The Moth Radio Hour

Red Sox, Jerusalem, and Coming Home

A father bonds with his son over baseball, a boy realizes that his single father is not a superhero, a worker gets a knife pulled on her at a homeless shelter, a newly divorced mother is evicted from her home, and a young writer moves to Jerusalem with the hope that peace will break out.

Oct 18, 2015 • 1 min read

Jimmy Tingle bonds with his son in the midst of the first Red Sox World Series win in over 80 years. Jason Schmidt realizes his father is not a superhero, but just a man who did his best. Launa Lea (pictured) a worker at a community center, decides not to call the police when a sex worker pulls a knife on her. Gretchen Waschke is evicted from her home due to her divorce. And Nathan Englander moves to Jerusalem in 1996 with hopes that peace would finally come to the region. Hosted by The Moth's Producing Director, Sarah Austin Jenness.

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The Moth Radio Hour

Red Sox, Jerusalem, and Coming Home

A father bonds with his son over baseball, a boy realizes that his single father is not a superhero, a worker gets a knife pulled on her at a homeless shelter, a newly divorced mother is evicted from her home, and a young writer moves to Jerusalem with the hope that peace will break out.

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The Moth Radio Hour

Red Sox, Jerusalem, and Coming Home

A father bonds with his son over baseball, a boy realizes that his single father is not a superhero, a worker gets a knife pulled on her at a homeless shelter, a newly divorced mother is evicted from her home, and a young writer moves to Jerusalem with the hope that peace will break out.

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