If you’ve ever heard a probing interview or feature report from a far-flung nation by Ari Shapiro on WAMC, you may have wondered about the person behind the “All Things Considered” voice. Things like: just how do you get a story filed from Air Force One? Why does this guy know so much about flora and fauna? And how did he go from reporting on Pink Martini to joining the band? Those are just some of Shapiro’s experiences detailed in his new memoir, “The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening.”
We speak with Democratic New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for an extended conversation.
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WAMC's Ian Pickus takes part in a media panel at Saratoga Springs Public Library along with Thomas Dimopoulos from Saratoga TODAY, Will Pedigo from...