In this excellent memoir, Shapiro, host of NPR's All Things Considered, offers up essays on his experiences on everything from being the only out gay Jewish boy in his high school to interviewing those impacted by war in Ukraine and Africa to touring with the multilingual, internationally known band Pink Martini. Like his news coverage, these stories are engaging, thought-provoking, and touching, with unexpected bits of humor and twists. Yeah, it's a bit name-droppy at times (Alan Cumming plays a large role in later chapters, and Bono, Bette Midler, President Obama, and Patti Lupone, among others, all get mentioned), but Shapiro is very aware of this tendency, which makes it less annoying than your average "celebrities rubbing elbows" memoir. I loved this book, and especially recommend the audiobook, which Shapiro reads himself.
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