Talk:Ira Glass

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He's married to Anaheed Alani — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.167.7.6 (talk) 23:35, 9 December 2005 (UTC) Hes Jewish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.42.236.140 (talk) 01:01, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Divorce?
In the March 17th episode of This American Life Glass said:

"OK, this is a very personal thing to say on the radio, but my wife and I separated a few years ago. And so for years now, Mary has usually been the person who I talked to last before I'd go to sleep. "

I can't find any supporting evidence of this, but obviously it's true since it's from the horses mouth. Since there is no exact date and we don't know if "separation" mean "divorce" how can we handle the "spouse" section? As recently as September 2015 Glass and Alan were looking to adopt a child according to this: http://hubmesh.com/ira-glass-and-wife-anaheed-married-since-2005-might-soon-be-adopting-a-baby.html which makes the "a few years" part odd. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:646:4100:5D25:AD8C:339D:6A13:915F (talk) 18:57, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I'd urge we leave it be. We've included his comments on the separation; anything else would be speculation. Innisfree987 (talk) 22:07, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Was his mother Chinese? ; was she Jewish?
The article says his father and mother were both Jewish. But, no reference is provided to this effect. The only two references associated with that sentence, are to his mother's obituary. The cited obituary is silent about whether she was Jewish, or Chinese, or whatever.

During the segment of "This American Life" aired on January 12, 2013, Glass stated flatly that he was half Asian, saying that his mother was Chinese. (This was part of his rebuttal of an accusation that he was prejudiced against Asians.)

I am not arguing that the article should be edited to say that his mother was Chinese. I am requesting that someone find a source that meets Wikipedia standards, to the effect that Glass's mother was Jewish; otherwise, it seems to me that her putative religious affiliation should be removed from the article.

Yes, I understand that she (or for that matter, her ancestors) might have converted to Judaism. Whatever the case, no reference to her religion should be included in the article without a suitable source being cited. ~Publius4


 * No information on ethnicity but you can read her bio here: http://www.shirleyglass.com/bio.htm and http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/14/us/shirley-glass-67-expert-on-infidelity-is-dead.html 69.125.134.86 (talk) 20:56, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

Ira Glass is NOT Chinese whatsoever. Here's the transcript of the show you are referring to: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/484/transcript  The person doing the segment you mentioned was Ben Calhoun not Ira Glass. Ben Calhoun actually IS Chinese according to his Wikipedia page. He actually appears to be somewhat Asian looking too unlike Ira Glass. Ira Glass' mother is the now deceased prominent psychologist Shirley Glass who was of Jewish ethnicity. I don't think Ira Glass would make such a blatant lie to defend himself against accusations of racism when his mother was such a prominent and respected person and judging from the readily available photos she doesn't not appear to pass whatsoever for an Asian person, let alone a woman who is entirely of Chinese descent as you had claimed. To be fair, Ben Calhoun's voice sounds a bit like Ira Glass' voice but you should avoid making claims such as these without being sure, even on a talk page because others may, and probably have read what you've written while knowing of Ira Glass' prominent psychologist mother or Googling her and they will assume that Glass was lying in order to defend himself against accusations of racism, that is unless they bothered to look through the transcript/audio podcast to check your assertions for themselves. I doubt you will read this, but try to do a bit of research before you make bold assertions regarding others like you have. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.230.224.123 (talk) 02:06, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

Untitled
How tall is he? He looks tall in the article photo

http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article481020.ece —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.164.65.21 (talk) 18:26, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Uhm... article says Mr. Glass was born in Baltimore, but the infobox suggests Massachusetts. Which is it? 71.166.84.238 (talk) 03:36, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

...Wait, he's 51? What the hell? I thought he was like 34. 74.195.177.27 (talk) 06:39, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

The entire section about him being Jewish is plagiarized from the source. 99.238.103.85 (talk) 17:18, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Personal life
Shouldn't something be said about it? He's been widely interviewed. Here's an article mentioning his marriage in 2005. Somebody should be bold! http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2006/His-American-Life/index.php?cparticle=2&siarticle=1 128.227.12.41 (talk) 22:33, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Hugh Grant
His mother thought he looked like Hugh Grant and, you know, in that profile photo...I totally get it. 69.125.134.86 (talk) 20:51, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

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Copyedit request

 * [...] made Milford's morning announcements [...] Already edited. Just confirming that Glass did the announcements. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 05:09, 14 December 2020 (UTC)


 * During this time, he dated a lawyer for seven years who, according to him, made him feel terrible, didn't take his work seriously, and didn't love him. Emphasis added. Is the emphasised part a direct quote? — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. Assuming that this is not quoted. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 05:09, 14 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Early on, the idea was to make a show telling stories of "nobody who's famous, nothing you've ever heard of, nothing in the news." Is the quoted portion a full sentence or a fragment? — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. Assuming that this is a sentence fragment. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 05:09, 14 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Glass also performs a live show, and has contributed to or written articles, books, and a comic book related to the radio show. Already edited. Is it possible to separate things he's written from things he contributed to, or has he both contributed and written articles, books, and a comic book [...]? The comic book sounds like it should be one or the other. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * He transferred to Brown University, where he concentrated in semiotics. Any particular reason for not using the word "studying"? I think this sentence can also be merged with the next one. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Glass worked at NPR for 17 years, where he eventually graduated to being a tape-cutter before becoming a reporter [...] Already edited. Is it important to note that he was a tape-cutter before a reporter? Its inclusion makes the sentence more unwieldy than if it were left out. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * program called The Wild Room, which featured eclectic content with a loose style and aired for the first time in November 1990. Emphasis in original. "Eclectic" is okay, but what does "with a loose style" mean? — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * During this time they spent two years reporting on the Chicago Public Schools—one year at a high school, and another at an elementary school. Who's "they"? Glass is probably one of them, but does that include Barry, Covino, or both? — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Glass, however, didn't include his co-host in his plans, assuring him that the deal was unlikely to happen. To clarify, Glass didn't ask Covino to join him because the deal wasn't likely to happen anyway? — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * When the show went on without him [...] We're talking about This American Life here, right? — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)


 * [...] and was syndicated nationally in June 1996 by Public Radio International after NPR passed on it. Is "passing on it" the same as declining? — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Glass suggested that for Valentine's Day 2014 they interview "random" people about their experiences with love [...] Who's "they"? The Google Doodle team only or including Glass? — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * The "Religion" subsection. — Tenryuu 🐲  ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Looking forward to your answers. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

If there is no further input I will consider this copyedit request done. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) (🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 05:09, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

I work remotely from home and had to send my computer to be serviced and it's been gone for weeks because of shipping delays. So, I haven't been able to work on anything.-Esprit15d • talk • contribs 14:12, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Sister(s)
The article says he grew up with two sisters. Later it says his sister (singular) put on plays with him. Which sister? Or was it both? Kdammers (talk) 01:41, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Northwestern University
I don't think David Sedaris went to Northwestern. There is no mention of it on his page and I can't find anything about it on the web. 2600:1700:271:830:6C95:9C74:F2F4:F1B5 (talk) 21:00, 25 March 2024 (UTC)