Cents and Sensibility: The Moth Radio Hour

In this hour, money talks. Stories of finances—coin collecting, running grifts, and determining the value of "stuff." This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Curatorial Producer Suzanne Rust. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Steve Zimmer and his father search for a rare penny. Stacey Curry finds some monetary discrepancies at her new job. Dannie Olguin grows up worrying that she will never have enough. Taji Torrilhon does not place great importance on "stuff," but her wife does. Charles Caracciolo finds a financial incentive to being an altar boy. Christian Garland, a preacher's kid, steals collection plate money from his grandfather. Podcast # 971 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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Cents and Sensibility: The Moth Radio Hour is an episode from The Moth by The Moth.

This episode is 53:43 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2026.

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