Maybe this has happened to you as it has to countless others: you're driving home, listening to a story on your local NPR station. Suddenly, you find yourself in your driveway (or parking space or parking garage). You've got groceries to unload, your kids are waiting for dinner, and you may even need to go to the bathroom, but you are so captivated by the NPR feature, rather than turn the radio off, you stay in your car to hear the piece to the end. It's a Driveway Moment.

For years listeners have written npr.org to tell us about just such moments and the stories that caused them. From your submissions, we have compiled this 2 CD set of the stories which kept you in your car until the end. Now you can listen at your own pace, again and again to these great features from NPR.

Click on any underlined track to hear an audio sample.

TRACK LISTING

CD One (Total Time 57:21)

1. Amy's Answering Machine (8:16)
   Amy Borkowsky offers answering machine messages from her mother.
   (Morning Edition, May 10, 2002)
2. Killing with Kindness (21:11)
   Temple Grandin talks about her attempts to make changes in slaughterhouses.
   (All Things Considered, April 29, 2002)
3. Nutcracker Dreams (7:42)
   Commentator Kevin Kling reminisces about his dream to be a dancer in a performance of The Nutcracker.
   (All Things Considered, December 23, 2002)
4. His Father (3:13)
   Commentator Marion Winik reflects on her sleeping son.
   (All Things Considered, February 24, 2003)
5. My Dad the Ex-Con (8:00)
   Commentator Mikel Jolet talks about growing up with a dad who was in and out of jail.
   (All Things Considered, January 6, 2003)
6. Animal Sex Advice by Dr. Tatiana a.k.a. Olivia Judson (8:59)
   Olivia Judson talks about some bizarre mating rituals.
   (All Things Considered, May 24, 2003)

CD Two (Total Time 62:47)

1. Sweet Potato Queen's Latest Dish (10:40)
   Jill Conner Browne speaks to some Southern traditions.
   (All Things Considered, February 7, 2003)
2. My So-Called Lungs (21:51)
   An audio diary by Laura Rothenberg, a young girl with cystic fibrosis.
   (All Things Considered, August 5, 2002)
3. Hitching a Ride with Junior McGee (21:36)
   Charlie Barnett relives a hitchhiking adventure across the US.
   (All Things Considered, September 2, 2002)
4. Santa-Land Diaries (8:40)
   David Sedaris shares his hilarious story of being an elf at Macy's during the holidays.
   (Originally aired on Morning Edition, December 23, 1992)