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    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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    Nov 5, 2017 • 1 min read

    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.

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

    Photo by Allison Evans .

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