...uncorny, human sized drama

The entire culture was organized for people who are happy. People who are miserable need reassurance that other people are miserable.

Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question.

Not enough gets said about the importance of abandoning crap.

I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.

I dont go looking for stories with the idea of wrongness in my head, no. But the fact is, a lot of great stories hinge on people being wrong.

I remember when I first got married, there was a certain amount of internet traffic on the subject of, "Who is this beard who is allegedly married to Ira Glass? Obviously, he's gay."