Ira, Stories, Sermons, and Me.
This week it’ my turn to step Behind the Mic in order to talk about Ira Glass. Ira is America’s premiere story teller, and spoke at the Seattle opera house this weekend to hear him speak about the power of telling stories in the dark. Ira explained the narrative style they use at This American Life, and illustrated why you should use this method when you have something to say “that could change someone’s’ life. That could save someone’s life.” Here is a little summary, and some thoughts on the evening.Listen to the podcast here: Subscribe to Magpie Girl podcasts on Zune, or on iTunes, or via RSS.
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Wonderful, Rachelle! Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I love that you chose the audio format for your presentation of this story. I know I’ll be listening to it again and again.
BB,
Trenda
And the hunger to be a child in the dark and listen for the soothing voices rises…doesn’t have to be your voice, though it’s very soothing…but to soak in that voice that can soothe me in the dark…how I forget. Thanks for the heart reminder.
Dear Rachelle
This was one of my very favourite magpie-girl posts. The story, the words, the tone of voice, the rythm… loved it. Now I’ll just need to hear it one more time.
Hugs and a sense of peace to the home you live in now.
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