The Moth Look Away—Or Don’t: The Moth Radio Hour
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Mar 24, 2026 Boots Lupinui, Hawaiian storyteller and musician who documents local culture, recounts hunting for and heirloom songs and a magical family reunion. Liz Mills, storyteller who faced loss, discusses viewing her brother’s final GoPro footage. Madeline Berenson, writer who performs onstage, tells about intervening during an abusive confrontation on a plane. Misha Merrill recalls his mother editing rented movies. Allie Griswold shares a humorous neighbor-through-the-shower tale.
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When Looking Away Is The Right Choice
- Kate Tellers frames the episode around the moral choice to look away or bear witness, using a personal accident encounter as the opening example.
- She shielded her children from seeing a motorcycle crash while calling 911, illustrating when protecting innocence felt like the right choice.
Neighbor's Shower Window Note Ends Up On Fridge
- Allie Griswold discovered her neighbor's shower window looked directly into her flat and wrote an apologetic note warning them it was see-through.
- After new owners moved in, Allie found her note displayed on the new tenants' fridge, proving they read it and thought it funny.
Mom's Censored VHS Versions Shaped Childhood Films
- Misha Merrill's mother copied and heavily edited rented VHS tapes, removing sexual or violent scenes and sometimes large chunks of plot to keep films 'safe.'
- Misha later preferred his mother's avant‑garde versions because they mirrored his own scattered, sex‑free childhood experience of films.