I wish that someone had said to me that it's normal to feel lost for a little while.

I didnt have any particular talent for fiction. I took a class in college.

The most important possible thing you can do is do a lot of work.

For people starting public radio shows, one of the things you have to do is you have to talk every single public radio station into picking you up.

I cannot stress enough that the answer to a lot of your life's questions is often in someone else's face. Try putting your iPhones down every once in a while and look at people's faces.

I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.

I'm going to go with Chihuahua, just because I can't think of anything more frightening than a giant Chihuahua.