Jennifer Hickson
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
We hope you'll join us next time, and that's the story from the moth.
This is the Moth Radio Hour.
In this hour, stories about what you wear on your feet.
How sad the world would be if all the shoes were sensible.
Think about all the different kinds.
Mary Janes, wingtips, clogs, cleats, Birkenstocks, loafers, stilettos.
You can tell a lot about a person and where they've been and even sometimes where they're going by what they're wearing on their feet.
Our first story takes us from the Bronx to Puerto Rico and then back again.
Here's Edgar Ruiz Jr., live from a show in Detroit, Michigan, where we partner with the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts and Michigan Radio.
Edgar's a proud Nuyorican, born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, and raised in the Bronx.
These days he lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife and kids.
He's restoring their old house that he says might be haunted.
Edgar also does stand-up comedy and has an impressive sneaker collection.
His favorites are Nike Air Trainer SC, a.k.a.
His feet are now a size 15, so he hasn't been able to get them in every single color yet, but that won't stop him from trying.
To see a picture of Edgar with his father that first summer, and a picture of them together now, visit themoth.org.
Our next story is from Isabel Rafael, who told it at a story slam in New York City, where WNYC is a media partner of the month.