The Moth Radio Hour
Live from Boston
A special live edition of The Moth recorded at the Shubert Theatre in Boston. A New York City cop looks into the death of a kid he grew up with, a jazz musician dreams of playing with James Brown, and a woman falls in love over the protestations of her family.
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Storytellers:
Steve Osborne finds out a kid he grew up with died of a heroin overdose and has to tell his mother.
Christian McBride (pictured) finally gets to play onstage with James Brown, after a lifetime of admiring the Godfather of Soul.
Mary Lou Piland falls in love with a black man and is forced to confront her own family's racism.
Hosted by The Moth Radio Hour producer, Jay Allison.
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Photo by Allison Evans .