The Moth Radio Hour

PTSD, Lost Art, and the Berlin Wall

The victim of a random stabbing struggles to reestablish his life while suffering from PTSD, an author describes coming-of-age at 19 while witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall, and an artist and documentary filmmaker loses three years of work in an instant and finds it hard to continue.

Oct 4, 2015 • 1 min read

Ed Gavagan is nearly stabbed to death by a gang, then loses his job and his home while working through post traumatic stress disorder. Author Nathan Englander (pictured) is still a teenager when he heads to Europe hoping to witness the fall of Communism in East Berlin. Ellie Lee suffers an enormous setback in the making of her documentary but gets inspired, years later, to try again. Hosted by The Moth’s Artistic Director, Catherine Burns.

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The Moth Radio Hour

PTSD, Lost Art, and the Berlin Wall

The victim of a random stabbing struggles to reestablish his life while suffering from PTSD, an author describes coming-of-age at 19 while witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall, and an artist and documentary filmmaker loses three years of work in an instant and finds it hard to continue.

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The Moth Radio Hour

PTSD, Lost Art, and the Berlin Wall

The victim of a random stabbing struggles to reestablish his life while suffering from PTSD, an author describes coming-of-age at 19 while witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall, and an artist and documentary filmmaker loses three years of work in an instant and finds it hard to continue.

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