Ira Glass

I Like to Watch I Like to Watch

The mundane gives way to flights of fancy as Showtime's "This American Life" returns for a second illuminating season.
  • This American TV

    A television version of Ira Glass' beloved radio program "This American Life" could have been deadly. But the new Showtime series is as lively and vibrant as the original.
  • Public radio's bad dream

    Joe Frank conjures up the nightmares that "This American Life" and "A Prairie Home Companion" have when they go home at night.
  • My lunch with Ira Glass

    "This American Life" has become a public radio sensation. And that's amazing because the host is basically just protein.
  • Brillian mistake

    Brill's Content -- deep, serious and above the fray -- is a big snooze.
  • Media Circus

    Quirky, intelligent and unpredictable, "This American Life" is the best thing on the air waves

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