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    Nerding Out: Passions, Obsessions, and Media

    Nerding Out: Passions, Obsessions, and Media

    FromGrown, a podcast from The Moth

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    Nerding Out: Passions, Obsessions, and Media

    FromGrown, a podcast from The Moth

    ratings:
    Length:
    32 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 22, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Anime. The Jonas Brothers. Twilight. We'll figure out how your passions shape who you are. Abigail Loor shares a story about finding a space in an anime convention and Roger Lam wears his superhero t-shirts with pride. Plus, Fonzo talks One Piece and David Lepelstat goes to the Brooklyn Comic Con.

    Hosted by: Aleeza Kazmi and Fonzo Lacayo

    Storytellers: Abigail Loor and Roger Lam

    Follow Grown on TikTok or Instagram @GrownPod

    For more information on the people who make Grown, along with original illustrations by Sarah DiMichele, visit our website: grownpod.com
    Released:
    Nov 22, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (27)

    Grown is a podcast about the in-between: the nebulous, the liminal, the just plain weird time between those awkward teenage years and full-on adulthood. Grown is co-hosted by Aleeza Kazmi and Alfonso “Fonzo” Lacayo, two Moth storytellers and graduates of The Moth’s Education program who are on the cusp of adulthood themselves. Together, they guide listeners through true stories that deal with the challenges and joys of growing up. Using their unique points of view, Aleeza and Fonzo will discuss first crushes, culture, identity, secrets, and more. Like The Moth Podcast, Grown centers these fresh, personal stories told at Moth events worldwide—but Grown also features conversations with the storytellers themselves, on the street interviews, audio diaries from young voices, and more. Grown is a podcast that reminds us that no matter how old we are, we’re never fully grown. New episodes drop bi-weekly on Wednesdays beginning on February 8, 2023. Start by listening to Episode 1, Crushed: Heartbreaks, first kisses, and catching feelings.