Radio is more powerful the closer we mimic the way we actually speak to each other. That's why Howard Stern is such a great radio talent. People on his show are actually speaking to each other. You might not like what they're saying, but they're real conversations. Ira Glass closeconversationgreat share on social
Grease and starch just always win over protein. In food as in so many things. Look around you, that's what our whole country is based on. It's amazing that Michael Jordan can be an iconic figure because he's basically just protein. Ira Glass amazebasebasically share on social
I've read the poker books, but at this point, everybody who's playing has read the poker books. I feel like I'm knowledgeable enough to understand what's going on in the game, and I understand why I suck. And I'm not sure if I'll ever rise beyond that to the level where I don't suck. Ira Glass bookfeelgame share on social
I was a freelancer all through my 20s and was very slow to get good at what I did. Ira Glass 20sfreelancergood Change image and share on social
I'm trying to make perfect moments. And those generate meaning. If you go deep enough in how to make a moment, very quickly you come to how narrative works - to what we are as a species, how we've come up with telling stories in scenes and images. Ira Glass deepgeneratehave share on social
I feel like in an interview situation, it's a kind of intimacy that I can understand and handle - versus in real life, when I'm much more of a bumbler and have a hard time. Ira Glass bumblerfeelhandle Change image and share on social
For me to do a story, something has to happen to someone. It's a story in the way you learn what a story is in third grade, where there is a person, and things happen to them, and then something big happens, and they realize something new. Ira Glass biggradehappen share on social
I feel like dance, by its nature, goes so easily to grand and beautiful. Ira Glass beautifuldanceeasily Change image and share on social
It took, for me, a long time to develop this idea of what to do on the radio. But from the beginning of my time in radio, I had pretty non-traditional tasks. Ira Glass begindevelopidea Change image and share on social
Any story hits you harder if the person delivering it doesn't sound like some news robot but in fact sounds like a real person having the reactions a real person would. Ira Glass deliverfacthard Change image and share on social
