UNCUT | Ira Glass Says I’m Listening to Podcasts Wrong

About this episode

Ira Glass joins Kareem Rahma for a discussion on listening to podcasts and storytelling in the modern media landscape.

Radio host, producer, and storytelling legend Ira Glass (This American Life) rides the subway with Kareem Rahma for a conversation about listening, storytelling, and the strange ways we consume media now. From defending listening to podcasts at 2x speed to declaring war on dream sequences, Ira breaks down how we’ve all been doing it wrong. Produced on the New York City subway. Host: Kareem Rahma Creators and Producers: Kareem Rahma & Andrew Kuo Creative Producer and Editor: Tyler Christie Associate Producer: Ramy Shafi Camera: Anthony DiMieri & Tian Sippel & Jake Lazovick Interstitial Footage: Jake Lazovick Mixer: Dale Eisinger Artwork: Andrew Lawandus Theme Music: Tyler McCauley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Kareem Rahma

Guest: Ira Glass

Topics covered

• podcasts
• storytelling
• media consumption
• listening habits
• New York City subway

Keywords

• Ira Glass
• podcasts
• storytelling
• media consumption
• listening speed

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: This American Life, SubwayTakes, Talkhouse

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