Episode 30: NPR's ARI SHAPIRO talks NPR and "OCH and OY: A Considered Cabaret!‪"‬ Better Than Monkeys

He has been a question on Jeopardy and an answer in
the New York Times crossword puzzle.  As a
journalist he has covered stories from the Arctic circle to the cabin of Air Force One.  He’s covered conflicts in
Iraq, Ukraine and Israel.

As a vital part of NPR’s journalistic team, he
has served as NPR’s International Correspondent based in London, he served as
NPR’s Justice Correspondent for five years during the George W. Bush administration, and he spent 4 years as NPR’s Whitehouse Correspondent during the first and second terms of President Barak Obama. 
 

Since 2015 this award-winning journalist has taken
up the microphone as one of the hosts of NPR’s flagship afternoon news Magazine,
All Things Considered.

But he is so much more than just a journalist.
He’s the author of a New York Times Best-seller, a singer with some serious skill, skill which has landed him on stages from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. And
an entertainer who along with Tony and Emmy award winner, actor Alan Cumming, will find his way to Erie, Pennsylvania and the stage of the Mary D’Angelo Performing
Arts Center at Mercyhurst University for a one night only tour de force show featuring song, dance, maybe even a few baudy
jokes and definitely some memorable stories.

This Renaissance man
is of course the legendary Ari Shapiro and he's our guest for this episode of Better Than Monkeys!

I hope you enjoy the interview!

Brian