The Moth

The Dry Run

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Emily Matuzek gets ready to leave the nest, but not before she gets a few test runs in first.

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Emily Matuzek

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Travel Tales: Reza Jalali & Emily Matuzek

Original Air Date

September 21, 2018

Recorded Date

January 10, 2017

“We’re not even hitting the road for 48 hours. So we maximize the space in this SUV and then we take each Rubbermaid container out and we put it back in the living room.”

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