The Moth Truth and Consequences: The Moth Radio Hour
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Jan 27, 2026 Harold Cox, a university professor and longtime storyteller, confesses a childhood car wreck he hid for decades. Gabby Fernandez-Sanchez, an immigrant theater artist, recounts fleeing Venezuela and reuniting with her father after 17 years to walk her down the aisle. Brad Yule, a police officer-turned-storyteller, discovers he was adopted, meets his incarcerated biological father, and follows his journey to parole.
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Media Humanized An Unknown Parent
- Seeing his biological father on a televised Angola special turned a concept into a person for Brad and made meeting him emotionally necessary.
- That humanization shifted Brad from curiosity to wanting closure and relationship.
Video Visits Kept A Relationship Alive
- Brad and his father used weekly video visits during COVID to maintain contact and imagine life after prison.
- Their connection deepened, leading Brad to call him "Pop" and support parole efforts that eventually succeeded.
Frame New Relatives As A Bonus
- Brad helps others with DNA surprises through Right to Know and advocates reform of birth certificate access.
- He advises adoptive families to view biological relatives as a "bonus family" rather than a threat to the parent-child bond.
