Introduction / John Biewen
Are we on the air? / Chris Brookes
That Jackie Kennedy moment / Scott Carrier
Talking to strangers / The Kitchen Sisters
No holes were drilled in the heads of animals in the making of this radio show / Jad Abumrad
Harnessing luck as an industrial product / Ira Glass
Covering home / Katie Davis
What did she just say? / Damali Ayo
Cigarettes and dance steps / Alan Hall
Unreality radio / Natalie Kestecher
Finding the poetry / Dmae Roberts
Diaries and Detritus : one perfectionist's search for imperfection / Joe Richman
Living history / Stephen Smith
The voice and the place / Sandy Tolan
Crossing borders / Maria Martin
Adventurers in sound / Karen Michel
Dressy girls / Lena Eckert-Erdheim
Salt is flavor and other tips learned while cooking / Emily Botein
Afterword : listen / Jay Allison.