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    A Flight Attendant, a Refugee and a Preacher

    A flight attendant describes how she adjusts her attitude while up in the air; a Vietnamese family is forced to flee from their home to take refuge in an unknown land; and a young preacher runs out of gas and ends up in a Texas pool hall.

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    May 15, 2016 • 1 min read
    • Faye Lane (pictured) is a flight attendant who is taught the meaning of gratitude by a passenger.

    • Pha Le's father is presumed dead but returns to smuggle his family out of South Vietnam and eventually to America.

    • Wayne Reece is just starting out as a preacher when a pool hall detour opens his eyes to a whole new world.

    Learn more or listen again to this week's episode.

    Hosted by The Moth's Artistic Director, Catherine Burns.

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