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Uploaded on Aug 18, 2009

Ira Glass of "This American Life" talks about the building blocks of a great story.

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  • essencecoach

    essencecoach 2 years ago

    Loved this video, it talks about real life success as well as telling a good story.

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  • billyshake

    billyshake 3 years ago

    I agree, amigo. Many who succeed -- especially in the arts -- blame it on 'destiny' or behave as if they were picked by the universe rather than remembering that one lucky moment or event. It's human, I guess.

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  • S. Collier Ward, AIA, LEED AP

    S. Collier Ward, AIA, LEED AP 23 hours ago

    I'm glad Ira pointed this out. As an Architectural Storyteller I'm all about finding and promoting the "Thousand Stories of Architecture." There are great human stories embedded in the design and construction of a building. Let's talk about them!

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  • Mark Pope

    Mark Pope 3 weeks ago

    The same people that love this guy believe Public Broadcasting when they claim to be commercial free every fundraiser.

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  • Luke Riley

    Luke Riley 1 month ago

    "It's time to kill. And it's time to enjoy the killing."

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  • OlleLindestad

    OlleLindestad 1 month ago

    The bit about finding stories is so true. I'm working on a science miniseries right now, and even when I know precisely what the subject matter is, half of the script work for each episode is research and trying to find an angle, some way to spin the information so that it makes a story that people want to listen to. I end up having to kill a lot of darlings because they just break the flow of the story.

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  • Savci008

    Savci008 2 months ago

    "It's time to kill."

    D:

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  • TheCafeconcine

    TheCafeconcine 3 months ago

    I wish my job was to be Ira Glass.

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  • Steven Celvino

    Steven Celvino 8 months ago

    Hi nice about you and a words said....

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  • Thomas Anderson

    Thomas Anderson 1 year ago

    I think it's so good that you teach us... I love scott simon , how he makes the sentences flow

    I just found this utube of yours (been listening to npr since 1984) learned so much.

    I'm a pharmacist in Detroit, MI ....but I do love my radio

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  • justicepartyuk

    justicepartyuk 1 year ago

    Arshad Khan granted amnesty to those who committed terrorism before Good Friday Agreement

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  • Grognax

    Grognax 1 year ago

    Summary: be ruthless, dismiss all the crappy stuff.

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