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Podcast Appearances
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Hey there, it's Ira here with a quick message. The other day, two colleagues and I went into the studio and we listened to the very first pilot episode from This American Life. This is a reel-to-reel tape.
Hey there, it's Ira here with a quick message. The other day, two colleagues and I went into the studio and we listened to the very first pilot episode from This American Life. This is a reel-to-reel tape.
I hadn't heard it actually since 1995. We had no idea what to expect. So let's just jump in. And it kind of blew our minds just how weird it was. There were found tapes.
I hadn't heard it actually since 1995. We had no idea what to expect. So let's just jump in. And it kind of blew our minds just how weird it was. There were found tapes.
And performance art. And just some very bizarre pacing.
And performance art. And just some very bizarre pacing.
We're 16 and a quarter minutes in.
We're 16 and a quarter minutes in.
I was really surprised what this pilot was like. Very avant-garde. Okay, well, let's find out what's going to happen. And I mention all this because if you sign up as a life partner, you can hear this bonus episode and many, many more that we've made. Plus you get our show without any ads. You get hundreds of favorite episodes that show up right in your podcast feed.
I was really surprised what this pilot was like. Very avant-garde. Okay, well, let's find out what's going to happen. And I mention all this because if you sign up as a life partner, you can hear this bonus episode and many, many more that we've made. Plus you get our show without any ads. You get hundreds of favorite episodes that show up right in your podcast feed.
And most of all, you help us keep our show going. If you've been thinking about joining, try it out. Go to thisamericanlife.org slash lifepartners. That link is also in the show notes. All right. Thanks. It's a little ritual that Parker invented for herself. And it's always the same, every year. Around this time of year. February 2nd, to be exact.
And most of all, you help us keep our show going. If you've been thinking about joining, try it out. Go to thisamericanlife.org slash lifepartners. That link is also in the show notes. All right. Thanks. It's a little ritual that Parker invented for herself. And it's always the same, every year. Around this time of year. February 2nd, to be exact.
Groundhog Day, of course, is the 1993 Bill Murray comedy about a self-centered weatherman who gets trapped in time, repeating the same day, again and again. A day where he covers a Groundhog Day ceremony on local TV.
Groundhog Day, of course, is the 1993 Bill Murray comedy about a self-centered weatherman who gets trapped in time, repeating the same day, again and again. A day where he covers a Groundhog Day ceremony on local TV.
Bill Murray spends the whole film repeating February 2nd.
Bill Murray spends the whole film repeating February 2nd.