ABOUT THE SHOW

It’s such a simple idea…just ask people what they think matters, and listen to what they have to say. Here’s how it works – a card table, a couple of chairs, a pair of microphones, and a sign that reads ‘Interviews – 50¢”. Long time NPR journalist Alex Chadwick waits in public places where people can stop to talk.

People get it immediately, though they often ask, “Do I pay you or do you pay me”?

“Well,” Alex likes to say, “sit down and let’s see how it goes.”

The stories he collects don’t often get into the mainstream media – personal tales about love gone wrong or right, a cross-country road trip with a corpse, a daughter weighing reconciliation with the father she dreads, a small chance encounter that saves a life.

Interviews 50¢… that’s a real bargain.