Ira Glass, hosts and produces This American Life. That’s the simple description, but what he really does is find interesting situations and makes them into compelling storytelling, first on radio (and podcasts) and now on television. Here is how he does it:

 
 
 
 

Beyond the ideas on storytelling, it is great to see that Ira is not always the polished version we hear and see on the program. It is great to see such a good storyteller also ramble on and use the work ‘like’ too many times. It reinforces the points he is making on the videos.