Ira Glass

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The latest one this week, I went back to listen for the first time in decades to one of the original pilots for our show. Two co-workers, Julie Snyder and Aviva de Kornfeld, listened with me. It was so much less good than I thought it was going to be. And of course, your help. keeps our program on the air when you sign up. To join, go to thisamericanlife.org slash lifepartners.

The latest one this week, I went back to listen for the first time in decades to one of the original pilots for our show. Two co-workers, Julie Snyder and Aviva de Kornfeld, listened with me. It was so much less good than I thought it was going to be. And of course, your help. keeps our program on the air when you sign up. To join, go to thisamericanlife.org slash lifepartners.

That link is also in the show notes to this episode. Thanks, as always, to our program's co-founder, Mr. Jory Malatia. You know, he kind of hurt my feelings this morning. We ran into each other. He asked, how am I doing? I started to answer.

That link is also in the show notes to this episode. Thanks, as always, to our program's co-founder, Mr. Jory Malatia. You know, he kind of hurt my feelings this morning. We ran into each other. He asked, how am I doing? I started to answer.

I'm Eric Glass. Back next week, there's more stories of This American Life. Next week on the podcast of This American Life.

I'm Eric Glass. Back next week, there's more stories of This American Life. Next week on the podcast of This American Life.

On an hour street in Brooklyn, one neighbor takes it on himself to get everybody to move their cars two times a week when the street cleaner comes through. He does this week in, week out. We hear about that and about other people who choose to live in their own ever-repeating Groundhog Days. For Groundhog Day, next week on the podcast on your local public radio station.

On an hour street in Brooklyn, one neighbor takes it on himself to get everybody to move their cars two times a week when the street cleaner comes through. He does this week in, week out. We hear about that and about other people who choose to live in their own ever-repeating Groundhog Days. For Groundhog Day, next week on the podcast on your local public radio station.

When Kirk and his wife MJ evacuated their house in LA on the second day of the fires, they could see the flames up the hill from their backyard. They packed the car full, got their seven and eight year old kids inside with a family cat, hit the road. And Kirk started recording.

When Kirk and his wife MJ evacuated their house in LA on the second day of the fires, they could see the flames up the hill from their backyard. They packed the car full, got their seven and eight year old kids inside with a family cat, hit the road. And Kirk started recording.

He records his kids a lot and just had a feeling like this is an important moment.

He records his kids a lot and just had a feeling like this is an important moment.

He's been on our show before, talking about his experiences in the Iraq War, among other things. He thinks of himself as somebody who can usually handle a moment of crisis. But he admits he made mistakes in the car. He didn't bring the family tortoise, an animal he says his kids have ignored for over a year. It lives in a giant crate outside the house.

He's been on our show before, talking about his experiences in the Iraq War, among other things. He thinks of himself as somebody who can usually handle a moment of crisis. But he admits he made mistakes in the car. He didn't bring the family tortoise, an animal he says his kids have ignored for over a year. It lives in a giant crate outside the house.

In the car, he realized how upset his son August was about that. But they drove, looked at wind speeds and wind directions, made a guess about where it might be safe, booked a hotel, and things were feeling a little calmer in the car.

In the car, he realized how upset his son August was about that. But they drove, looked at wind speeds and wind directions, made a guess about where it might be safe, booked a hotel, and things were feeling a little calmer in the car.

That's August, asking Kirk to tell a story from his childhood, which he does sometimes. Kirk grew up with chickens, goats, and animals.

That's August, asking Kirk to tell a story from his childhood, which he does sometimes. Kirk grew up with chickens, goats, and animals.