Tag: This American Life
Empathy machines: ‘This American Life’ and the public radio structure of feeling
The concept of the “empathy machine” is a useful way to think about the very particular relationship to talking about feelings pioneered ...New pledge drive spots from Ira Glass pitch listeners on $1-a-month memberships
Glass hopes the low threshold for giving could get more listeners to become donors.Public radio organizations partner to acquire podcast app
NPR, WNYC, WBEZ and This American Life teamed up to make the deal.This Dude’s Life: Analysis finds ‘TAL’ gender gap
Men have spoken nearly two-thirds of the words on 'This American Life,' according to a study by The Pudding.APM, NPR among winners for radio, podcast and web Peabody Awards
Other winners include “This American Life” and ProPublica.‘Serial’ creators announce new podcast, production company
The debut podcast “S-Town” will be released next month.Why it’s good that WBAA decided to drop ‘This American Life’ (and then didn’t)
The station’s general manager was trying to force a big conversation that he thought the system needed to have.WBAA reverses decision to cancel ‘This American Life’
“Considerable listener feedback” caused station leaders to keep the show on its air.‘The Pub’ #65: Where the bleeps and bloops come from, live at The Greene Space
If you’ve ever heard some digital slurp, bloop or BOOM in a radio story and thought “How’d they make that?”, listen to ...Indiana station to cut ‘This American Life’ in response to Pandora deal
Host Ira Glass replied to a LinkedIn post about the decision.Knight Prototype Fund supports INN, ‘This American Life’ projects
Each grantee will receive $35,000.‘This American Life’ episode on school segregation wins Polk Award
ProPublica and The Marshall Project also received an award for their joint reporting project.Tips from Ira Glass on making better radio
From the early days of This American Life, the show’s creator offers a peek into its approach to storytelling.Second season of ‘Serial’ drops
After much anticipation, a new episode of the podcast is in fans’ feeds.‘Serial,’ ‘This American Life’ to appear on Pandora
Pandora will not be the exclusive home of the show, as a report suggested.
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