Ira Glass

On this episode Debbie talk with Ira Glass about his career in radio and podcasting and about the making of "This American Life". "Weirdly, the part of it I like the least, and I feel like I can do it competently but I've never been fond of it, is the actual performing on the radio part."

This interview was recorded in front of a live audience at the OnAir Fest in Brooklyn on March 8, 2020.

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