Jennifer Hickson

Here's Isabel.

That was Isabelle Raphael.

Isabelle is a creative director.

She says she wishes she could say that she only got locked out of that apartment without shoes the one time, but no.

Eventually, she started hiding a key elsewhere in the building.

Laundry room, anyone?

So she never had to walk that far.

Isabelle now lives in Austin, Texas, where she can enjoy barefoot walks in her backyard as much as she likes.

When we return, a woman needs some great shoes for a job interview, and a recent immigrant gets shoe-style advice from an American friend.

That's when the Moth Radio Hour continues.

This is the Moth Radio Hour.

I'm Jennifer Hickson, a director at the Moth.

This hour, stories where shoes make an appearance.

Satori Shakur told this story in Austin, Texas, where we partnered with the Austin Theater Alliance, aka Paramount Theater.

Here's Satori.

That was Satori Shakur live in Austin, Texas.

Satori is an artist, storyteller, and a social entrepreneur.

Among her many accomplishments, she recorded with George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic, which means she is officially one of the Brides of Funkenstein.

I wish we had a picture of whatever shoes she wore for that gig.

Satori never regrets sticking to her guns and making the choice to do what she loves.