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    The Moth Radio Hour

    Misfits, the MET, and a nursing home switcheroo

    An hour devoted to misfits! An awkward teenager finds his place at a museum, a child is given a sense of structure and order in life, a woman worries she isn't "Korean enough," and a daughter does her best to soothe her elderly mom.

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    Jan 22, 2017 • 1 min read

    Storytellers:

    • Andrew Solomon flourishes in the glamour of the Metropolitan Museum.

    • Greg Audel discovers a different way to live during a night spent with his friend's family.

    • Linda Gregory worries she isn't good enough to be accepted by her boyfriend's family.

    • Hilda Chazanovitz (pictured) faces resistance as she tries to move her mother into a nursing home.

    Hosted by The Moth’s Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness.

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

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