On this episode, we take a look back at the beginning of The Moth, and hear a story from our founder - George Dawes Green. This episode is hosted by Melvin Estrella and Pegi Vail. Storyteller George Dawes Green describes his encounters with the many characters of Surrency, Georgia while working on a crisis hotline. If you’d like to listen to the stories Pegi and Melvin mentioned, here are links: Reflections From Space by Frederick Hauck Merci by Candido Tirado and Carmen Rivera To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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