Ira Glass

Ira Glass, host of This American Life , which airs on public radio stations, gave the commencement speech at Goucher College in Baltimore on May 18 when he declared he opposes all commencement speeches - even as he delivers one. Read More

I cannot understand the alleged crisis now reportedly plaguing This American Life – a program I have loved and listened to since its beginning. Read More

Ira Glass and the non-commencement address commencement address. Read More

When selecting the right person to deliver a dazzling commencement address, it's probably not a bad idea to find someone who's made a career of auditory storytelling. Read More

Even as we are beset by coverage providing up-to-the-second updates of Mark Zuckerberg 's estimated net worth, I suspect that our fascination with entrepreneurship, and our celebration of entrepreneurial achievement, has less to do with money, or even business itself, and more to do with the joy we feel in seeing someone successfully author their own life, rather than simply being carried along by it. Read More

Ever wonder what Terry Gross does after she wraps up her "Fresh Air" show on NPR and ever so sincerely thanks one of her guests? Read More

Dinner and a movie doesn't always have to include a trip to the local multiplex, especially not this weekend. Read More

I am absolutely fascinated by the mechanics of storytelling. Read More

If you're yearning to see the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Concert Hall or Wagner's "Ring" cycle at New York's Metropolitan Opera, or to sit close up for a Las Vegas boxing match featuring Floyd "Money" Mayweather or a one-time night of entertainment with public radio host Ira Glass in New York, you can -- at your local cineplex. Read More

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 01, 2012 What: Humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris joins host Ira Glass and the all-star cast of the special cinema event This American Life – Live! Read More