Ira Glass: The Man Who Launched a Thousand Podcasts (Rebroadcast)

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 helping to shape hundreds of podcasts as well as hundreds of podcasters — including Alex. On this episode, Alex sits down with his mentor and former boss to talk about the early days at This American Life, what Ira taught Alex, and how being a good boss means learning to set people free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ira Glass: The Man Who Launched a Thousand Podcasts (Rebroadcast) is an episode from Without Fail by Gimlet.

This episode is 51:15 long.

This episode was published on Oct 21, 2019.

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