The Office of the Provost and OSU Foundation Present: Provost's Lecture Series: Ari Shapiro: Thank You For Listening
He has been named Journalist of the Year, sung at the Hollywood Bowl, and regularly features on albums and in live performance with Pink Martini — the band founded by 2026-27 Patricia Valian Reser Artist-in-Residence Thomas Lauderdale. And now one of America’s most recognized and beloved storytellers debuts his new cabaret solo show. Hilarious and moving, Ari Shapiro: Thank You For Listening adapts tales from Shapiro’s best-selling memoir, The Best Strangers in the World, into an evening of stories and songs about the power of listening to forge connections. Audiences will leave feeling more hopeful about the world around them … and may never listen to All Things Considered quite the same way again.
Additional sponsorship provided by PRAx and the Center for the Humanities.
“Ari’s got this gorgeous singing voice.” — Broadway World
“If he does want to quit that day job, he'll do just fine.” — The Oregonian