Ira Glass, Godfather of Sound

Ira Glass, Godfather of Sound

Up next

Baftas fallout , Reporting on the Ukraine War four years on, the power of photography to capture the essence of a story

Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins on the biggest media stories of the week, including: Jake Kanter from Deadline on the racial slur shouted during the Baftas ceremony which made it into the BBC’s broadcast. Anthony Loyd, special correspondent at The Times, reflects on his latest trip ...  Show more

MTV’s legacy, the new Lucy Letby documentary on Netflix and the traditional ad agency in crisis.

On this edition of The Media Show, Ros Atkins examines the continuing public interest in the Lucy Letby case, as a new Netflix documentary reaches the top of the UK viewing rankings. He speaks to Josh Halliday, North of England Editor at The Guardian, and Dr Bethany Usher of Newc ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

a hit dog will holler 1 - the roar
Radiotopia Presents: We're Doing the Wiz

Gina is a podcast producer who gives snark like she’s paid for it—because she is. She’s popular with fans, followers, and frenemies. Until her life gets interrupted by a painfully loud roar.a hit dog will holler is written by Inda Craig-Galván. It is produced and directed by Gise ...  Show more

Ira Glass
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Ira Glass is an American public radio personality and the host and producer of the radio and television show This American Life. The armchair experts travel to NYC to record in the esteemed This American Life studios. In this special remote episode, Ira discusses the psychology b ...  Show more

Ira Glass: The Man Who Launched a Thousand Podcasts
Without Fail

In November 1995, Ira Glass quietly launched the first episode of This American Life. The rest, as they say, is history. Today his show is a colossal success and Ira Glass is a household name. But in the intervening two decades, Ira has left an indelible mark on the industry by h ...  Show more

The Decade That Was 2020
Stay Tuned with Preet

On this year-in-review episode of Stay Tuned, "The Decade That Was 2020,” Preet looks back on some of the conversations that defined this painful, trying, and sometimes-hopeful year — from impeachment, to COVID-19, to racial justice, to the presidential election.  Try the CAFE In ...  Show more