[tacos]

Agreed! Unlike the U87, the RE20 is a dynamic mic so it doesn't need power. Quieter, less to go wrong, built in pop screen, smaller but still big enough to look "important", and you really can't break it. It's less boomy by default and so you get a more natural sound when you close mic things with it.

Likewise I'm sure you could swap a U87 on person X with a RE20 on person Y and it might even sound "more like NPR" depending on the natural sounds of their voices.

[geerlingguy]

Agreed on all points but the "really can't break it" — it's not some crazy indestructible capsule like the SM58! :)

[riprowan]

People use SM7s and RE20s as kick drum mics all the time, they're really, really durable compared to a U87.