At the age of 11 I started doing magic on stage because literally like I knew nothing about it. It's a very similar impulse that got me my own radio show and so I think so yeah what was it about magic that was so intriguing to you? "I wasn't a very skilled magician but I could hold a room of children" he says. The part of Fiddler she loves least is performing on the radio, even though she can do it competently. 'If I perform the script perfectly it'll sound like I'm talking and no one will notice' she adds.
From creativity to creative struggles and what makes or breaks a “This American Life” story, Ira Glass reflects on a career in the airwaves.