From boy magician to ‘This American Life’: Ira Glass’s Baltimore

‘This American Life’ faces rare staff cuts

The NewsThe venerable podcast is poised to reduce staff for one of the few times since its founding in 1995, Semafor has learned. In recent weeks, host Ira Glass has quietly discussed the likely cuts with the show’s top leadership. has been a beacon of success for its popular but labor-intensive style of storytelling, and the show’s fortunes have long been seen as a bellwether for the health of quality audio journalism in the industry as a whole…

From boy magician to ‘This American Life’: Ira Glass’s Baltimore

There is a sort of magic in storytelling, and few have mastered it better than “This American Life” host Ira Glass.