Excited and Scared (Ep. 155 - Ari Shapiro of NPR's All Things Considered)

My guest this week is Ari Shapiro, host of All Things Considered. These days, he tells other people's stories on NPR, but his own story was considerably is more winding than you might expect -- behind his calm journalistic voice is a former illegal immigrant who carried mace for protection in high school, nearly became an actor, and might never have found his place on the radio if a gay icon hadn't intervened on his behalf.