THE SIGNAL
Joyce Lewis was a career woman, a mother, and a Sunday-School teacher. What nobody knew was that she also was addicted to crack cocaine. We talk with Joyce about the soul-searching that led her to finally come clean to her family about the drugs. She also shares the poetry that's been her companion on the road to recovery.
Scott Simon of NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday" has reported from all fifty states and every continent except Antarctica. He's also penned weekly essays and shared them on the air for the past 24 years. Scott joins us for a conversation on some important lessons learned about the art and power of storytelling.
Plus, the return of an annual Halloween radio tradition: Actor Tony Tsendeas sends chills down the spine with his inimitable reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."
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