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 to
hear this fine compilation of interviews with extraordinary individuals
conducted by various NPR personalities through the years. Each interview is
given background in an introduction by the NPR interviewer who conducted it,
but the interviewees ultimately speak for themselves, sharing their unique and
absorbing stories. Those featured include renowned animal behaviorist Temple
Grandin, a Bosnian teenager living through the siege of Sarajevo, and the
gifted young pianist Emily Bear, among others. The inspiring, heartfelt, and
enlightening interviews bring the listener into the daily lives and experiences
of some fascinating individuals from diverse backgrounds. Winner of the
AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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AudioFile