I love traveling. But I haven't had big, transformative experiences while on the road. When I go out on the road, it's to go out and get a story or do a promotional event. Ira Glass bigeventexperience Change image and share on social
I just have a harder time, I think, feeling close to people without self consciousness. Ira Glass closeconsciousnessfelt Change image and share on social
You'd think that radio was around long enough that someone would have coined a word for staring into space. Ira Glass coinlongradio Change image and share on social
Writing is just very difficult. I'm an adequate performer. And I think I have a special talent as an editor. Editing is what I do best. Ira Glass adequatedifficultedit Change image and share on social
Semiotics is really interested in the questions like, what keeps you watching something, what keeps you - you know, what keeps you listening to a story on the radio? Like, what keeps you turning the pages in a book? What's the pleasure of it that's moving you forward, that's pulling you in and grabbing you and pulling you forward? Ira Glass bookforwardgrab share on social
I think the name of the show, 'This American Life' - we named it that just because it seemed like it made the thing feel big. But we don't think about whether it's an American story or not. We happen to be Americans. I think for the stories to work, they have to be universal. Ira Glass americanbigfeel share on social
I wish somebody had given me the news that ideas don't just fall on your head like fairy dust. You have to treat that like a job. You have to spend hours each day, where you're just like, 'This is the part of the day when I'm looking for an idea.' Ira Glass daydustfairy share on social
The Flash could do everything twice as fast. Except you never saw him think twice as fast or speak twice as fast. Could he do math faster than the other superheroes? Could he compute the tip for the bill twice as fast? Ira Glass billcomputefast share on social
It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud. Ira Glass carverfunloud Change image and share on social