...these stories are a kind of beacon. By making stories full of empathy and amusement and the sheer pleasure of discovering the world, these writers reassert the fact that we live in a world where joy and empathy and pleasure are all around us, there for the noticing.

I dont take care of my voice at all, which is one reason that I sound as bad as I do.

Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question.

I think the most famous person I've ever met is Brad Pitt.

You just have to fight your way through.

If you're not failing all the time, you're not creating a situation where you can get lucky.

I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.