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Creativity 101, Notable Links, Videos: June 2, 2009 : 3:20 am

Ira Glass on Creativity

Ira Glass is the host of arguably one of the most popular programs in radio, This American Life.

Over four segments of an interview (presumably for Current.TV), Ira basically lays bare the nature of storytelling, the difficulty of it, and what it takes to make it.

It took me years to figure out what he explains in a few minutes.  It’s something every creative person should hear.  Here are the rest of the segments:

Ira Glass Part Two (Finding a Decent Story: Be Brutal)

Ira Glass Part Three (On Good Taste, And Sucking Major)

Ira Glass Part Four (Two Common Errors of the Beginner)

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  5. Dealing with Silence and Rejection

Posted 8 months, 1 week ago at 3:20 am.

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  1. Breakall Jun 3rd 2009

    I think I absorbed the “anecdote / moment of reflection” idea very quickly and have been watching some old episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation with those building blocks in mind. It’s interesting to me how the writers have chosen to stack the steps in the anecdotes and moments of reflection, and I feel like I’m learning a lot. Thanks for sharing the Ira Glass videos!