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    The Moth Radio Hour 1210

    George Plimpton and the auction winner; reporter Lewis Lapham’s life lesson; boxer Jose Torres conquers fear; Christopher Hitchens deified.

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    Dec 9, 2012 • 1 min read

    George Plimpton gives an auction winner a star-studded walk through Elaine's, the legendary bar and restaurant on the upper East Side of Manhattan. Rookie reporter Lewis Lapham learns a lot about the world when he's tasked with notifying a young woman of her husband's untimely death. World Boxing Light Heavyweight Champion Jose Torres defines and then conquers fear. Christopher Hitchens is traveling through a small village in Ceylon when his car hits a villager. Hosted by George Dawes Green, founder of The Moth.

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