Ira writes: “Somehow, this interview I did with Current TV long ago became so well-known among creative types, that sometimes it feels more famous than our radio show.”
Ira writes: “Somehow, this interview I did with Current TV long ago became so well-known among creative types, that sometimes it feels more famous than our radio show.”
This is a tribute to the song "We Can Do It" from The Producers where Nathan Lane explains his unlikely get-rich-quick scheme. Written by Robert Lopez (Book of Mormon, Frozen) to describe the financial deal in our episode "Inside Job."
This is a tribute to the song "We Can Do It" from The Producers where Nathan Lane explains his unlikely get-rich-quick scheme. Written by Robert Lopez (Book of Mormon, Frozen) to describe the financial deal in our episode "Inside Job."
In 2008, 501 images were sent from a radio telescope in Eupatoria, Ukraine, towards Gliese 581 c, a planet 118 trillion miles away. Here are some of those images.
In 2008, 501 images were sent from a radio telescope in Eupatoria, Ukraine, towards Gliese 581 c, a planet 118 trillion miles away. Here are some of those images.
0x53 VIDEO - Ira Explains How Producing Movies Sucks Episode overview
Air date
Jan 18, 2012
Ira writes: “I did this interview in the press tour for Sleepwalk with Me. Every now and then, I run into someone who makes movies – or tries to make them – who tells me how much they related to it.”
Ira writes: “I did this interview in the press tour for Sleepwalk with Me. Every now and then, I run into someone who makes movies – or tries to make them – who tells me how much they related to it.”
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0x54 EXTRA - News Flash: The Real Inventor of "Self-Deportation" Episode overview
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Jan 31, 2012
We were reminded that Kobach was not the first person to come up with the idea of "self-deportation."
We were reminded that Kobach was not the first person to come up with the idea of "self-deportation."
David Sedaris, David Rakoff, Tig Notaro, Glynn Washington, Terry Gross, Mike Birbiglia, Ryan Knighton, dance by Monica Bill Barnes & Company, music by OK Go (who created an app so the audience could play along with the band).
David Sedaris, David Rakoff, Tig Notaro, Glynn Washington, Terry Gross, Mike Birbiglia, Ryan Knighton, dance by Monica Bill Barnes & Company, music by OK Go (who created an app so the audience could play along with the band).
0x67 EXTRA - Listener Sightings of Cindy Sherman! Episode overview
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Jul 09, 2012
We invited listeners to write us if they believe they've spotted Cindy Sherman or someone claiming to be her at her retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.
We invited listeners to write us if they believe they've spotted Cindy Sherman or someone claiming to be her at her retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.
ProPublica, our partner in the story, has uncovered information about one of the soldiers who is wanted by authorities for participating in the massacre.
ProPublica, our partner in the story, has uncovered information about one of the soldiers who is wanted by authorities for participating in the massacre.
We spent five months at Harper High School in Chicago, where last year alone 29 current and recent students were shot. 29. Here are photos of the school.
We spent five months at Harper High School in Chicago, where last year alone 29 current and recent students were shot. 29. Here are photos of the school.
When Fred co-hosted our “Doppelgangers” show, he mentioned that he’d once played Ira in a sketch that never made it onto TV. This is that killed sketch.
When Fred co-hosted our “Doppelgangers” show, he mentioned that he’d once played Ira in a sketch that never made it onto TV. This is that killed sketch.
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0x85 EXTRA - First Lady Michelle Obama to visit Harper High School Episode overview
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Apr 10, 2013
She will meet with students and counselors to hear about their experiences.
She will meet with students and counselors to hear about their experiences.
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0x86 EXTRA - Images of Anthony's Art and Collaborations Episode overview
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Apr 19, 2013
Here are some of the pieces of art that Anthony and artists traded — and collaborated on.
Here are some of the pieces of art that Anthony and artists traded — and collaborated on.
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0x87 EXTRA - Note about "Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde" Episode overview
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May 14, 2013
"I did not mean to imply that Huntington's is what made Vince do this violent thing."
"I did not mean to imply that Huntington's is what made Vince do this violent thing."
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0x88 VIDEO - Ira Talks About Michael Jackson at the Academy of Arts and Letters Episode overview
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May 23, 2013
When the Academy of Arts and Letters gave Ira a medal for spoken language, he gave this speech.
When the Academy of Arts and Letters gave Ira a medal for spoken language, he gave this speech.
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0x89 EXTRA - Episode #499 Extra: "Emails From a Dead Man" Episode overview
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Jun 29, 2013
This extra has no summary.
This extra has no summary.
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0x90 EXTRA - Update about "Omar" from Taking Names Episode overview
Ira writes: “Several people have taken a quote from that Current TV interview and made short videos with it. This one, by Daniel Sax, is inventive and beautiful.”
Ira writes: “Several people have taken a quote from that Current TV interview and made short videos with it. This one, by Daniel Sax, is inventive and beautiful.”
For our “Return to the Scene of the Crime” live show, Chris Ware and John Kuramoto created this animated short, about a mouse falling in love with a cat head. Set to a song by Andrew Bird.
For our “Return to the Scene of the Crime” live show, Chris Ware and John Kuramoto created this animated short, about a mouse falling in love with a cat head. Set to a song by Andrew Bird.
Our most ambitious live show ever! Nearly 50 actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and comedians onstage including Sasheer Zamata, Stephin Merritt, Mike Birbiglia, and an original mini-musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Our most ambitious live show ever! Nearly 50 actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and comedians onstage including Sasheer Zamata, Stephin Merritt, Mike Birbiglia, and an original mini-musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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0x108 EXTRA - "21 Chump Street: The Musical" Original Cast Album Episode overview
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Jun 23, 2014
Like a real Broadway show, our cast recorded the whole thing in one session.
Like a real Broadway show, our cast recorded the whole thing in one session.
Kim filed a $5-million lawsuit against Trainum and the D.C. Metropolitan PD.
Kim filed a $5-million lawsuit against Trainum and the D.C. Metropolitan PD.
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0x115 EXTRA - Our Questions for the New York Fed and Goldman Sachs Episode overview
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Sep 26, 2014
Read our questions and their responses.
Read our questions and their responses.
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0x116 VIDEO - How to Listen to a Podcast, with Ira and Mary Episode overview
Air date
Oct 03, 2014
When we launched Serial, we learned how many people still didn’t know how to hear a podcast. Ira asked an octogenarian friend, Mary Ahearn, to help him explain it.
When we launched Serial, we learned how many people still didn’t know how to hear a podcast. Ira asked an octogenarian friend, Mary Ahearn, to help him explain it.
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0x117 VIDEO - Radio Tales: Ira Glass on Jimmy Fallon Episode overview
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Oct 08, 2014
Ira recounts a time that bleeping a swear word on Minnesota Public Radio went horribly wrong.
Ira recounts a time that bleeping a swear word on Minnesota Public Radio went horribly wrong.
Episode 2 in our Videos 4 U series: We helped Maggie tell her parents that she had lots of tattoos, a fact she’d hidden for years.
Episode 2 in our Videos 4 U series: We helped Maggie tell her parents that she had lots of tattoos, a fact she’d hidden for years.
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0x130 EXTRA - Correspondence From the Col Angels Episode overview
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Oct 30, 2015
Guys around the country signed up for a pen pal service. Here are some of those letters.
Guys around the country signed up for a pen pal service. Here are some of those letters.
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0x131 EXTRA - Information for Listeners Inquiring About Rainy Episode overview
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Nov 12, 2015
How to help the teenager who told her story of surviving abuse.
How to help the teenager who told her story of surviving abuse.
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0x132 VIDEO - Chris Ware: Animated New Yorker cover Episode overview
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Nov 30, 2015
Our collaboration with The New Yorker. This was the cover of their Dec 7, 2015, issue. Everyone who got the digital version of that issue on this iPad or phone could push “play” and the cover would come to life as an animated short.
Our collaboration with The New Yorker. This was the cover of their Dec 7, 2015, issue. Everyone who got the digital version of that issue on this iPad or phone could push “play” and the cover would come to life as an animated short.
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0x133 EXTRA - The Totally Objective List of the 7 Best Turkey Fryer Fire Videos on the Internet Episode overview
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Dec 27, 2015
Experience the magic.
Experience the magic.
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0x134 VIDEO - Sarah Koenig on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Episode overview
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Jan 21, 2016
Sarah Koenig, host of Serial, talked to Stephen Colbert about Season Two.
Sarah Koenig, host of Serial, talked to Stephen Colbert about Season Two.
15 million people watched this on Facebook. Right before the 2016 election, we asked Sara Bareilles to imagine what President Obama might be thinking about Donald Trump, but couldn’t say publicly. Leslie Odom Jr. sang.
15 million people watched this on Facebook. Right before the 2016 election, we asked Sara Bareilles to imagine what President Obama might be thinking about Donald Trump, but couldn’t say publicly. Leslie Odom Jr. sang.
The third song we commissioned on the eve of the 2016 election. Broadway composer Michael Friedman imagined what RNC Chairman Reince Priebus might be thinking, but not expressing publicly. John Ellison Conlee sang.
The third song we commissioned on the eve of the 2016 election. Broadway composer Michael Friedman imagined what RNC Chairman Reince Priebus might be thinking, but not expressing publicly. John Ellison Conlee sang.
Just before the 2016 election, we asked the Frozen songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez to imagine what Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was feeling, but couldn’t say .. show full overview
Just before the 2016 election, we asked the Frozen songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez to imagine what Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was feeling, but couldn’t say publicly, about Donald Trump. Neil Patrick Harris sang the part of Paul Ryan.
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0x145 VIDEO - Mixtape: Brian Reed on The Tonight Show Episode overview
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May 01, 2017
As part of The Tonight Show’s Mixtape series, Brian Reed shared what podcasts he’s listening to, plus the storytelling styles that helped inspire S-Town.
As part of The Tonight Show’s Mixtape series, Brian Reed shared what podcasts he’s listening to, plus the storytelling styles that helped inspire S-Town.
Jeff Sessions believes undocumented workers drove down wages in Alabama poultry plants. We commissioned a study to see if he’s right.
Jeff Sessions believes undocumented workers drove down wages in Alabama poultry plants. We commissioned a study to see if he’s right.
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0x152 EXTRA - We Deported Half a Million People to Mexico in the 1930s. Did It Create Jobs? Episode overview
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Dec 21, 2017
A study by economist Giovanni Peri, who worked with us on our shows about Albertville, Alabama.
A study by economist Giovanni Peri, who worked with us on our shows about Albertville, Alabama.
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0x153 EXTRA - "9 to 5" by Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards Episode overview
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Mar 16, 2018
We commissioned an original cover of “9 to 5,” by Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards, and it’s fantastic. Chana and Robyn talk about how the song came to be. Also, now you can download the song.
We commissioned an original cover of “9 to 5,” by Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards, and it’s fantastic. Chana and Robyn talk about how the song came to be. Also, now you can download the song.
Once a wall is built, it becomes a fact on the landscape that can totally change the logic of the world around it. In the episode “The Walls,” we have stories about people at walls all over the globe. Fly around to visit the walls in each story.
Once a wall is built, it becomes a fact on the landscape that can totally change the logic of the world around it. In the episode “The Walls,” we have stories about people at walls all over the globe. Fly around to visit the walls in each story.
The screenwriter Marcus Hinchey, who spent hundreds of hours talking to Bishop Pearson, chose favorite videos of him.
The screenwriter Marcus Hinchey, who spent hundreds of hours talking to Bishop Pearson, chose favorite videos of him.
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0x158 VIDEO - Commencement Speech at the Columbia Journalism School Episode overview
Air date
May 17, 2018
Ira Glass talks to the graduating journalists about the challenges they and all journalists face these days, with fewer people believing fact-based reporting.
Ira Glass talks to the graduating journalists about the challenges they and all journalists face these days, with fewer people believing fact-based reporting.
Graeme told us in the interview that he’d often wondered if you could calculate how fast the brick would have been going as it whizzed past his head. Here's the problem. Do you know the solution?
Graeme told us in the interview that he’d often wondered if you could calculate how fast the brick would have been going as it whizzed past his head. Here's the problem. Do you know the solution?
