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CBS Sunday Morning
NPR’s Ari Shapiro on the Intimacy of Storytelling
“Whether I’m singing to an audience of thousands or broadcasting on the radio to someone sitting alone in their driveway, I want to give someone a reason to keep listening.”
MSNBC’s Morning Joe:
NPR's Ari Shapiro focuses on optimism and hope in his new book
“I sometimes feel like my microphone and headset are a snorkel and mask that allow me to explore thidden worlds that I would never have access to. And then I get to share them with you.”
NPR’s Fresh Air
It's impossible to fit 'All Things' Ari Shapiro does into this headline
“Anybody who ever feels like they're a failure, just remember:
NPR's Ari Shapiro got rejected for an NPR internship.”
Ari Shapiro Reads Cookbooks For Comfort and Pleasure
“I once went in 24 hours from interviewing Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill while wearing a suit to singing with Alan Cumming on Fire Island while wearing a leather dog collar”
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bown Yang:
Undeniably Essential
“Any word is better with an X in it. It’s the umami of letters.”
MSNBC: The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart
NPR's Ari Shapiro reports on lessons learned behind the microphone and in print in new memoir
“I hope that people walk away from this book with a sense of why we should be hopeful, why we should feel good about humanity, and why we should be curious about the world around us and the people in it.”
Time Sensitive:
Ari Shapiro on Finding Clarity and Connection Through Listening
“Sometimes listening can be an act of care. And allowing people the space to tell their story and be heard can be healing.”
Metro Weekly
From NPR to a new memoir to a boisterous cabaret with friend Alan Cumming, Ari Shapiro's life is comprised of multitudes.
“The book is an answer to a question that friends have often asked me over the years, which is, how do I stay optimistic in the face of everything bad that happens in the world, particularly as a journalist?”
NPR’s Ari Shapiro on What a Reporter Learns Eating on the Road
“Feeding someone is a very intimate act, and the things that you choose to cook and the things that you choose to feed someone reflect who you are and where you come from.”