Meg Bowles

She's still working on not being a catastrophist and daring to believe that everything actually could work out. She says she now reminds herself to look for daily, unexpected moments of joy, even in the midst of the mundane. You can find out more about Salima and her podcast on our website, themoth.org.

She's still working on not being a catastrophist and daring to believe that everything actually could work out. She says she now reminds herself to look for daily, unexpected moments of joy, even in the midst of the mundane. You can find out more about Salima and her podcast on our website, themoth.org.

She's still working on not being a catastrophist and daring to believe that everything actually could work out. She says she now reminds herself to look for daily, unexpected moments of joy, even in the midst of the mundane. You can find out more about Salima and her podcast on our website, themoth.org.

to pitch us your story you can go to our website and look for tell a story or you can call 877-799-MOTH that's 877-799-MOTH the best stories are developed for moth shows all around the world That's it for this episode of the Moth Radio Hour. We hope it met all your expectations.

to pitch us your story you can go to our website and look for tell a story or you can call 877-799-MOTH that's 877-799-MOTH the best stories are developed for moth shows all around the world That's it for this episode of the Moth Radio Hour. We hope it met all your expectations.

to pitch us your story you can go to our website and look for tell a story or you can call 877-799-MOTH that's 877-799-MOTH the best stories are developed for moth shows all around the world That's it for this episode of the Moth Radio Hour. We hope it met all your expectations.

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.

The Moth Radio Hour is produced by Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

The Moth Radio Hour is produced by Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.