Special Announcement: The Moth's Mainstage Tour Dates!

Today's show is sponsored by Alma.

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The Moth is supported by AstraZeneca.

AstraZeneca is committed to spreading awareness of a condition called hereditary transthyroidin-mediated amyloidosis or HATTR.

This condition can cause polyneuropathy like nerve pain or numbness, heart failure or irregular rhythm and gastrointestinal issues.

HATTR is often underdiagnosed and can be passed down to loved ones.

Many of us have stories about family legacies passed down through generations.

When I was five, my mother sewed me a classic clown costume, red and yellow with a pointy hat.

It's since been worn by my sister, three cousins, and four of our children.

I'm so happy this piece of my childhood lives on with no end in sight.

Genetic conditions like HATTR shouldn't dominate our stories.

Thanks to the efforts of AstraZeneca, there are treatment options so more patients can choose the legacies they share.

This year, the Moth will partner with AstraZeneca to shine a light on the stories of those living with HATTR.

Learn more at www.myattrroadmap.com.

Hello, Moth listeners.

I'm Chloe Salmon, a radio host and director at The Moth.

We're excited to announce dates for our fall 2024 mainstage season, which are on sale now at themoth.org slash mainstage.

Never been to a mainstage?

Here's the gist.

Each mainstage show features five storytellers sharing incredible true tales of harrowing escapes, leaps of faith, unbelievable hijinks, heartaches, family drama, and more, all live and in person.

The storytellers are people just like you.

Teachers, mechanics, poets, gamers, scientists, homemakers, actors, students, authors, and everyone in between who crafted their stories with moth directors like me.

Over the past few seasons, I've worked with storytellers who've taken audiences to unexpected places.

The world of country music, behind the scenes of a waxing salon, a bartending job in a retirement home, and more.

At a main stage, you never know where you'll be taken next, and that's half the fun.

Our season kicks off this August and brings us to Martha's Vineyard, New York City, Toronto, New Haven, London, Iowa City, Tampa, Boston, Honolulu, Fort Collins, Fargo, Princeton, Austin, Atlanta, Nairobi, Portland, and Chicago, with first-time stops in East Hampton, New York, and Bismarck, North Dakota.

If you love the stories you hear on the Moth Radio Hour or the Moth Podcast, come listen to them in person.

Buy tickets now at them.org slash mainstage.

We hope to see you soon.

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