Ira Glass

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Umbrella

Tv & Film, Music, Comedy

4.6 • 68.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2018

⏱️ 116 minutes

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Summary

Ira Glass is an American public radio personality and the host and producer of the radio and television show This American Life. The armchair experts travel to NYC to record in the esteemed This American Life studios. In this special remote episode, Ira discusses the psychology behind affairs and why he is drawn to monogamy, he talks about his journey as a radio personality, and he contemplates his sense of control in his work. Dax wonders about what it feels like to be the conduit for other show's success and Ira reveals what he deems is the best podcast right now. Dax tells Ira that being a part of a This American Life story was a career highlight and Ira can't decide if he likes Kristen or Dax more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Here that pitter powder of rain on the roof, Monica.
0:08.0	It's a nice gloomy day.
0:11.0	Rain clouds.
0:12.0	I just love that relaxing pitter powder.
0:14.0	I close my eyes and see if it really sounds like rain.
0:17.0	Kind of.
0:20.0	So calming.
0:23.0	I have to fall asleep if you're driving your car.
0:25.0	You know this actually is bad for me because I don't like the rain.
0:30.0	Well, I love it.
0:31.0	Well, I don't like it.
0:32.0	Well, welcome to armchair expert anyways.
0:35.0	We're here on a very rainy, rainy Monday morning.
0:40.0	So rainy.
0:41.0	It's almost a storm. I'm your host. Well, very heavy raindrops falling on the
0:46.8	ceiling as you can hear on the roof. Very real raindrops keep you out here today.
0:53.5	I am your host Dan Shepard and I'm joined by Latica Ladman.
0:59.2	The ever beautiful and talented and smart Atlantic Aladman and of course Wobby Wobs here in this rainy
1:07.0	Rainy studio. Oh he's opening an umbrella.
1:10.3	Rob!
1:11.2	Don't do that oh my god
1:15.0	Oh my god oh my god
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