<Tr> <Th> Podcast </Th> <Td> The Moth podcast </Td> </Tr> <P> The Moth is a non-profit group based in New York City dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling . Founded in 1997, the organization presents a wide range of theme - based storytelling events across the United States and abroad, often featuring prominent literary and cultural personalities . The Moth offers a weekly podcast and in 2009 launched a national public radio show, The Moth Radio Hour, which won a 2010 Peabody Award . The 2013 story collection The Moth: 50 True Stories reached #22 on The New York Times Paperback Nonfiction Best - Seller List . </P> <P> The Moth was founded in 1997 by poet and novelist George Dawes Green, who wanted to recreate the feeling of sultry summer evenings in his native Georgia, when moths were attracted to the light on the porch where he and his friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales . Green and his original group of storytellers called themselves "The Moths", and Green took the name with him to New York . The non-profit organization now runs over 500 different storytelling programs a year in more that 25 US cities (including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit) and four international cities (London, Dublin, Sydney, and Melbourne) offering the unique perspectives of both average, everyday people, and literary or cultural personalities . </P> <P> The Moth's live shows fall into several tiers of production, but each is dedicated to the art of unscripted, first - person storytelling . Every show has stories based on open - ended themes (Such as "Hot Mess," or "Conviction"). </P>

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