The Moth

The Moth is true stories, told live and without notes.

The Mainstage is the quintessential Moth experience, a two-act show —featuring a musical act— where the storytellers and a notable host share true personal stories, without notes. Experience true stories live as they’re recorded for future episodes of The Moth Podcast and Moth Radio Hour.

The Moth celebrates the ability of stories to honor both the diversity and commonality of human experience, and to satisfy a vital human need for connection. It seeks to present recognized storytellers among established and emerging writers, performers and artists and to encourage storytelling among communities whose stories often go unheard.

The Moth is a nonprofit organization that celebrates the commonality and diversity of human experience through the art and craft of true, personal storytelling.

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The Moth Radio Hour

The Moth Podcast

The Moth’s Impact

50,000+ stories told 6,000+ live events since 1997
15,000+ submissions to the pitchline
230 live and virtual storytelling shows in 2020
932 students who have told stories at High School SLAMs (to 10,000 of their peers)
6 continents where The Moth has held events
575+ stations that air The Moth Radio Hour
256 participants who have told stories through The Moth Community Program in 2019
100 million annual downloads of The Moth Podcast
25+ cities with monthly StorySLAMs and Mainstage Shows
644,000+ followers across The Moth social media profiles
4 stories told by Nobel Laureates
3 storytellers who have been in outer space
2 audience members who have fainted during stories about surgery
2 onstage marriage proposals (they both said yes)