276: Swing Set Oct. 29, 2004 Act One: My Buddy, Hackett Ira spends hours talking to James Hackett, known to his friends, and by the end of the story, to Ira, as Gig. He's a doctor in Cincinnati and a lifelong Republican.
263: Desperate Measures Apr. 16, 2004 Prologue Host Ira Glass visits the Richard E. Byrd Community Academy, a public elementary school in Chicago in need of repair.