The Epitome of Patriotism: An Iranian Americans Story

January 17, 2014 / Matthew Clemente / Leave a comment

I listen to a lot of podcast. Few are as moving as the story told on The Moth Radio Hour about a young Iranian American who travels back to her homeland during the 2009 Iranian elections. Her story demonstrate how truly lucky we are to be American. Although all of the stories on this edition of The Moth Radio Hour were superb, the Iranian American story is segment three starting at around 49:40.

Dominos Pizza, Identity Theft, and Spring Break

March 7, 2013 / Matthew Clemente / Leave a comment

Dominos Pizza, Identity Theft, and Spring Break

As we head into spring break, I figured I’d bring a little levity to the blog. This episode of The Moth’s storytelling podcast features a hapless college student whose spring break plans are dashed by identity theft. Desperate and with a lot of time on his hands, the protagonist decides to investigate the crime, which he realizes was committed by the hands of a Diminos pizza employee.