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    The Moth Radio Hour

    Fathers and Children: Adventures, Joys, and Predicaments

    This hour is dedicated to Fathers — to having a father, to being one... and to celebrating the stories that Fatherhood provokes.

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    Jun 19, 2016 • 1 min read
    • Karen Jones discovers that her father's lifelong depression is related to his time as a soldier at the Battle of the Bulge.

    • Ed Gavagan is injured while playing golf and makes his tough drill sergeant father queasy.

    • Clifton Truman Daniel joins bomb victims in Nagasaki.

    • Nestor Gomez (pictured) tries to teach his children about fiscal responsibility by putting them to work on a grueling job.

    • Glenn Rockowitz gets harrowing news on the eve of the birth of his son.

    Hosted by Jay Allison.

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

    Photo: Jerry Shulman

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