17 min
Bonus: How Ira Glass learned to tell stories from Broadway and the bimah The Bluegrass Schmooze
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- Judaism
When Ira Glass created "This American Life" in 1995, he wanted to expand on traditional news reporting and tell stories in new ways. Same thing in 2014, when he and members of his production team brought "Serial" to life and changed the podcasting world. But while he's known for innovation, he traces his own storytelling roots to older influences he experienced growing up in a Jewish community in the 1960s and '70s.
Ira joined us for a conversation ahead of his appearance in Louisville on June 1. Find show details at LPM.org/ira
When Ira Glass created "This American Life" in 1995, he wanted to expand on traditional news reporting and tell stories in new ways. Same thing in 2014, when he and members of his production team brought "Serial" to life and changed the podcasting world. But while he's known for innovation, he traces his own storytelling roots to older influences he experienced growing up in a Jewish community in the 1960s and '70s.
Ira joined us for a conversation ahead of his appearance in Louisville on June 1. Find show details at LPM.org/ira
17 min