Suzanne Rust

Linda King told this story to Slam in New York City, where we partner with public radio station WNYC. Here's Linda, live at the Moth.

That was Linda King. I confessed to Linda that I had some particular requests for my wake. I'd like the mourners to exit dancing till Sylvester's disco hit, Mighty Real, and I'd like spicy margaritas served at the reception. So I asked her if she had any special requests.

That was Linda King. I confessed to Linda that I had some particular requests for my wake. I'd like the mourners to exit dancing till Sylvester's disco hit, Mighty Real, and I'd like spicy margaritas served at the reception. So I asked her if she had any special requests.

That was Linda King. I confessed to Linda that I had some particular requests for my wake. I'd like the mourners to exit dancing till Sylvester's disco hit, Mighty Real, and I'd like spicy margaritas served at the reception. So I asked her if she had any special requests.

She said, I never left the 70s, so I'd like to have some good old Motown playing in the background, and I'd like folks to enjoy themselves. Maybe do the hokey pokey. I want to leave them laughing. Simone de Beauvoir once wrote, one is not born, but rather becomes a woman. That road can be beautiful, but it's often tricky to navigate. The world isn't always the safest place for young women.

She said, I never left the 70s, so I'd like to have some good old Motown playing in the background, and I'd like folks to enjoy themselves. Maybe do the hokey pokey. I want to leave them laughing. Simone de Beauvoir once wrote, one is not born, but rather becomes a woman. That road can be beautiful, but it's often tricky to navigate. The world isn't always the safest place for young women.

She said, I never left the 70s, so I'd like to have some good old Motown playing in the background, and I'd like folks to enjoy themselves. Maybe do the hokey pokey. I want to leave them laughing. Simone de Beauvoir once wrote, one is not born, but rather becomes a woman. That road can be beautiful, but it's often tricky to navigate. The world isn't always the safest place for young women.

And the moment we first realize that can be eye-opening and humbling. Our next storyteller, Aisha Rodriguez, shared such a revelation at a moth education showcase in New York. Here's Aisha.

And the moment we first realize that can be eye-opening and humbling. Our next storyteller, Aisha Rodriguez, shared such a revelation at a moth education showcase in New York. Here's Aisha.

And the moment we first realize that can be eye-opening and humbling. Our next storyteller, Aisha Rodriguez, shared such a revelation at a moth education showcase in New York. Here's Aisha.

That was Aisha Rodriguez, a college junior who lives in Harlem. To see photos of Aisha and her mom, go to themoth.org. Coming up after the break, Reluctant Thespians, when the Moth Radio Hour continues. ¶¶

That was Aisha Rodriguez, a college junior who lives in Harlem. To see photos of Aisha and her mom, go to themoth.org. Coming up after the break, Reluctant Thespians, when the Moth Radio Hour continues. ¶¶

That was Aisha Rodriguez, a college junior who lives in Harlem. To see photos of Aisha and her mom, go to themoth.org. Coming up after the break, Reluctant Thespians, when the Moth Radio Hour continues. ¶¶

That was Meredith Morrison, an educator who lives in Maine with her girlfriend and their growing menagerie of cats. The role of Bey was her first and last foray onto the middle school stage. I asked her how her off, off, off Broadway debut of Pajama Game went, and she said, about as well as you might think an eighth grade musical at peak puberty and middle school awkwardness could go.

That was Meredith Morrison, an educator who lives in Maine with her girlfriend and their growing menagerie of cats. The role of Bey was her first and last foray onto the middle school stage. I asked her how her off, off, off Broadway debut of Pajama Game went, and she said, about as well as you might think an eighth grade musical at peak puberty and middle school awkwardness could go.

That was Meredith Morrison, an educator who lives in Maine with her girlfriend and their growing menagerie of cats. The role of Bey was her first and last foray onto the middle school stage. I asked her how her off, off, off Broadway debut of Pajama Game went, and she said, about as well as you might think an eighth grade musical at peak puberty and middle school awkwardness could go.

Her sister Jen, on the other hand, went on to become an actress and casting director. I was curious if getting the lead role made Meredith want to play less of a supporting role in real life.

Her sister Jen, on the other hand, went on to become an actress and casting director. I was curious if getting the lead role made Meredith want to play less of a supporting role in real life.

Her sister Jen, on the other hand, went on to become an actress and casting director. I was curious if getting the lead role made Meredith want to play less of a supporting role in real life.

To see photos of Meredith in the pajama game, go to themoth.org. We like our women wise at The Moth, and our next storyteller, Betty Reed Suskin, a 99-year-old phenomenon, more than fits that bill. Betty's story takes place when she was a young wife and mother in California, and it was recorded at a live performance at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.