“I think the thing that I wish somebody would ask me is just to ask about the business side of the radio show. I feel like I actually work very hard to make sure the business side of the radio show runs, and no one has any interest in how a public radio show is run. And rightly so.” ThinkingFeelsHardShowsRunningAsksWishSidesInterestRadioAsk MePublic Radio Author:Ira Glass
“I'm going to go with Chihuahua, just because I can't think of anything more frightening than a giant Chihuahua.” ThinkingI CanGiantsFrighteningBecause I CanChihuahua Author:Ira Glass
“I think the most famous person I've ever met is Brad Pitt.” ThinkingPersonsMetsBrad Author:Ira Glass
“I don't think I ever played any sports recreationally for my own pleasure. I was bad at them from the start.” ThinkingSportsMy OwnPleasure Author:Ira Glass
“I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.” ThinkingCharacterUseBigsFictionEmotionalSceneRadioTechniqueToneUrgentThink Big Author:Ira Glass
“You'd think that radio was around long enough that someone would have coined a word for staring into space.” ThinkingLongEnoughSpaceRadioStaringStaring Into Space Author:Ira Glass
“But sadly, one of the problems with being on public radio is that people tend to think you're being sincere all the time.” PeopleThinkingProblemRadioSincereBeing SincerePublic Radio Author:Ira Glass