Monday, October 17
Segment A:  A Conversation with Ira Glass
It’s not a news show or a talk show or a call-in show. It’s not really formatted like other radio shows at all. Trying to explain what THIS AMERICAN LIFE is to the uninitiated can be a challenge. (Thankfully, there are very few NPR listeners unfamiliar with it!) Today Cathy talks to TAL’s creator, Ira Glass, about how he describes his program – and how he and his staff come up with the stories that have given its audience something to sit and listen to for the past 16 years.

www.thisamericanlife.org/about/staff

Segment B:  Constitution Café
Many Americans venerate the Constitution – even if they don’t actually seem know what’s in it.  On Monday's broadcast, we’ll also talk with the author of “Constitution Café: Jefferson’s Brew for a True Revolution,” which encourages citizens to question the Constitution in an effort to help them better understand its power.

www.christopherphillips.com

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