Join us at The Crawford Family Forum in Los Angeles for an evening of true, personal stories about science-themed lightbulb moments 💡
Hosted and produced by Bryan Kett and Leslie Berntsen
Stories by:
Kevin McGeehan is an award-winning storyteller, including 8 Moth StorySlams and the 2019 New York GrandSlam Championship. He worked as an actor, writer, and teacher for Chicago’s famed Second City theater for over 20 years. His autobiographical stories can be heard on The Moth Radio Hour and the RISK podcast, as well as read in Men’s Health magazine and The Moth’s 20th Anniversary book, All These Wonders.
Sirina Nabhan is a Project Data Systems Engineer for the Deep Space Network at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where her team processes the data that helps spacecraft communicate with Mission Control back on Earth. She has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Riverside, where she served as the President of the campus chapter of the Society for Women Engineers. Sirina is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Space Systems at Johns Hopkins University and also serves as the Professional Development Chair of JPL’s Advisory Council for Women to help foster equity in space exploration through outreach and social events.
Christopher Rivas is an actor, author, podcaster, and storyteller. Part memoir and part social commentary, his book Brown Enough explores what it means to be Brown in a Black/white world. Chris also hosts two podcast series with SiriusXM's Stitcher: Brown Enough, which explores the parallel themes of this book through interview-style episodes; and Rubirosa, a 10-episode documentary-style investigation of Porfirio Rubirosa, a Dominican diplomat, race car driver, soldier and polo player who is believed to be the inspiration for the famous character ‘James Bond’. On screen, Rivas is known for his work on the Fox series, Call Me Kat, opposite Mayim Bialik, Leslie Jordan, Kyla Pratt and Cheyenne Jackson.
David Crabb is a writer, performer & storyteller from San Antonio, Texas, where he spent his teenage years as a gay Goth, which was just as much fun as it sounds. David is a member of the Groundlings Main Company and the host of Risk! at Lyric Hyperion in LA. He's the creator of the solo show “Bad Kid” (New York Times Critics’ Pick) and writer of the memoir “Bad Kid" (Harper Perennial). David has performed solo works in LA, Australia, Scotland, Texas & NYC and his storytelling has been featured on NPR, BuzzFeed & The Moth. You can currently hear him playing multiple weirdos on Wondery’s "This Job is History" with Chris Parnell.
Shein Ei Cho is a science communicator, educator and two-time winner of Story Collider’s Science Story Slam. She holds a Masters degree in Biology from Stanford University and currently works in scholarly communication to make science accessible and equitable. Originally from Myanmar, she grew up writing silly rhymes for her friends. Her poetry career peaked when she wrote her first poem in English: “An Ode to Potatoes”. In her free time, she can be found in local improv jams and in the kitchen making a mess.
