Another week, another podcast. Let's get right into it!
DISCLAIMER: There are some spoilers in this blog, so read to your discretion. The Moth Radio Hour is a podcast that shares stories told by people at live events, meaning that they were originally given to a crowd. So, The Moth teams up with story telling events and all of a sudden you're part of that audience, listening to a stranger tell a personal story. Each episode has a theme, and this one was about love. The title of this episode, as stated in the blog title, is "In the Name of Love". This intrigued me because I thought about all the things people would do for love. At first, I thought about the movie type love. The type of love where a person goes through war or does a bunch of illegal things for the person they love and then everything turns out okay in the end. Obviously, that wasn't going to be one of the stories so I started thinking again and the next thing to come to mind was the "rags to riches" story. Working hard from nothing to support a family. The podcast was nothing that I expected; it was better. It was so real and intimate, even though I was merely listening to their voices. The first story was about a Christian Palestinian (which I identified with, since I am Palestinian as well) who immigrated to America. She explained how growing up, she was taught that Muslims were the enemy and that Christians should not associate with, let alone have relations with, them. Long story short, her family becomes infuriated when she falls in love with a muslim man and she has to choose between the love of her life and her family. She chose her eventual husband and although her mom supported her, she was shunned from her immediate and extended family for years after the marriage. The next story was my favorite out of the four given in this podcast. It was told by an 65 year old fisherman who began with explaining his bond with his late grandfather. He continues with his heartfelt recollections of the past and quotes his grandfather who told him, "One day you will know how lucky you are". Once his grandfather passed away, he grew up, got married, and had kids, One day, he noticed his father playing with his grandchild and this was nostalgic for the fisherman because it reminded him when he used to play with his grandfather. It was in that moment, the fisherman realized how lucky he was. This story was so emotional and captivating. If you only have time to listen to one story, I advise you to listen to this one. The third story was a sweet short story about how a man proposed to a woman. It involves a famous person. I'll leave it at that. The last story was an extremely emotional story about a man and his husband against the government. They agreed to not get married until it was legal in the state that they lived in to support the gay community in their state. However, the speaker's significant other was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal illness. After some time, the ALS caused him to be paralyzed in bed, and the speaker decided to ask him to get married while they still had time together. They flew over Maryland, a state that had legalized gay marriage, got married in a jet, and then flew back to Iowa as a wedded couple. However, the state of Iowa did not acknowledge them as married, and the death certificate of the man with ALS would not recognize the speaker as his husband. This caused them to battle for their right to get married and they won, with an eventual supreme court decision to make same sex marriage legal in all 50 states. I absolutely loved this podcast! It included music and audience reactions which made the entire experience even better. To go along with this podcast, I decided to do my own story time and asked my social media followers to submit a random story anonymously through google forms. Stay updated to find out the results!
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Grant Winkel
3/16/2018 07:23:24 pm
What's up Huda!! I am definitely interested in your topic. I love podcasts and listen to one almost every day. I might have to listen to this podcast because this one seems great. I like how personal this podcast is, so you won't get the feeling of boredom. I am going to continue to keep up to date with your topic and look forward to reading more of your blogs.
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