The Moth Radio Hour
Boyhood
A writer makes his dad proud, a preacher's kid takes money from his grandfather, a high schooler chases his dog out onto the Grand Concourse, and a former child soldier negotiates high school in New York City.
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Writer Neil Gaiman becomes a proud hockey dad and learns how proud his own dad is of him. Preacher's son Christian Garland (pictured) takes money from his grandfather to buy sneakers and has to work to regain his trust. High schooler Wilson Portorreal runs into traffic to save the family dog. And Ishmael Beah comes to New York as a teenager after years of fighting as a child soldier in Sierra Leone and gets a second chance at childhood. Hosted by The Moth's founder, George Dawes Green.
Learn more or listen again to this week's episode,which originally aired on September 27, 2015.
Photo: Jason Falchook