host, laura zeigler, with npr washington, d.c. and covering the midwest and currently producer and commune engagement reporter at kansas city's npr and kcur. laura, thank you for joining us tonight. >> you're welcome, and good to be here. and jumping in now, i guess. [ laughter ] i'm delighted to be here, and introduce to you pam fessler, award-winning journalist at npr, and she's covered poverty and election issues, voters issues for many years. now in the tradition of npr journalists who you recognize as excellent storytellers, podcasts and online, she has proven the ability to translate that ability to tell stories on the radio, to the platform of the printed word and, of course in a book. her new book is called "carville's cure: leprosy, stigma and the fight for justice." good to have you here. >> thanks, laura. appreciate it. not mentioned when i first started at npr 27 years ago i was midwest editor and one of the people i edited was laura zeigler. >> best editor i ever had. >> best reporter. >> anyway, again, just so much f