The Moth Radio Hour
Soldiers, Skydives, Firemen, and Heartbreak
A terrifying parachute jump; an Iraq war vet's battle back home; a woman at her ailing father's bedside; a fireman tries to save two children; the agony of platonic love.
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In the middle of a midlife crisis, Andy Christie takes a terrifying parachute jump. Iraq war veteran Daniel Choi (see above) shares details of his battle back home, as he decides to honor the Honor Code and come out of the closet. Vikki Kelleher sits at the bedside of her dying father. With no engine back-up, fireman Tom Ziegler tries to save two children. And would-be Romeo Brian Finklestein laments the agony of platonic love. Hosted by The Moth's senior producer, Jenifer Hixson.
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