The Moth

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Nate Charles deals with his distant-sounding father.

Tags Moving Growing up Loss Coming of age Independence Family Healing Relationships Relocating Resentment Wistful Thought-provoking Bittersweet Nostalgic

Storyteller

Nate Charles

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Nate Charles & Adam Gopnik

Original Air Date

August 29, 2017

Recorded Date

July 18, 2016

“The thing about starting a ritual, is that when you do it for the first time, you don’t know it’s a ritual.”

Photo by Jason Falchook
Nate Charles

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