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A man in Pakistan wants to break his friend out of prison. He buys him an
amulet that supposedly has the power to protect anyone from harm. But
just to be on the safe side, he decides to test the amulet by trying it
out first. On a chicken. Stories about the powerful combination of
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
This American Life Wins Big at Third Coast
Stories from This American Life took home the first and second place awards at the 2009 Third Coast International Audio Festival Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation Competition. Michael May’s story "My Way or the FBI Way," about activist-turned-FBI-informant Brandon Darby, won the gold. And Mary Beth Kirchner’s story about transgender kids, "Tomgirls," won the silver. Both stories were edited by This American Life producer Nancy Updike. Congratulations Michael, Mary Beth and Nancy!
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Ira Interviews Etgar Keret at Live NYC Event
Next Wednesday, October 28th at the New York Public Library, This American Life host Ira Glass will talk with author Etgar Keret (whom you may know from TAL episodes The Truth Will Out, or Turncoat, or Enemy Camp) on the topic "Is Reality Overrated?" The discussion will cover his short fiction and films, as well as runaway piggy banks, bus drivers, "and other, lesser gods"—and Keret will be reading his newest short story at the event, one that has never been performed before. It should be an amazing and interesting evening, and we'd love for you to join us.
And— and!—if you'd like to get tickets, TAL listeners can get a special discount, by using code GLASS. You can purchase them at smarttix.com, or call 212-868-4444.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Interview With Joss Whedon
Ira interviews Joss Whedon onstage. Among the questions: What old episodes of Buffy do you go back and rewatch? How come in the Buffy comic book, Buffy's and Willow's boobs keep growing? What would've happened on Firefly if it would've continued? (Okay Joss only gives a few morsels on that one.) Why do all the strong women at the center of your shows (Buffy, Echo, even River) have older dudes watching over them protecting them? What's so great about Battlestar Galactica that you've said "I love that show the way other people love 'Buffy.' I love it unreasonable. It feels wrong"? And ... most important of all ... Six reavers vs six vampires: who wins?
Joss and Ira did this as a benefit onstage for the literacy group 826NYC. You can hear the full interview here for free, though they'd both love it if you'd toss a buck or two into the virtual hat while you're there.
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