I Heart Ira Glass

Podcasts are my new obsession. As I struggle with motion sickness, and reading only aggravates the situation when on moving transport, I have turned to my trusty ipod and NPR to deliver stories and news alike. I recommend, in ascending order of preference:

WNYC’s The Fishko Files

RTE’s Documentary on One

PRI’s Fair Game with Faith Salie

WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show

WNYC’s Radio Lab (Oh so good!!)

And, it is a sin for anyone not to listen to, Out of Chicago:

This American Life

(Dreamboat)

Every time I finish listening to an episode of This American Life I get a feeling I haven’t felt in a very long time- something I rarely feel: I am proud to be a person living American. I am hooked and intrigued by people’s stories. I love the diversity, the struggle. I love how it is the tale of the everyman mundane, yet always unique, interesting, and individual. It makes me want to study people even more closely, make documentaries, and hear people share themselves. I want to know what they do and care about, how they live. I believe it is only through attempting to understand an individual-all of them- that we can make steps at becoming better ourselves. I find the most interesting people are the ones with the best foibles and the articulation and openness of these flaws allow for a sense of kinship. Somehow, in the honesty of the shortcomings, one can find a strength of character, which can allow one to know and admire someone for their talents. It’s this human reality- both for better or worse- that is depicted on the show. It’s understanding, loving, despite….