883: Call Your Parents

883: Call Your Parents

From This American Life Archive

March 13, 2026

About this episode

Ira revisits early interviews with his parents that transformed their relationship.

In the early days of the radio show, Ira did a series of interviews with his parents that completely changed his relationship with them. This week, he returns to those interviews.

People in this episode

Host: Ira

Topics covered

  • family relationships
  • interviews
  • personal growth
  • radio history
  • parent-child dynamics

Keywords

  • Ira
  • parents
  • interviews
  • relationship
  • radio show

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