The Moth

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Tia Valeria Gurtner goes to their high school prom, and finds their mother there too.

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Tia Valeria

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The Moth at 25: A Family Legacy

Original Air Date

January 28, 2022

Recorded Date

April 26, 2021

“It was 1999, my senior year of high school. Spring had sprung in Portland, Oregon and I was on my way to prom.”

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