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Issues & Ideas

Ira Glass on storytelling and documenting our times, making handmade caramels with entrepreneur Erin Holden, and a nonprofit's fundraiser to boost school band programs

By Meher Ali

Published March 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM PDT

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Ira Glass, the creator, producer, and host of This American Life, is in conversation with KCBX Program Director Marisa Waddell.

Ira Glass

KCBX's Fr. Ian Delinger sits in on a caramel-making session with Queen Bee Caramel's Erin Holden.

Erin Holden's handmade caramels

KCBX Programming Intern Sam Doyle-Jacobson speaks with Kim Bisheff and her musician son Wes about SLOIMBA.

SLOIMBA

Issues & Ideas

Meher Ali

Meher Ali joined the KCBX team as a volunteer in October of 2024, and by December she had already moved into a staff position as the producer and host of our weekly radio magazine Issues & Ideas. She has been a journalist since 2009. Meher has reported from various cities around India on human rights, refugee and social justice issues, as well as on heritage and culture.

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