Adam Wade is a storyteller and 20-time SLAM winner at The Moth, based in New York City.

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(00:00) Falling in love with New York

(04:18) College radio builds his confidence

(07:41) Winning a talent show changes everything

(10:02) Arriving in New York with almost nothing

(12:47) Virgil’s Barbecue becomes his first community

(16:08) Relentlessly pursuing the NBC page program

(20:03) Finding community and kindness at NBC

(24:21) Building a career through relationships

(28:56) Discovering The Moth

(31:06) Colin Quinn tells him to be himself

(36:57) Why storytelling became addictive

(39:50) Learning how to win story slams ...