The Moth Live from New York: The Audacity! Global Stories of Daring: The Moth Radio Hour
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Feb 10, 2026 Gracia Violeta Ross, Bolivia-born health advocate who fought for HIV treatment access. Korto (Cuttoe) Momolu, Liberian-born designer and Project Runway finalist who rose from refugee roots to mentor others. Semaye Michael, Nigerian social justice organizer who made a wrenching caregiving choice for his mother. They tell bold, life-changing stories about risk, care, survival, and daring to change their paths.
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Redefining Audacity As Everyday Acts
- The event frames audacity as everyday acts like listening across differences and protecting freedoms.
- This reframing suggests bravery can be ordinary moral choices, not only dramatic stunts.
Choosing Medicine Over Tradition
- Semaye Michael recounts racing his mother to a hospital after village healers failed, confronting cultural resistance to biomedical care.
- He chose amputation to save her life and gained ten extra years with his mother before her recent death in 2024.
Doing Your Best As Daring
- Nolo Mokoena shares a self-deprecating first-date story where he answers "I do my best" to "What do you do?" and reveals his lifelong stutter.
- He frames daily speaking as an act of daring shaped by childhood speech-therapy prognosis.