Radio Drama Revival

MOONFACE – ‘Moaning’

September 25, 2020

Explore the discomfort of disconnect in identity with James Kim’s MOONFACE, a realistic, semi-autobiographical audio drama mini-series about a gay Korean-American man’s struggle to come out to his mother using the language they can both understand.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support James Kim on his website.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded on the unceded territories of the Akimel O’odham and Hohokam peoples.

If you are seeking ways in which to donate to Native communities, the Aniwa Gathering of Elders and the Boa Foundation are raising community relief funds for six reservations: Oglala Lakota, Hopi, Lenape-Ramapough, Apache, Diné (Navajo) and Tohono O’odham communities.

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