Ira Glass Harnesses the Podcasting Boom

This American Life maestro chatted with the Baltimore Sun ahead of tonight's speaking engagement at Goucher College.

IraGlassNoPics_FeaturedIn 2014, Ira Glass decided to move This American Life away from a partnership with Public Radio International (PRI) in favor of independent distribution. In 2015, he split with longtime producer Chicago Public Media. So how’s that all worked out? Extremely well, per Glass’ conversation with Baltimore Sun reporter Mary Carole McCauley ahead of a speaking engagement tonight at Goucher College:

Instead of floundering, This American Life became even more profitable. The show now is on firmer financial footing than it has been in the previous two decades.

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