Audacy partners with leading storytelling nonprofit The Moth

Leading premium podcast network Audacy Podcasts today announced a strategic partnership with acclaimed storytelling nonprofit The Moth to handle sales and distribution for the organization’s award-winning podcast, including video, social and sponsorships for live events.

To date, The Moth’s podcasts have been brought to listeners in partnership with PRX. PRX will continue to represent The Moth on public radio, which includes continued distribution of “The Moth Radio Hour” to more than 560 stations nationwide.

The Moth podcast feed will move to Audacy on January 1, 2025, and be accessible on the Audacy app and everywhere podcasts are available. The Moth will continue its release schedule with new and encore episodes of “The Moth Radio Hour” on Tuesdays and original episodes of “The Moth Podcast” on Fridays.

For over 27 years, The Moth has forged the modern storytelling movement, presenting over 60,000 true, personal stories to standing-room-only crowds at events and through storytelling workshops worldwide. Since 2008, these stories have reached tens of millions of listeners each year through “The Moth Radio Hour” and “The Moth Podcast.”

“As a nonprofit organization, the opportunity to broaden our reach with Audacy perfectly aligns with our mission of building a more connected world through the art of true personal storytelling. We’re thrilled to partner with their talented team to ensure these vital stories are amplified and heard by more listeners—and help brands connect with our community meaningfully through our audio programming, 600+ live events yearly, 1.3MM+ social media followers, and our digital extensions,” said Sarah Haberman, Executive Director of The Moth.

“Early in my career, I was a producer at The Moth, so I know firsthand how special this storytelling giant is. The Moth is unparalleled in the innovative work they create, and we’re thrilled to welcome them to the Audacy family,” said Jenna Weiss-Berman, EVP, Audacy Podcasts. “From the award-winning podcasts to live events and more, our partnership offers tremendous opportunities for advertisers to connect with deeply engaged listeners.”

With a deep archive of episodes, The Moth’s audio programming has garnered critical acclaim and cultural relevancy by featuring captivating, hysterical, gut-wrenching, unbelievably true stories from everyday people all over the world alongside notable names like Padma Lakshmi, Elizabeth Gilbert, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kathleen Turner, Malcolm Gladwell, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, John Turturro, Molly Ringwald, Boots Riley, Krista Tippett, Damon Young, Mike Birbiglia, Rosanne Cash, Danyel Smith, Tig Notaro and more.

The Moth is represented by WME.

About Audacy

Audacy, Inc. is a leading scaled, multi-platform audio content and entertainment company that connects with 200 million consumers. Powered by its exclusive, premium audio content that includes unrivaled leadership positions in news and sports radio, Audacy operates one of the country’s two scaled radio broadcasting groups, a rapidly growing direct-to-consumer digital audio platform, multiple audio networks, a major event business and a leading, award-winning podcast studio and network. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.

About The Moth

The Moth is a nonprofit dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. For over 27 years, The Moth has presented over 60,000 true personal stories, told live, without notes, to standing-room-only audiences and virtually around the globe. Renowned for showcasing a broad range of human experiences, The Moth produces approximately 600 live and virtual shows each year and has an ongoing presence in 27 cities worldwide. Additionally, The Moth runs storytelling workshops for students, teachers, adults, advocates, and professionals from around the world through its Education, Community Engagement, Global Community and MothWorks Programs. The Moth Podcast—the 2020 WEBBY People’s Voice Award Winner for Best Podcast Series— is downloaded tens of millions of times a year, and each week, the Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour, produced by Jay Allison at Atlantic Public Media and presented by PRX, The Public Radio Exchange, is heard on over 560+ public radio stations. The Moth released its first card deck, A Game of Storytelling (Clarkson Potter), and its second podcast, the Webby Award-Winning, Grown, is available on all major streaming platforms. To date, The Moth has published five critically acclaimed books: New York Times Bestseller The Moth: 50 True Stories (Hachette Books, September 2013), All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown (Crown Archetype, March 2017) — described as “wonderful” by NYT’s Michiko Kakutani and New York Times Bestsellers Occasional Magic: True Stories of Defying the Impossible (Crown Archetype, March 2019), How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth (Crown Archetype, April 2022) and its newest book, A Point of Beauty: True Stories of Holding On and Letting Go (Crown Archetype, March 2024). Learn more at themoth.org.