Jul 10th, 2008 · The man behind Nemo and Wall-E has warmed hearts with his unlikely heroes — a clownfish? A sentient trash compactor? He tells Terry Gross about finding inspiration in unlikely places, and in everyday objects.
Feb 28th, 2007 · The city manager of Largo, Fla., has been fired, following the revelation that he was preparing to undergo a sex-change. Michele Norris talks with Steve Stanton, who has been undergoing hormone therapy before an operation to change from a man to a woman. Stanton had been planning to announce the operation in a couple months, but the news leaked last week.
Aug 25th, 2006 · Robert Siegel follows a word that appeared in the news this morning. Hail that fell yesterday in Stanton, N.D., was described by residents as being the size of "grapefruits." Robert talks with Stanton resident Carrie Simpfenderfer who witnessed the storm. The question of how hail is formed is answered by Jim Keeney, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the Central Region Headquarters of the National Weather Service in Kansas City, Missouri.