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    Moth Radio Hour 405

    The Moth's founder, George Dawes Green, details the fireworks when his mother learns the grounds of her family plantation are slated to be turned into a golf course..

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    Jun 12, 2011 • 1 min read

    The Moth's founder, George Dawes Green (photo), details the fireworks when his mother learns the grounds of her family plantation are slated to be turned into a golf course; the genesis story of a true bohemian, including two children, one spectacularly eccentric mother and Savannah, Georgia; and a guard at Sing Sing is intrigued by a prisoner's unusual and mysterious tattoo. Hosted by Catherine Burns, Artistic Director of The Moth.

    Banner image: Denise Ofelia Mangen

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