Ira Glass

There's no kind of like, oh, the new show's happening.

Congratulations.

Nothing.

Like her first comment is to like question, are you sure you aren't going to screw this up?

You know, are you and Dad still worried, you know, about me making a living in public radio?

I mean, I know just for years you were urging me to just get out and get basically any job in TV that I possibly could.

You know, but now that, you know, I've got my own show, are you guys still worried or do you feel like things are going okay?

Do you want me to get into television still?

All right, I'm stopping the tape.

This is me live.

That was the tape.

Only my mother could possibly believe this.

Only a mother could pretty much believe this.

Other adults see me, and the thought that goes through their head is not Hugh Grant.

The thought that goes through their head is tall Jew.

All right, let's move on.

The theme for this week is... I'm just going to come in here now in 2026.

This interruption is happening right now.

I have to say something else that hearing this recording reminds me of, and that is that when I look at pictures of my mom, I just feel a sense of fondness for my mom.

But when you hear somebody's voice,