Inescapable Logic

Over the last few years, producer Chana Joffe-Walt has been checking in with someone who wears the mantle of being “it” well.

Producer Aviva DeKornfeld accompanies Santa Allen to his first “chair gig” to see whether all of his hopes, or all of his fears, or a little of both, will be realized. (16 minutes)

When Adele wrote into our show last summer, she described herself as “the worst phlebotomist in the whole hospital.” Producer Diane Wu couldn’t resist calling her up to find out exactly what she meant by that.

Beau O'Reilly gets a chance to settle a 17-year-old score with the help of the Chicago police.

Beau O'Reilly and his mother Winifred, who had 14 children, discuss her secret feelings about Johnny Cash and other matters on Mother's Day.

Playwright and contributor Beau O'Reilly talks about a more typical relationship between restaurant and customer.