Ira Glass on 'This American Life,' Killing Big Bird and the Rules of Storytelling

share Getty Images The radio host talks to THR about the special live version of his show, Mitt Romney's famed threat to public broadcasting and working with Joss Whedon and Mike Birbiglia. For a man who has earned his fame by helping countless average Americans to tell their stories -- from the fantastic to and fantastically mundane -- Ira Glass's tale, in this increasingly zoned out and tech-upped world, deserves its own dedicated episode of This American Life.our editor recommends 'This American Life' Retracts Chinese Apple Factory Story by Mike Daisey, Citing Discrepancies 'This American Life' repeats at doc awards The creator and host of that public radio program, Glass has been...