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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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