Jodi Powell
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The Moth
The Moth Podcast: Family Matters
Welcome to The Moth Podcast. I'm Jodi Powell. And on this episode, family matters. Yes, we're talking family. Finding, reconnecting, and standing up for family. First up, we've got a story about family finding you. Alicia Kenworthy told this at a D.C. Grand Slam where the theme of the night was between the lines. Here's Alicia, live at The Moth.
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The Moth Podcast: Family Matters
That was Marko Ivanov. Marko grew up in ex-Yugoslavia and moved to the U.S. at 17. A former electrical engineering and business student, he is now a senior vice president at TransUnion. He lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife and two children and is a longtime Ravens fan. If you'd like to see some photos of Marko, his brother and their family, just go to themoth.org slash extras.
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The Moth Podcast: Family Matters
We were curious to see what happened to Marco and his brother after the events of this story. So we asked him. Here's Marco.
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The Moth Podcast: Family Matters
That's it for this episode. Whether you find your family through kin, friendship, or through chance, we hope that it's Zebslofer. And from our family here at The Moth to yours, we hope you have a story-worthy week.
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The Moth Podcast: Family Matters
That was Alicia Kenworthy. Alicia is a writer, storyteller, former matchmaker, and once-upon-a-time reality TV talent based in Washington, D.C. You can read her newsletter, Catalectic, on Substack. If you'd like to see photos of Alicia, her father and her brother, head over to themoth.org slash extras. We emailed Alicia to see if there were any new developments since she told this story.
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The Moth Podcast: Family Matters
But Alicia wasn't the only one who let us know how they were doing.
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The Moth Podcast: Family Matters
Yes, that was Alicia's brother Lutz and her niece Luisa. And if everything should one time click into place for me, I'll definitely know exactly what to say. Sebsläufer. Up next, we have Stacy Staggs, who told this story at the Louisville Grand Slam, where the theme of the night was a point of beauty. Here's Stacy, live at the Moth.
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The Moth Podcast: Family Matters
That was Stacey Staggs. George and Stacey live in Kentucky. Stacey works in corporate, leading people. George attends school, plays video games, accepts hot Cheetos as currency, but has no idea why his tummy hurts. He still gets nervous when Stacey cooks. Their favorite pastime? Mocking each other. We also checked in with Stacey to hear a bit more about how her nephew was doing. Here's Stacey.
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The Moth Podcast: Family Matters
Life is good. We're so glad to hear that. We'll be back in a second with another story all about family. or final stories about relying on and taking care of family, even when the world is in a pretty dark place. Marco Ivanov told this at a Chicago Grand Slam, where the theme of the night was between the lines. Here's Marco, live at the Moth.