More than a few podcasts originate as live shows before being adapted for the Internet. Some are produced live, then digitized into podcast format. Others start live, then move into a studio where they are produced as episodic podcasts.
You may know about The Moth, a live audience, stand-up, notes-free, true personal story-telling program featuring everyday folks, sometimes celebrities, whose tales are worth sharing. The Moth was born in the Deep South, on a screened-in patio (hence the moths), where friends would gather to exchange stories and entertain each other.
It morphed into a staged production, became a hot ticket in New York, then begat the very popular public radio show, The Moth Radio Hour (KPCC and KCRW both broadcast it), which in turn gave rise to staged Moth competitions in cities nationwide, that are edited and packaged as both broadcasts and podcasts.
Stories range from the heartfelt to the harrowing, the hilarious to the heartbreaking, and everything in between. A…
