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The Moth Radio Hour

Wigs, Wigouts and Insurance

A woman decides whether she's a wig person or a scarf person while undergoing chemotherapy, a magazine editor is confronted by rapper Foxy Brown, and a mother navigates the everyday after her son is gravely injured.

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Jan 18, 2015 • 1 min read

Jenny Allen (pictured) is diagnosed with cancer and is forced to make a decision when she starts chemotherapy. Magazine editor Danyel Smith is confronted by rapper Foxy Brown, who didn't like an article she wrote for Vibe magazine. And Stephanie Peirolo fights with an insurance company after her son is gravely injured. Hosted by The Moth's Artistic Director, Catherine Burns.

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