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“Usually like and rely on this podcast. Been listening to show for all 25 years. Been to live Moths. I’m a fan. However this weeks show on “bold moves” was sort of soul crushingly bad. 4 stories in a row said absolutely nothing. Ok some times there’s a dud or a slow episode. This episode left us stumped and asking HOW the stories got to air. Um what is bold about taking a camping trip to Israel where there’s a big moon? Why was it bold? What was risky about it? What was learned? No idea. Painful and cringy to listen to. Then came, yes, another hiking story about a tour guide with some city slicker friends. Risky? Bold? What? We don’t even know what happened. Where was the shift? AgIn - what was learned? Dead salmon smell — I get it. Was it a metaphor? We r not slow learners but there was nothing there for the listener to learn from. Then came getting lost w grandma. Was it going or coming? We have no idea. The teller seemed inspired by the outcome of grandma saying “thank you “ at the end as opposed to being angry with him . He did not seem soul crushed as we were by the apparently hours of silence they spent in the car not talking during which nothing passed between them. Nothing. We hoped grandma would have told a story or validated his personhood or something. Also why was it bold to drive grandma either to or from a reunion? Also with what sounded like 100 participants in the reunion How and why was he the only one who could drive? Also how long does it take to get from where they were lost to home. This was really an anti story. Nothing happened. I would say they regressed. The teller didn’t seem to think any walls came down. WHO directed these stories??? Last we had the lost boy walking home. Ok. It was as close to a moth story as we heard. Still. Really? The upshot was that no one believed he’d walked. Yes tho it was at least bold. In 25 years we never felt like we did today: like we wasted an hour of our lives. There’s often a story we think was thrown in bc of an inside connection or something. Ps no inside Moth “producer” should ever be the story telller. Whenever we hear that type of intro we know it’s going to be a dud- I do not think you all tell each other the truth in the production process. So. As a fan. As a contributor. As a human. I ask moth to do better. We depend on the quality. That show
really let us down on an hour long car drive where we needed some support.”
Haley Reinhart lover via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/27/23
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