In this hour, a special live edition of The Moth from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.A mother tries to model confident behavior after moving to China; a man goes on a dangerous rescue mission; a lonely girl spends her summer raising funds for the blind.

Catherine Palmer tries to fake it until her children make it.

Joe Lentini sets out in arctic weather to rescue stranded mountain climbers.

Elizabeth Browning becomes a local celebrity after writing to her local newspaper.

Hosted by

Dame Wilburn, with additional hosting by Jay Allison

The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.