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    Snakes, Electric Shocks and Afghanistan

    A squeamish writer must locate huge poisonous snakes; two child refugees arrive in the US without their parents; a hippie kid seeks the approval of his father.

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    Jun 1, 2014 • 1 min read

    Squeamish writer Dan Kennedy (pictured) is sent on an assignment to locate enormous poisonous snakes. Child refugees Dori Samadzai Bonner and her little brother are smuggled out of Afghanistan and arrive in America without their parents. And hippie kid Tom Bodett seeks the approval of his conservative father. Hosted by The Moth's Artistic Director, Catherine Burns.

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