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United States Ari Shapiro is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author, recognized for his extensive career at NPR and his diverse artistic endeavors.
Ari Shapiro was a host of All Things Considered, NPR's flagship afternoon newsmagazine, from 2015 to 2025. He also served as White House correspondent, international correspondent, and in various other journalistic roles for NPR starting in 2001.
Since 2009, Shapiro has been a regular guest singer with the band Pink Martini, appearing on four of their albums and performing live at venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center.
In 2024, Ari Shapiro was announced as the host of the seventh season of the reality TV series The Mole, exclusively available on Netflix.
Harper Collins published Ari Shapiro's debut memoir, "The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening," in 2023, which became an instant New York Times bestseller.
Ari Shapiro has been a question on Jeopardy! and a category on the show, notably for his tenth anniversary as a host of NPR’s All Things Considered, with a category titled “Ari Shapiro on Talking and Listening.”
Ari Michael Shapiro was born on September 30, 1978, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Elayne (née Halpern), a university communications professor, and Leonard Shapiro, a database researcher and university teacher. When Shapiro was eight, his family relocated to Beaverton, Oregon. He attended Beaverton High School and later graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. While at Yale, he was a member of Mixed Company of Yale and the Scroll and Key secret society.
Shapiro commenced his career at NPR in January 2001 as an intern for legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg. He progressed through roles as an editorial assistant and assistant editor on Morning Edition, followed by assignments as a regional reporter in Atlanta and Miami. For five years, he served as NPR’s Justice Correspondent before transitioning to cover the White House in 2010. In 2014, he moved to London as an international correspondent. In September 2015, Shapiro became one of four rotating hosts for NPR’s flagship afternoon newsmagazine, All Things Considered, a position he held until 2025. He also co-hosted the daily podcast Consider This, launched in June 2020.
Beyond his journalism, Shapiro has an active performing career. Since 2009, he has been a frequent guest singer with the band Pink Martini, appearing on four of their albums and performing at venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center. In 2019, he began a cabaret career, notably with Alan Cumming in “Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret,” which toured the United States. His debut memoir, “The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening,” published in 2023, became a New York Times bestseller. In 2024, Shapiro was announced as the host for the seventh season of Netflix’s reality TV series, The Mole. He departed NPR in September 2025.
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