Ira Glass
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This American Life
883: Call Your Parents
So the very first time my mom or dad were on the show was the very first episode.
This American Life
883: Call Your Parents
We hadn't named the show This American Life yet.
This American Life
883: Call Your Parents
At the time, the show was called Your Radio Playhouse.
This American Life
883: Call Your Parents
And you'll hear in the first minute or two here, I'm cutting in and narrating from the studio, but that's me back in 1995 doing that.
This American Life
883: Call Your Parents
If I want to jump in at some point today, I will say explicitly it's today.
This American Life
883: Call Your Parents
Anyway, so I thought I would call my parents in Baltimore and ask for advice on this, our first evening of our brand new radio show, your radio playhouse.
This American Life
883: Call Your Parents
Can I leave a message with you or is it better to use his voicemail?
This American Life
883: Call Your Parents
This is the story of my childhood right there.
This American Life
883: Call Your Parents
Dad is a little too busy to talk, but there's the recording of Frank Sinatra when needed.