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Mike Phelan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
107 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

They'll get you something.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

I go up to the front desk, and I'm like, hey, you know, I can't get home.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

I'm 16.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

And they were like, no, I can't do anything.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

It's weather-related.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

We can't get you a hotel.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

We wait some more, and it's like 11.30, 11.45, and they just canceled the flight completely.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

And so I'm like, Mom, like, I...

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

I don't know what to do, I can just sleep on the floor, not even sleep, just hang out here.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

She's like, okay, maybe Wednesday night, next flight, go up again.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

I think it was a Monday, and they say, next flight to Burlington's on Wednesday.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

I was like, okay, I can't do this, Mom.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

I'll just get a hotel room, I'll figure it out.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

I had like $300 maybe in my bank account, like any other 16-year-old.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

But,

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

I'm on the phone with my mom and she says, she pauses and she's like,

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

She'd run out of options.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

She was like, go find a mom.

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

And I was like, I was like, what?

The Moth
Advice: The Moth Radio Hour

What do you mean?