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speaking of SERIAL, IRA GLASS is appearing live, touring, listing his favorite documentaries

Serial’s Sarah Koenig arm wrestling Ira Glass
Serial

It’s official: “Serial” is the hottest podcast in the history of the known universe, the most significant moment in audio since the “War of the Worlds” broadcast, and the most innovative development in communication arts since the smoke signal. In fact, it’s a breakthrough symbolizing the Great Podcast Renaissance of 2014. [Yahoo]

Like composer Nick Diamonds, This American Life‘s Ira Glass was involved with the most popular podcast of all time, Sarah Koenig’s Serial, which aired its final episode about Hae-Min Lee and Adnan Syed today (12/18). What did you think of the ending (which was slightly different than Funny or Die’s version)? I thought it ended okay, but will leave it at that. #nospoilers

Ira Glass (first cousin once removed of Philip) is of course the host of public radio’s popular This American Life of which Serial is a spinoff. When not speaking on the radio, Ira sometimes relaxes with a documentary. He listed some of his favorites for the Sundance Doc Club, including Stop Making Sense, and crime drama The Thin Blue Line.

Ira Glass also often appears live in front of audiences, and that continues to prove true throughout the next year, as you can see from his busy schedule outlined below. He appears at Town Hall in NYC this Friday (flyer below), and has upcoming talks at Yale, the Association of Performing Arts, Mayo Performing Arts Center, and many more places.

Dates and video instructions on how to listen to a podcast (by Ira Glass), below…


HOW TO LISTEN TO A PODCAST with Ira and Mary

Ira Glass at Town Hall

IRA GLASS TOUR DATES

Sat 19 / Dec 2014 / NEW YORK, NY Gotham Holiday Swing featuring VINCE GIORDANO & THE NIGHTHAWKS ORCHESTRA with special guests BUSTER POINDEXTER, IRA GLASS with MONICA BILL BARNES and ANNA BASS, PEDRITO MARTINEZ, REGINA CARTER, BRIA SKONBERG, MOLLY RYAN, THE XYLOPHOLKS and SOFIA REI

Sun 20 / Dec 2014 / NEW HAVEN, CT Yale University Theatre. THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST – Matinee at 2PM and evening show at 8PM, produced by Yale Repertory Theatre

Sun 11 / Jan 2015 / NEW YORK, NY Association of Performing Arts

Sat 17 / Jan 2015 / LAS VEGAS, NV Smith Center for the Performing ArtsTHREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST

Sat 24 – Sun 25 / Jan 2015 / BOSTON, MA Citi Shubert Theatre Saturday 8pm, Sunday 3pm

Sat 31 / Jan 2015 / LOS ANGELES, CA University of Southern CA (USC) Visions and Voices series

Sat 7 / Feb 2015 / SANTA ROSA, CA Wells Fargo Center for the Arts – THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST

Sun 8 / Feb 2015 / IRVINE, CA The Irvine Barclay Theatre, MATINEE LECTURE

Sat 14 / Feb 2015 / ITHACA, NY State Theatre

Sat 28 / Feb 2015 / PITTSBURGH, PA Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. – THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST

Sat 7 / Mar 2015 / OGDEN, UT Weber State University THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST

Sun 8 / Mar 2015 / ALBUQUERQUE, NM University of New Mexico – Popejoy Hall , 3PM matinee

Sat 14 / Mar 2015 / ANCHORAGE, AK Anchorage Concert AssociationTHREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST

Sat 21 / Mar 2015 / RICHMOND, VA University of Richmond / Carpenter Theatre / Centerstage, lecture

Sat 28 / Mar 2015 / DAVIS, CA Mondavi Center for the Arts – THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST

Sat 11 / Apr 2015 / SEATTLE, WA Seattle Theatre Group at the Paramount Theatre – THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST

Sun 12 / Apr 2015 / SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA Cal Poly Arts – Matinee at 3PM

Sat 18 / Apr 2015 / EAST LANSING, MI Wharton Center at MI State University. THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST

Sat 25 / Apr 2015 / BURLINGTON, VT Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST

Sat 2 / May 2015 / CLEVELAND, OH Playhouse Square at the Palace Theatre – / THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST

Tue 5 / May 2015 / MORRISTOWN, NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center

Sat 23 / May 2015 / TARRYTOWN, NY The Music Hall, solo LECTURE

Sat 30 / May 2015 / KNOXVILLE, TN Tennessee Theatre – evening lecture, details to come

Sat 20 / June 2015 / ORLANDO, FL Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, evening solo lecture, details to come

Sat 11 / Jul 2015 / DALLAS, TX AT & T Performing Arts Center – Winspear Opera House – THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST, details to come

Sat 19 / Sep 2015 / WINSTON-SALEM, NC Carolina Theatre, details to come

Sat 3 / Oct 2015 / PLATTSBURGH, NY The Strand Theatre – Evening solo Lecture sponsored by North County Public Radio, details to come

Sat 24 / Oct 2015 / KANSAS CITY, MO Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, details to come

Sat 21 / Nov 2015 / PRINCETON, NJ McCarter Theatre THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST, details to come

Sat 5 / Dec 2015 / AUSTIN, TX Paramount Theatre, THREE ACTS, TWO DANCERS, ONE RADIO HOST, details to come