Ira Glass on his D.C. radio roots and This American Life's approach to politics ^1.6%

WAMU - By Alison Brody - 7/9/2026, 9:54 PM

Confirmation Bias 5.7% - Self-Serving Bias 5.7% - Hasty Generalization 5.7%

Ira Glass, creator and host of This American Life, got his start right here in Washington D.C., where he began his radio career as an NPR intern. In 1995 at WBEZ in Chicago he launched the iconic public radio program that revolutionized audio storytelling and has received the highest honors in broadcast journalism, with nine Peabody... more