Really? I hear that some people do not like the "NPR voice". OK, that's a criticism of the format, I suppose. But to then compare Ira Glass/TAL with TED or M

Really? I hear that some people do not like the "NPR voice". OK, that's a criticism of the format, I suppose. But to then compare Ira Glass/TAL with TED or Malcolm Gladwell stretches credulity. TAL is the pinnacle, the granddaddy of storytelling, of many types, shapes, and colors. It can't be painted with a single brush. Ira Glass usually speaks for a couple of minutes of each episode. I would challenge you to listen to some of the classic episodes and then tell me it still reminds you of TED: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/513/129-cars https://www.thisamericanlife.org/513/129-cars https://www.thisamericanlife.org/570/the-night-in-question https://www.thisamericanlife.org/570/the-night-in-question https://www.thisamericanlife.org/414/right-to-remain-silent/act-two-0 https://www.thisamericanlife.org/414/right-to-remain-silent/... https://www.thisamericanlife.org/355/the-giant-pool-of-money https://www.thisamericanlife.org/355/the-giant-pool-of-money https://www.thisamericanlife.org/206/somewhere-in-the-arabian-sea https://www.thisamericanlife.org/206/somewhere-in-the-arabia...