Chloe Salmon

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Chloe Salmon. A saving grace is what usually rescues something or someone from being a lost cause. But I've always appreciated another, more optimistic view. A saving grace as the support we get unexpectedly, and often when we most need it. In this hour, stories of finding grace in surprising places.

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Chloe Salmon. A saving grace is what usually rescues something or someone from being a lost cause. But I've always appreciated another, more optimistic view. A saving grace as the support we get unexpectedly, and often when we most need it. In this hour, stories of finding grace in surprising places.

This is the Moth Radio Hour. I'm Chloe Salmon. A saving grace is what usually rescues something or someone from being a lost cause. But I've always appreciated another, more optimistic view. A saving grace as the support we get unexpectedly, and often when we most need it. In this hour, stories of finding grace in surprising places.

It seems fitting that our first story comes from a man named Hope. He told it for us at a slam in Chicago where we partner with public radio station WBEZ. Here's Hope Iyeoye live at the Moth.

It seems fitting that our first story comes from a man named Hope. He told it for us at a slam in Chicago where we partner with public radio station WBEZ. Here's Hope Iyeoye live at the Moth.

It seems fitting that our first story comes from a man named Hope. He told it for us at a slam in Chicago where we partner with public radio station WBEZ. Here's Hope Iyeoye live at the Moth.

That was Hope Eoy. Houston-born and Nigerian-raised, Hope now lives in Chicago, and by the time you hear this, he will have finished his final year of medical school. You can usually catch him cycling through the city on the hunt for the best Korean barbecue Chicago has to offer, or teaching himself new skills, like patching drywall.

That was Hope Eoy. Houston-born and Nigerian-raised, Hope now lives in Chicago, and by the time you hear this, he will have finished his final year of medical school. You can usually catch him cycling through the city on the hunt for the best Korean barbecue Chicago has to offer, or teaching himself new skills, like patching drywall.

That was Hope Eoy. Houston-born and Nigerian-raised, Hope now lives in Chicago, and by the time you hear this, he will have finished his final year of medical school. You can usually catch him cycling through the city on the hunt for the best Korean barbecue Chicago has to offer, or teaching himself new skills, like patching drywall.

To see a photo of the Yayoi family, again, that's hope, peace, praise, and truth, plus their mom, Adesua, head over to themoth.org. Our next story is from Anaysha Roy Chowdhury, who found herself looking for support in a place where things are usually everyone for themselves, the New York City subway. She told this at a virtual main stage, which means she took the stage from her living room.

To see a photo of the Yayoi family, again, that's hope, peace, praise, and truth, plus their mom, Adesua, head over to themoth.org. Our next story is from Anaysha Roy Chowdhury, who found herself looking for support in a place where things are usually everyone for themselves, the New York City subway. She told this at a virtual main stage, which means she took the stage from her living room.

To see a photo of the Yayoi family, again, that's hope, peace, praise, and truth, plus their mom, Adesua, head over to themoth.org. Our next story is from Anaysha Roy Chowdhury, who found herself looking for support in a place where things are usually everyone for themselves, the New York City subway. She told this at a virtual main stage, which means she took the stage from her living room.

Here's Anaysha Roy Chowdhury live at The Moth.

Here's Anaysha Roy Chowdhury live at The Moth.

Here's Anaysha Roy Chowdhury live at The Moth.

That was Anaysha Roy Chowdhury. Anaysha told that story for us once before in person at a pre-pandemic main stage at the New York Historical Society. While we couldn't quite cart an audience into her living room for this virtual version, we thought you might like to hear the love that she got from the crowd after her last line that night. Feel free to clap along.

That was Anaysha Roy Chowdhury. Anaysha told that story for us once before in person at a pre-pandemic main stage at the New York Historical Society. While we couldn't quite cart an audience into her living room for this virtual version, we thought you might like to hear the love that she got from the crowd after her last line that night. Feel free to clap along.

That was Anaysha Roy Chowdhury. Anaysha told that story for us once before in person at a pre-pandemic main stage at the New York Historical Society. While we couldn't quite cart an audience into her living room for this virtual version, we thought you might like to hear the love that she got from the crowd after her last line that night. Feel free to clap along.

Anisha Roy Chowdhury is an author and educator, and she calls herself a strategic troublemaker. Her book, The Marginalized Majority, Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America, was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews. She lives in Kingston, New York, where she is learning, with varying degrees of success, how to refurbish a house that was built in 1903.

Anisha Roy Chowdhury is an author and educator, and she calls herself a strategic troublemaker. Her book, The Marginalized Majority, Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America, was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews. She lives in Kingston, New York, where she is learning, with varying degrees of success, how to refurbish a house that was built in 1903.