This American Moment

For one night only (are you hearing the Dreamgirls here??) the best talk-radio show in history is bringing their program to select theaters across the nation. On May 1st you can view This American Life and it’s charasmatic host Ira Glass on the big screen. Tickets go on sale today and my town is on the list! I keep thinking I need to rush to the movie theater right now for tickets, afraid they will sell out. I don’t want to miss my chance. Last year This American Life made their program into a show on Showtime. I almost added Showtime to my cable subsription just to watch it, but that didn’t pan out. Ira Glass at the movie theater will be quite a treat. See if he’ll be visiting a theater near you by following this link. For those of you not familiar with the program, I highly suggest giving it a listen. It plays on public radio stations through PRI. Many fantastic authors contribute and share stories for the show, including the infamous David Sedaris.  

For Colorado folks (specifically Colorado Springs), you get an extra treat. Ira Glass will be speaking at Colorado College on June 14th. The tour site says details are still in the making, but my impatient self found out that tickets are now available through their local radio sponsor KRCC. Better yet, since it is membership-drive time for KRCC, you can get VIP tickets to the show for becoming a member (along with some other snazzy incentives!)