I saw myself as very much like Charlie Brown. That I wasn't Charlie Brown. But there's something about the aloneness of that character that I connected to. In real life he's so much better put together and more successful. He is just a functioning adult who is actually much sturdier you know very sturdy and happier than his public persona though I think it would make him winced to hear me say that.
From creativity to creative struggles and what makes or breaks a “This American Life” story, Ira Glass reflects on a career in the airwaves.