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.
Growth-Spurt: Fashion and Telling Stories
Once again, here’s some great bonus content to tide you over until Season 3.On this growth-spurt, Fonzo and Aleeza be answering some questions and talking about youth fashion.For more information on the people who make grown, visit grownpod.com
10/23/2024 • 12 minutes, 5 seconds
Growth-Spurt: Favorite Ep and Feeling Old
Once again, here’s some great bonus content to tide you over until Season 3.On this growth-spurt, Fonzo and Aleeza be answering some questions and talking about social media.For more information on the people who make grown, visit grownpod.com
9/18/2024 • 16 minutes, 5 seconds
Growth-Spurt: Looking Back at Rhythm
Once again, here’s some great bonus content to tide you over until Season 3.On this growth-spurt, we'll be taking a look at a story from Season 1 that really connected with Fonzo.For more information on the people who make grown, visit grownpod.com
8/21/2024 • 8 minutes, 4 seconds
Growth-Spurt: Looking Back at Secrets
Once again, here’s some great bonus content to tide you over until Season 3.On this growth-spurt, we'll be taking a look at a story from Season 1 that really connected with Aleeza.For more information on the people who make grown, visit grownpod.com
7/17/2024 • 8 minutes, 35 seconds
Growth-Spurt: Fonzo's Time Machine
Once again, here’s some great bonus content to tide you over until Season 3.On this growth-spurt, we'll be taking a look at the person Fonzo was at 16, turns out he had a fade!For more information on the people who make grown, visit grownpod.com
6/19/2024 • 9 minutes, 10 seconds
Growth-Spurt: Aleeza's Time Machine
Once again, here’s some great bonus content to tide you over until Season 3.On this growth-spurt, we'll be taking a look at the person Aleeza was at 16 - and her misadventures dying her hair.For more information on the people who make grown, visit grownpod.com
5/15/2024 • 10 minutes, 44 seconds
Growth-Spurt: This Teenage Life
Aleeza and Fonzo talk to teens about what it really means to grow up, and the moments they realized they were actually adults.
This episode is a collaboration with the incredible podcast, This Teenage Life. You can find This Teenage Life wherever you get your podcasts, or visit their website: https://thisteenagelife.org/
For more information on the people who make grown, visit grownpod.com
3/27/2024 • 20 minutes, 28 seconds
Growth-Spurt: Club Penguin 2.0 and Will Smith
Once again, here’s some great bonus content to tide you over until Season 3.
And we’ll be featuring two of our Apple Podcast bonus episodes - if you’d like to listen to all of the bonus episodes right now, subscribe to Moth Uninterrupted on Apple Podcasts.
Enjoy!
For more information on the people who make grown, visit grownpod.com
3/20/2024 • 17 minutes, 21 seconds
Introducing Couples Therapy with Naomi and Andy
Open your hearts and loosen your butts! On Couples Therapy, real life couple and real life comedians Naomi Ekperigin (Netflix's The Standups, Mythic Quest) and Andy Beckerman (Beginnings Podcast) gab with their favorite actors and comics about their romantic pasts, presents and futures and answer YOUR relaysh Qs with all the wisdom two unlicensed entertainers can possibly contain! Mental health, romance and jokes from folks like Nia DaCosta, Bowen Yang, Bob the Drag Queen, Aidy Bryant, Kumail Nanjiani, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tig Notaro, Danielle Brooks, Michelle Buteau and more! Click here or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts from!
3/4/2024 • 1 minute, 45 seconds
Growth-Spurt: Scotland and Anime
We wanted to give you some great bonus content to tide you over until Season 3.
For this growth-spurt we’re featuring two of our Apple Podcast bonus episodes - if you’d like to listen to all of the bonus episodes right now, subscribe to Moth Uninterrupted on Apple Podcasts.
Enjoy!
For more information on the people who make grown, visit grownpod.com
2/21/2024 • 17 minutes, 47 seconds
Introducing: Everyone's Business (But Mine) with Kara Berry
Everyone's Business (But Mine) is a deep dive into the shallow end of society - pop culture and reality culture alike, and host Kara Berry is your lifeguard! Everyone's Business (But Mine) features recaps of your favorite reality shows, round ups of what's new in the world of celebrity and deep dives on the most niche corners of the internet, so jump on in - the water is fine.
2/5/2024 • 1 minute, 2 seconds
Growth-Spurt: Checking out Borrowed
We’re still hard at work on Season 2, but we wanted to share an episode from one of our favorite podcasts, “Borrowed.”
If you like Grown, we think you’ll really resonate with Borrowed, especially this episode, all about a teen luddite club.
Borrowed is a podcast from the Brooklyn Public Library, and it’s about libraries, but it’s about so much more - social justice, education, history. And this October, Borrowed will be launching a series about book bans across the country. In seven episodes, the hosts will follow the trail of book censorship from its origins to where it’s landed us today. They'll interview the teachers and librarians whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, the writers whose books have become political battleground, and the young people fighting for intellectual freedom. Us at Grown are so excited to hear it.
You can subscribe to Borrowed wherever you get your podcasts, or learn more about it on their website: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts
Enjoy!
9/13/2023 • 15 minutes, 1 second
Growth-Spurt: Fonzo and Aleeza talk Ladybug and tattoos
We’re still working on Season 2, but here’s another fun “Growth Spurt” to tide you over until then.
This episode, we’re featuring two of our Apple Podcast bonus episodes - if you’d like to listen to all seven bonus episodes right now, become a Moth Uninterrupted on Apple Podcasts.
Enjoy!
8/23/2023 • 14 minutes, 16 seconds
Growth-Spurt: Getting Educated
On this Growth-Spurt, we play an episode of the main Moth podcast, filled with stories that deal with growing up.
If you’re a student and want to bring Moth programming to your school, visit our website themoth.org/students. If you’re a teacher, visit themoth.org/education/teachers
7/26/2023 • 17 minutes, 24 seconds
Growth-Spurt: Aleeza and Fonzo Host a Moth Radio Hour Episode
In our second “growth-spurt” (fun bonus content we’re releasing to tide you over to Season 2), we’re featuring an episode of The Moth Radio Hour that Aleeza and Fonzo hosted a while back.
If you’re a fan of Grown, you’ll LOVE The Moth Radio Hour, listen and subscribe to it wherever you’re listening to this podcast now.
Enjoy!
7/12/2023 • 51 minutes, 36 seconds
Growth-Spurt: Aleeza and Fonzo talk Anime and Fleetwood Mac
We’re hard at work on Season 2, but we wanted to give you some bonus content to tide you over until then. This summer, we’ll be releasing “growth spurts,” fun episodes that feature interesting conversations and cool stories.
For our first “growth spurt” we’re featuring two of our Apple Podcast bonus episodes - if you’d like to listen to all seven bonus episodes right now, become a Moth Uninterrupted on Apple Podcasts.
Hope you enjoy!
