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Ira Glass

Type: Person

Name: Ira Glass

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Republican Party (US)

Have courage on climate change, GOP

On May 17, Ira Glass, host of "This American Life," interviewed Bob Inglis, a former Republican U.S. congressman from South Carolina. Asked if he personally knows any Republican members of Congress who find the science of climate change credible but would ... [Published York Daily Record - May 23 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Republican Party (US), Bob Inglis, Ira Glass

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Goeun Park: Try new things, despite possible failure

DL News StaffDetroit Lakes OnlineSo this is what mediocrity feels like, I thought. An 11-minute mile in the prime of my youth and ratty gym shoes soaked in rainwater.Here’s the thing — anything further than the distance between my couch and my refrigerator ... [Published DL-Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Lakes High School, Physical Exercise, Ira Glass

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

National Public Radio

Who Should Be the New Voice of 'This Is NPR'?

Your favorite public broadcasting network, NPR, is looking for someone to record their "this... is NPR" voiceover show closers, "support for this program comes from..." ramblings, and more. You could be that person! Although, come to think of it, the ... [Published The Atlantic Wire - May 22 2013]

Entities: National Public Radio, Morgan Freeman, Liev Schreiber, David Attenborough

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Photographing the Standard of Perfection

Reaching the "Standard of Perfection" is hard for a chicken, and no matter how hard you try to get them there, they just don’t care.“The Magnificent Chicken” takes a deeper look into the world of poultry shows and how chickens try to reach the "Standard ... [Published Utne Reader Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Chronicle Books, Ira Glass, Cory Doctorow

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

The Third Most 'Gamous' Person: A Chat With Tim Schafer

Tim Schaefer has lived many lives in the game industry.He's been the man behind your favorite old school LucasArts adventure games like The Secret of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle , and Grim Fandango. In 2003, Tim founded Double Fine Productions, ... [Published Motherboard Magazine - May 20 2013]

Entities: Video Games, Tim Schafer, Kickstarter

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

One Tradition Deferred–No Rain at the 2013 Ceremonial

The American Academy of Arts and Letters held its annual Ceremonial yesterday afternoon. The two-hour event is devoted to a lengthy address by one of the academicians, the admission of new members, and the presentation of numerous awards chosen by committees ... [Published NewMusicBox - May 17 2013]

Entities: Charles Ives, American Academy of Arts, Kamran Ince, Ira Glass

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

21 Reasons Ira Glass Is The Most Perfect Man Alive

Hey, Ira, why don’t you come check out the American Life in MY PANTS. His voice, which gets its trademark nasality from flawless sinuses hand-sculpted by God. Source: img.poptower.com He says things like this: Via: Frederick M. Brown / Getty ... [Published BuzzFeed - Latest - May 17 2013]

Entities: Ira Glass, Sinusitis, Trademark

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

What Are Stories Good For?

The human side of stories often gets lost in this era of big data and analytics. However, those human-based stories are the ones we remember the most. And there’s a reason why, says Ira Glass, host of This American Life on National Public Radio.“[In news] ... [Published Meeting Professionals International - May 14 2013]

Entities: Ira Glass, National Public Radio, Big Data

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Ira Glass will tell stories on himself at Mondavi Center event

Interviewing Ira Glass is like listening to him on the radio, only better.Glass' voice on the phone from his New York office carries traces of the qualities that entrance his "This American Life" listeners: the endless curiosity, the quiet astonishment, ... [Published Individual.com - May 10 2013]

Entities: Ira Glass, Mike Daisey, Daniel Handler, Callison

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech unveils inaugural performance season in new facility

The Center for the Arts 2013-14 season will feature international and national touring artists, including composer Philip Glass, who will open the inaugural season with the Philip Glass Ensemble on Nov. 1, 2013.BLACKSBURG, Va., May 10, 2013 – The Center ... [Published Virginia Tech - May 10 2013]

Entities: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Martha Graham, Philip Glass, Blacksburg (Virginia, United States)

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Author Paul Tough on How Children Succeed

Paul Tough is author of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character. He is giving a free public talk today at 5pm on "The Success Equation", sponsored by the Oregon Social Learning Center as part of their conference, The Brain ... [Published KLCC - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Ira Glass, Oregon, Dannel Malloy

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

"Dear Ira Glass"

Here's a letter written by a disappointed Chicago high school teacher$ named DJ Cashmere (@cashmeredaniel) to This American Life's Ira Glass about the coverage of Harper High School in two recent shows:"While I understand that you were interested in investigating ... [Published Chicago Now - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Ira Glass, Education, Chicago

Quotes

...after winding its way through the city's racial tensions, it comes around to Washington as a mayor and his effectiveness as a populist reformer. "but no one could ever see beyond his race" Gary Rivlin told Ira Glass

If Chicago's Lost Its Way, It Can Look to Harold Washington to Get It Back [Published Chicago Magazine - May 10 2013]

The show was "a combination of stories I tell onstage and dances they do," Glass said. "sometimes it is just me telling a story and them doing a dance. or it is me talking and they are dancing."

Ira Glass will tell stories on himself at Mondavi Center event [Published Individual.com - May 10 2013]

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Have courage on climate change, GOP [Published York Daily Record - May 23 2013]
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So What Do You Do, Sara Shepard, Author of Pret... [Published Media Bistro - May 22 2013]
Who Should Be the New Voice of 'This Is NPR'? [Published The Atlantic Wire - May 22 2013]
Photographing the Standard of Perfection [Published Utne Reader Online - May 22 2013]
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One Tradition Deferred–No Rain at the 2013 Cere... [Published NewMusicBox - May 17 2013]
WashingTelevision: Scandal Recap, Season Two, E... [Published Washingtonian.com - May 17 2013]
21 Reasons Ira Glass Is The Most Perfect Man Alive [Published BuzzFeed - Latest - May 17 2013]
Events lineup for spring and summer at Trollwoo... [Published WDAY - May 15 2013]
Potomac Entertainment Calendar May 15 [Published Reston Connection - May 15 2013]
Emma Carmichael: What I Read [Published The Atlantic Wire - May 14 2013]
What Are Stories Good For? [Published Meeting Professionals International - May 14 2013]
If Chicago's Lost Its Way, It Can Look to Harol... [Published Chicago Magazine - May 10 2013]
WashingTelevision: Scandal Recap, Season Two, E... [Published Washingtonian.com - May 10 2013]
Ira Glass will tell stories on himself at Monda... [Published Individual.com - May 10 2013]
Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech unveils in... [Published Virginia Tech - May 10 2013]
Center for the Arts inaugurates new home with v... [Published Individual.com - May 10 2013]
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27 bits of wisdom from commencement addresses [Published The Week Magazine - May 08 2013]
Why Do NPR Reporters Have Such Great Names? [Published Atlantic Monthly - May 06 2013]
This Week's Bestsellers: May 6, 2013 [Published PublishersWeekly.com - May 04 2013]
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Watch: 3 Gay Men Discuss 'No Hetero' [Published Gay.com - May 03 2013]
Mac: Vemedio Instacast [Published Ilounge - May 02 2013]
Roman Mars (99% Invisible) :: Stories about the... [Published Oak Park-River Forest Patch - May 02 2013]

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21 Reasons Ira Glass Is The Most Perfect Man Alive [Published BuzzFeed - Latest - May 17 2013] Hey, Ira, why don’t you come check out the American Life in MY PANTS. His voice, which gets its trademark nasality from flawless sinuses hand-sculpted by God. Source: img.poptower.com He says things like this: Via: Frederick M. Brown / Getty ...
‘This American Life’ shines some light on that ... [Published Mondoweiss - Apr 24 2013] Last week’s episode of “ This American Life ,” the popular public-radio show hosted by Ira Glass, included a striking 23-minute segment about the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. The piece was reported by Nancy Updike , an award-winning producer ...
This American Life's report on kids and disabil... [Published Boing Boing - Apr 05 2013] A couple weeks ago, I listened to Unfit for Work: The startling rise of disability in America an interesting program on the supposed rise in disability claims produced by Planet Money and aired on This American Life (where I heard it). The program ...
Hannah Groch-Begley: NPR Adds Clarity To Discre... [Published Media Matters for America - County Fair - Mar 28 2013] Under fire for a sloppy report that leaned on anecdotal evidence to make sweeping generalizations about federal disability benefits, NPR has edited portions of that report even as Ira Glass publicly defends the initial reporting. On March 22, Media ...
Mike Burns: This American Life Criticized For D... [Published Media Matters for America - County Fair - Mar 27 2013] This American Life host Ira Glass has been called out by the Center for Economic and Policy Research for citing data with "limited relevance to contemporary policy debates" to defend his misleading report on disability benefits. Last week, Media Matters ...