Jodi Powell

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364 appearances 6 recordings 1 series first heard Oct 2025 last heard 28 Jul

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The Moth · What’s in a Name: The Moth Podcast · 10 Apr 2026 podcast

That was Elise McInerney.

Elise is the older sister to five siblings, an aunt to three nibblings, and a willing servant to two cats.

When she's not on the Melbourne Moth Story Slam stage, she works in social policy or can be found snorkelling along Melbourne's beaches.

We asked her if her feelings about her name have changed since telling the story, and she said that since then, she and her five siblings now have four surnames between them all.

But family is still where she feels the strongest sense of belonging.

She's also become an aunt, with two nieces and a nephew, and can't wait to take them traveling one day so they can find their own places in the world that make them feel at home.

Elise's story had me thinking about my name.

I currently go by Jody Powell, but my actual name is Jody Ann Powell.

As you might hear, there's a hyphenate Ann in there.

I remember when I was younger, I was furious with my mother.

What's with all these names?

And what's with the hyphenate?

Jody Ann who?

So when I got older, I quietly dropped the Ann.

I grew up around lots of hyphenated folks all over the Caribbean, and later, I met plenty folks from the South with names just like that.

So I've come to appreciate it a bit more.

And every now and then, I bring the full hyphen back out.

Now, for this episode, allow me to reintroduce myself as Jodi Ann Powell, one of the many folks still growing into their names.

Up next, another story about a name, one that you might already have a strong feeling about.

Back in a moment.

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