I don’t think I’ve raved about a podcast on this blog before but seeing as I’ve bored all my immediate circle with tales from this podcast, it’s your turn.
This American Life is a Chicago Public Radio program that Ira Glass (pictured) created back in 1995.
It is brilliant.
I wait impatiently all week for the next episode and the stories it contains.
It is so good I’ve done something I’ve never done before for a podcast – I’ve donated money to Chicago Public Radio to help keep it on air.
Yes I live in Perth, Australia and no I’m not American, but I do appreciate good story-telling and great radio and this podcast is both.
Each week Ira chooses a theme and collects stories – both written and collected to explore that theme.
Themes include Big Breaks (this week), Switched at Birth, Heretics, Music Lessons, Break-up and Matchmakers.
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If you’re not in radio you will LOVE the stories, if you’re in radio – you will question your work. I know I have.
My favourite story so far, and the one that I have been telling to anyone who will listen concerns a doll called Nubbins.
It’s a story by Elna Baker called Babies Buying Babies, and it’s on the Matchmaker’s episode. Definitely worth a listen.
And while you’re on Elna’s website – watch the fortune cookie story – very funny.
So that’s all. Just wanted to share with you some brilliance.
Have a good day. 🙂
I, too, am a massive TAL fan, thanks to the lovely Don.
We sometimes listen to it through our old stereogram old-timey style.
It was probably TAL (and being exposed to real Americans through blogs etc – oh and Don of course), that made me realise that all those stereotypes about dumb, uneducated Americans and American culture being banal and lowest common denominator were complete and utter crap.
Thanks for sharing the link. I love community radio and will definitely check it out.