Nick takes us back to his formative years to share a story about a llama, and relates it to the type of true stories told on The Moth podcast. This leads us to examine whether his tale could cut the mustard on the stage.

We also ponder whether anecdotes or verbal vignettes, which don’t always guarantee a tidy resolution or lesson learned, really fit in anywhere without the context of already knowing the storyteller.

No testicles were harmed during the making of this podcast. Continue reading →



Nick takes us back to his formative years to share a story about a llama, and relates it to the type of true stories told on The Moth podcast. This leads us to examine whether his tale could cut the mustard on the stage.


We also ponder whether anecdotes or verbal vignettes, which don’t always guarantee a tidy resolution or lesson learned, really fit in anywhere without the context of already knowing the storyteller.


No testicles were harmed during the making of this podcast.


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Show Notes

The Moth—True stories told live
According to Wikipedia: The Moth
Elephant Words
MOMBcast
According to Wikipedia: Anecdote
Whipsnade Zoo
National Geographic: Llama
According to Wikipedia: Peter Mayhew (actor)
According to Wikipedia: Testicular trauma
Do You Remember?: Raleigh Lizard
Do You Remember?: Raleigh Tomahawk
IMDB: The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)

Details

Recorded: 23 January 2013
Running time: 0:50’37
Bad language: Yes [2x sh*t; 1x d*uche]
Feature image source: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1395418


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