Nationally known NPR on-air personalities—including Melissa Block, David Greene, Rachel Martin, Guy Raz, Scott Simon, Susan Stamberg and many more—share the lasting impressions made during interviews with a wide variety of exceptional individuals. Each story is introduced by the NPR host and offers a candid account of how the encounter was particularly meaningful to them.
These are thought-provoking and emotionally resonant interviews with both the famous and the nearly anonymous, who reveal themselves over the course of a conversation in delightful, moving, and surprising ways.
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“Listeners have the opportunity tohear this fine compilation of interviews with extraordinary individualsconducted by various NPR personalities through the years. Each interview isgiven background in an introduction by the NPR interviewer who conducted it,but the interviewees ultimately speak for themselves, sharing their unique andabsorbing stories. Those featured include renowned animal behaviorist TempleGrandin, a Bosnian teenager living through the siege of Sarajevo, and thegifted young pianist Emily Bear, among others. The inspiring, heartfelt, andenlightening interviews bring the listener into the daily lives and experiencesof some fascinating individuals from diverse backgrounds. Winner of theAudioFile Earphones Award.”
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NPR is a mission-driven, multimedia news organization and radio program producer of news, talk, music, and entertainment programs with a strong base of member stations and supporters nationwide. Since 1971, NPR and its journalists and programs have won hundreds of awards, including some of the most prestigious honors in journalism.
David Greene is NPR’s morning programming host and correspondent. In this role he is the primary substitute host for Morning Edition as well as Weekend Edition Saturday and Weekend Edition Sunday. When he is not hosting he brings his deep reporting talents to these programs.