Ira Glass

And it's funny, like it didn't occur to me, but like then somebody pointed out like, oh, this feeling that you're having of being like, I'm really into this, this is very interesting, and I also hate it, is exactly what people raising children feel. Yes. Yeah, but that didn't occur to me until years later. Because I had no interest in raising children. I just really didn't think about it.

And it's funny, like it didn't occur to me, but like then somebody pointed out like, oh, this feeling that you're having of being like, I'm really into this, this is very interesting, and I also hate it, is exactly what people raising children feel. Yes. Yeah, but that didn't occur to me until years later. Because I had no interest in raising children. I just really didn't think about it.

And I think part of that really was a kind of immaturity. I was like a kid who was like 14 who really loved making stuff. And then I just kept making stuff. Like, I was 18 or 19 when I started working at NPR. You know what I mean? Like, I was a kid. I had been doing magic shows four years before that at kids' parties. Like, I was a kid.

And I think part of that really was a kind of immaturity. I was like a kid who was like 14 who really loved making stuff. And then I just kept making stuff. Like, I was 18 or 19 when I started working at NPR. You know what I mean? Like, I was a kid. I had been doing magic shows four years before that at kids' parties. Like, I was a kid.

And I think part of that really was a kind of immaturity. I was like a kid who was like 14 who really loved making stuff. And then I just kept making stuff. Like, I was 18 or 19 when I started working at NPR. You know what I mean? Like, I was a kid. I had been doing magic shows four years before that at kids' parties. Like, I was a kid.

But then this seemed really interesting in the way that doing magic shows seemed really interesting. And then that part of my personality just really took over. And I really think that socially, like, I was really arrested for a long time. And it was only, like, Really, like, I think in my 40s that I came out of that and, like, started to, like, grow again.

But then this seemed really interesting in the way that doing magic shows seemed really interesting. And then that part of my personality just really took over. And I really think that socially, like, I was really arrested for a long time. And it was only, like, Really, like, I think in my 40s that I came out of that and, like, started to, like, grow again.

But then this seemed really interesting in the way that doing magic shows seemed really interesting. And then that part of my personality just really took over. And I really think that socially, like, I was really arrested for a long time. And it was only, like, Really, like, I think in my 40s that I came out of that and, like, started to, like, grow again.

Partly because I finally had, like, free time to be around other people. You know, we started the radio show when I was 36, so five years in, I was 41. And it was really, like, in my 40s where finally, like, I sort of experienced what a lot of people experience in their 20s and 30s where I would, like... have free time occasionally and, you know, spend time with other people.

Partly because I finally had, like, free time to be around other people. You know, we started the radio show when I was 36, so five years in, I was 41. And it was really, like, in my 40s where finally, like, I sort of experienced what a lot of people experience in their 20s and 30s where I would, like... have free time occasionally and, you know, spend time with other people.

Partly because I finally had, like, free time to be around other people. You know, we started the radio show when I was 36, so five years in, I was 41. And it was really, like, in my 40s where finally, like, I sort of experienced what a lot of people experience in their 20s and 30s where I would, like... have free time occasionally and, you know, spend time with other people.

And at that point, like, had somebody who I really loved and eventually got married to and, like, you know, just had... And we had a dog and, like, had a bunch of, like, the normal experiences that, like, a lot of other people have. But before then, I was totally content to be this separate person and to be somebody who very much... I was a lot weirder socially then. I was the sort of person who...

And at that point, like, had somebody who I really loved and eventually got married to and, like, you know, just had... And we had a dog and, like, had a bunch of, like, the normal experiences that, like, a lot of other people have. But before then, I was totally content to be this separate person and to be somebody who very much... I was a lot weirder socially then. I was the sort of person who...

And at that point, like, had somebody who I really loved and eventually got married to and, like, you know, just had... And we had a dog and, like, had a bunch of, like, the normal experiences that, like, a lot of other people have. But before then, I was totally content to be this separate person and to be somebody who very much... I was a lot weirder socially then. I was the sort of person who...

would sort of make my way through conversations with people, asking them questions and taking information, but very much in a kind of like, I wasn't letting myself get close to that many people. I didn't know how. I really had to consciously change the way I was. I mean, this is so personal, but it's true. I was much more of a weirdo.

would sort of make my way through conversations with people, asking them questions and taking information, but very much in a kind of like, I wasn't letting myself get close to that many people. I didn't know how. I really had to consciously change the way I was. I mean, this is so personal, but it's true. I was much more of a weirdo.

would sort of make my way through conversations with people, asking them questions and taking information, but very much in a kind of like, I wasn't letting myself get close to that many people. I didn't know how. I really had to consciously change the way I was. I mean, this is so personal, but it's true. I was much more of a weirdo.

I mean, I'd be interested for you to talk to some of the people I worked with at the beginning of This American Life and see if they would see it this way. But in retrospect, I definitely see it this way. I know what I consciously was. willed to happen in my personality, and it happened.

I mean, I'd be interested for you to talk to some of the people I worked with at the beginning of This American Life and see if they would see it this way. But in retrospect, I definitely see it this way. I know what I consciously was. willed to happen in my personality, and it happened.

I mean, I'd be interested for you to talk to some of the people I worked with at the beginning of This American Life and see if they would see it this way. But in retrospect, I definitely see it this way. I know what I consciously was. willed to happen in my personality, and it happened.