One reason I do the live shows - and the monthly speeches at public radio stations - is to remind myself that people hear the show, that it has an audience, that it exists in the world. It's so easy to forget that.
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Nationality: American Type: Journalist Born: March 3, 1959 |
When I was little I always thought I was marked out, special, on the verge of something momentous. I used to tingle with anticipation.
I need to know the price of a gallon of milk and a dozen eggs. I need to know right now.

