Meg Bowles

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Remember, you can pitch us at 877-799-MOTH. That's 877-799-MOTH. Or online at themoth.org, where you can also share the stories you heard in this hour or others from the Moth Archive. That's it for this episode. We hope you'll join us again next time.

Remember, you can pitch us at 877-799-MOTH. That's 877-799-MOTH. Or online at themoth.org, where you can also share the stories you heard in this hour or others from the Moth Archive. That's it for this episode. We hope you'll join us again next time.

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bowles, and I'll be your host this time. Expectations. We set them, manage them, and try to live up to them. Sometimes our expectations of what will happen next are spot on, and other times we miss the mark. All of the stories in this hour deal with the goals we set for ourselves and how we hope things might unfold. Our first story comes from Benji Waterhouse.

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bowles, and I'll be your host this time. Expectations. We set them, manage them, and try to live up to them. Sometimes our expectations of what will happen next are spot on, and other times we miss the mark. All of the stories in this hour deal with the goals we set for ourselves and how we hope things might unfold. Our first story comes from Benji Waterhouse.

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bowles, and I'll be your host this time. Expectations. We set them, manage them, and try to live up to them. Sometimes our expectations of what will happen next are spot on, and other times we miss the mark. All of the stories in this hour deal with the goals we set for ourselves and how we hope things might unfold. Our first story comes from Benji Waterhouse.

If you've ever been to a main stage event, you'll know that we bring people to the stage by sharing their answer to a question that we pose to all the storytellers. It's an icebreaker that introduces us to the teller as they make their way to the stage. So borrowing from that, when I asked Benji, when was a time your expectations did not meet up with reality?

If you've ever been to a main stage event, you'll know that we bring people to the stage by sharing their answer to a question that we pose to all the storytellers. It's an icebreaker that introduces us to the teller as they make their way to the stage. So borrowing from that, when I asked Benji, when was a time your expectations did not meet up with reality?

If you've ever been to a main stage event, you'll know that we bring people to the stage by sharing their answer to a question that we pose to all the storytellers. It's an icebreaker that introduces us to the teller as they make their way to the stage. So borrowing from that, when I asked Benji, when was a time your expectations did not meet up with reality?

He said, when I was working as a doctor for the National Health Service and realized it was nothing like the TV show Scrubs. Live from the Union Chapel in London, here's Benji Waterhouse.

He said, when I was working as a doctor for the National Health Service and realized it was nothing like the TV show Scrubs. Live from the Union Chapel in London, here's Benji Waterhouse.

He said, when I was working as a doctor for the National Health Service and realized it was nothing like the TV show Scrubs. Live from the Union Chapel in London, here's Benji Waterhouse.

Dr. Benji Waterhouse is an NHS psychiatrist and an award-winning comedian and author of the bestselling book, You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here. He's also a resident host of our open mic story slams in London, and not just because he lives five minutes away. You can find out more about Benji on our website, themoth.org.

Dr. Benji Waterhouse is an NHS psychiatrist and an award-winning comedian and author of the bestselling book, You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here. He's also a resident host of our open mic story slams in London, and not just because he lives five minutes away. You can find out more about Benji on our website, themoth.org.

Dr. Benji Waterhouse is an NHS psychiatrist and an award-winning comedian and author of the bestselling book, You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here. He's also a resident host of our open mic story slams in London, and not just because he lives five minutes away. You can find out more about Benji on our website, themoth.org.

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bowles. In this technological age, people have expectations of those in the spotlight, and social media platforms allow them to easily share their opinions. Everything people do and say is scrutinized, interpreted, and sometimes wielded like a baseball bat to make a point. But even those with the best intentions sometimes miss the mark.

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bowles. In this technological age, people have expectations of those in the spotlight, and social media platforms allow them to easily share their opinions. Everything people do and say is scrutinized, interpreted, and sometimes wielded like a baseball bat to make a point. But even those with the best intentions sometimes miss the mark.

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Meg Bowles. In this technological age, people have expectations of those in the spotlight, and social media platforms allow them to easily share their opinions. Everything people do and say is scrutinized, interpreted, and sometimes wielded like a baseball bat to make a point. But even those with the best intentions sometimes miss the mark.

When I asked our next storyteller, Jamie McDonald, when was a time that your expectations did not meet up with reality, he said, being asked to be on the panel for the television show, have I got news for you. It was even more fun and nerve-wracking than I ever imagined.