From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, Alex meets a lawyer who wishes she were a writer.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, Alex hears the story of one man's journey from homelessness and addiction to cleanup and recovery.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, Alex talks to a man who's very good at getting married, but not so good at staying married.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, Alex talks to a man who has taken an unconventional path to fatherhood.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, a young mother tells Alex how her husband tricked her into having a second child.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, a guy with an elaborate hat and 15 beers in his gut bellies up to Alex's table.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, a young woman tells Alex about her journey forward from her difficult teen years.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. This episode features two interviews: a hard-bitten drifter and a woman who feels forever let down by her husband.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, Alex talks to a very grateful organ recipient.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, Alex talks to a recovered breast cancer patient who remembers what life was like on a ventilator.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. Angelina, a 19-year-old Baltimore resident, toys with the idea of enlisting in the Army Reserves.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, a British photographer visiting the U.S. for the first time explains how his poker skills helped him overcome the theft of all his equ

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, a tattoo artist relates his encounter with a woman dying of cancer.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, would-be writer from San Francisco tells Alex about the unusual way he ended his novel.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, a young mother who plays professional football tells Alex about the thrill of the sack.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, a young woman tells Alex about getting her car stolen three times.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Two microphones, a card table, NPR’s Alex Chadwick, and intimate stories from passers-by. In this episode, a young man tells Alex why he wants to see war firsthand.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

Slate V’s new interview series features writers discussing their craft. In this episode, Junot Díaz reveals how his immigrant experience and obsessive reading habits shaped his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

In this episode of Interviews 50 Cents from Telluride, Colo., the first American to scale Mount Everest recounts how he once survived an avalanche.

From: Slate V on Mon, Sep 28 2009 6:47 PM

A retired wrestler shares life lessons with Alex Chadwick In this episode of Interviews 50 Cents.