Antidepressants, Anthony Hopkins and Iran

A special live edition of The Moth at The Players Club in NYC. A physicist rethinks his career path -- and his medication — a character actor shares the backstory on a pivotal scene in the classic film Silence of the Lambs and a young woman returns to Iran, the country of her birth, during the controversial 2009 elections.

A special live edition of The Moth at The Players Club in NYC, hosted by Rachel Dratch and Jay Allison.

  • Ben Lillie is a scientist who stops his medication too abruptly.
  • Josh Broder (pictured) lands a part in the classic film Silence of the Lambs.
  • Mojdeh Rezaeipour visits her home country Iran, during a time of political turmoil.

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Photo: Jason Falchook