Lewis Lapham (pictured) is a rookie reporter in San Francisco when he is tasked with notifying a young woman of her husband's untimely death.

  • Jose Torres, World Boxing Light Heavyweight, discovers how to harness his fears.

  • Christopher Hitchens is traveling through a small village in Ceylon when his car hits a villager.

Hosted by George Dawes Green, founder of The Moth.

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Photo: David Polenberg

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