Jul 13th, 2005 · Day to Day literary editor Karen Grigsby bates talks with David Gregory Smith, author of the surprise hit book Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering -- a novella about a workaholic who gets an invitation to have dinner with Jesus Christ himself.
Jun 18th, 2005 · Triangulating Comedy in 'Apres Vous' June 18, 2005 · One man saves a stranger's life and gets caught in a love triangle. That's the gist of the French romantic comedy Apres Vous, which is now in U.S. theaters. It stars Daniel Autueil, one of the busiest actors in the world.
May 18th, 2005 · Author Rana Dasgupta talks about his new book in which 13 strangers, stranded for a night in a forgotten airport in forgotten country on the way to Tokyo.
May 1st, 2005 · Judy Dench and Maggie Smith co-star in the film Ladies in Lavender. Set on Britain's Cornwall coast just before World War II, the movie is the bittersweet story of two aging sisters whose lives are changed when a young stranger washes ashore near their home.
Apr 7th, 2005 · Looking for a new way to embarrass yourself in front of close friends and complete strangers? A California art performance group called Angry Waiter 4am has come up with a new type of stand-up comedy: "joke-e-oke." From member station KQED, Molly Peterson reports on the latest mutation of karaoke.
Mar 30th, 2005 · A Maryland man is encouraging strangers to send him postcards containing messages with their deepest secrets. Frank Warren tells Michele Norris about Postsecret.com.
Mar 17th, 2005 · He's been a mad scientist, a gun-slinging cowboy, a twisted chocolate maker and other zanily hilarious characters. But actor Gene Wilder still doesn't consider himself a funny man. He speaks about his career and his new autobiography Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art.
Nov 2nd, 2004 · Who is that person you've passed each day over the last few years, never knowing her name? How do we cross the class and racial boundaries in our neighborhoods and communities? These are some of the questions that Danielle Allen tries to answer in her new book Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education. Hear NPR's Tavis Smiley and Allen.