BFFs: The Moth Podcast

Chloe Salmon· Host0:05

Welcome to The Moth. I'm Chloe Salmon. There are so many stories about romantic love, which is fair, I guess. But I take your romantic love and raise you a different relationship, one that can be just as fulfilling and honestly, sometimes even more so: friendship. I'm grateful for my friends every day because each and every one of them is a perfect, beautiful angel who supports me fiercely, but is also willing to give me an honest opinion about the new haircut I wanna try out. Without them, I would be a lonely girl with a bowl cut I thought would look French, probably. In this episode, three stories all about friendship, from how they can be there for you during challenging times, to a friend's unconditional love, to the gummy bears. Don't worry, we'll get there. First up is Lauren Karch, who told this story at a main stage in Dayton, Ohio, where the theme was More Than Meets The Eye. [audience clapping] Here's Lauren live at The Moth.

Lauren Karch· Guest1:01

Uh, so a couple years ago, I started to notice that people were sounding quieter to me, which did not track with world events, but only when I was on the phone, and only when I had the phone to the right side of my head. And it wasn't, like, just that. I also noticed, like, I would get dizzy sometimes, and sometimes I kind of felt like my head was underwater. So I held off, but eventually, I, uh, made an appointment with, like, an ear, nose and throat specialist and got my hearing tested.