http://dir.salon.com/topics/ira_glass/?source=rss&aim=ira_glass en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/05/04/this_american_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/05/04/this_american_life/index.html?source=rss The mundane gives way to flights of fancy as Showtime's "This American Life" returns for a second illuminating season. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/03/22/american_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/03/22/american_life/index.html?source=rss 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. By Susan Emerling Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2000/03/07/joe_frank/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2000/03/07/joe_frank/index.html?source=rss Joe Frank conjures up the nightmares that "This American Life" and "A Prairie Home Companion" have when they go home at night. By Rachel Louise Snyder Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/lunch/1999/07/16/glass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/lunch/1999/07/16/glass/index.html?source=rss "This American Life" has become a public radio sensation. And that's amazing because the host is basically just protein. By James Poniewozik Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/12/15/poni/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/12/15/poni/index.html?source=rss Brill's Content -- deep, serious and above the fray -- is a big snooze. By Julia Barton Sun, 04 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/07/23/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/07/23/media/index.html?source=rss Quirky, intelligent and unpredictable, "This American Life" is the best thing on the air waves