Episode 159: Ira Glass

Published: Sept. 23, 2015, 6:11 p.m.

Ira Glass is the host and executive producer of This American Life.\n\n\u201cYou can only have so many questions about feelings, I think. At some point people are just like alright, enough with the feelings.\u201d\n\nThanks to MailChimp, EA SPORTS FIFA 16, Fracture, and FRONTLINE's "My Brother's Bomber for sponsoring this week's episode.\n\nShow Notes:\n@iraglass\nOut on the Wire (Jessica Abel \u2022\xa0Broadway Books \u2022 2015)\n[10:00] "1: New Beginnings" (This American Life \u2022 Nov 1995)\n[14:00] Serial\n[21:00] "75: Kindness of Strangers" (This American Life \u2022 Nov 1995)\n[27:00] Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host\n[28:00] "480: Human Sacrifice" (This American Life \u2022 Nov 2012)\n[30:00] "562: The Problem We All Live With" (Nikole Hannah-Jones \u2022 This American Life \u2022 July 2015)\n[31:00] "564: Too Soon" (This American Life \u2022 Aug 2015)\n[31:00] "565: Lower 9+10" (This American Life \u2022 Aug 2015)\n[35:00] "513: 129 Cars" (This American Life \u2022 Dec 2013)\n[53:00] Longform Podcast #124: Alex Blumberg\n[54:00] Conan's Farewell Speech\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices