Best Of: Ari Shapiro / Billy Crudup

Published: March 25, 2023, 1:46 p.m.

Ari Shapiro co-hosts NPR's All Things Considered, co-stars in a cabaret act with Alan Cumming, and sings with the band Pink Martini. Now, he's written a book, a memoir called The Best Strangers in the World.

Billy Crudup stars as a fast-talking salesman \u2014 selling timeshares on the moon to frustrated earthlings \u2014 in the Apple TV+ series Hello Tomorrow! We also talk about going to rock star camp for his role in Almost Famous and his iconic Mastercard commercials.

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