Full episode 461: Take the Money and Run for Office Prologue Share a clip Transcript ByIra Glass Host Ira Glass plays a voicemail containing something very common but very rare to hear: an elected official directly asking a lobbyist for money. (4 minutes). More in GovernmentView all 695: Everyone's a Critic Feb. 28, 2020 Act Two: Mr. Chen Goes to Wuhan An average Chinese citizen decides to go to Wuhan, the heart of the coronavirus epidemic, to see for himself what’s happening there. 688: The Out Crowd Nov. 15, 2019 Act One: Goodbye, Stranger Los Angeles Times reporter Molly O’Toole talks to U.S. asylum officers—the people who end up sending migrants back to Mexico. 686: Umbrellas Up Oct. 18, 2019 Act Six: Two Weeks Later The 22-year-old woman from the beginning of the show catches up with producer Diane Wu. More by Ira GlassView all 754: Spark Bird Nov. 26, 2021 Act One: Don’t Chicken Out Carmen Milito tells Ira the story of a date she went on as a teenager, and the bird her mom brought to the occasion. 751: Audience of One Oct. 22, 2021 Act Four: The Kid Namastays in the Picture Jaime Amor does yoga storytelling for kids at Cosmic Kids Yoga and on YouTube. We ask her to try taking on a film for grownups. 737: The Daily May 14, 2021 Act Four: Here’s What Else You Need To Know Today Host Ira Glass with the last piece in today’s show, inspired by the New York Times podcast, The Daily. (3 minutes)
695: Everyone's a Critic Feb. 28, 2020 Act Two: Mr. Chen Goes to Wuhan An average Chinese citizen decides to go to Wuhan, the heart of the coronavirus epidemic, to see for himself what’s happening there.
688: The Out Crowd Nov. 15, 2019 Act One: Goodbye, Stranger Los Angeles Times reporter Molly O’Toole talks to U.S. asylum officers—the people who end up sending migrants back to Mexico.
686: Umbrellas Up Oct. 18, 2019 Act Six: Two Weeks Later The 22-year-old woman from the beginning of the show catches up with producer Diane Wu.
754: Spark Bird Nov. 26, 2021 Act One: Don’t Chicken Out Carmen Milito tells Ira the story of a date she went on as a teenager, and the bird her mom brought to the occasion.
751: Audience of One Oct. 22, 2021 Act Four: The Kid Namastays in the Picture Jaime Amor does yoga storytelling for kids at Cosmic Kids Yoga and on YouTube. We ask her to try taking on a film for grownups.
737: The Daily May 14, 2021 Act Four: Here’s What Else You Need To Know Today Host Ira Glass with the last piece in today’s show, inspired by the New York Times podcast, The Daily. (3 minutes)
