Ira Glass on Storytelling Part 1. On the basics... Ira's two building blocks of a good story: 1. Momentum of the anecdote. 2. The bait of questions. So you're constantly raising questions and then answering them along the way. You are telling stories and then reflecting on them.

Part 2. On finding great stories...

Part 3. On good taste...

Part 4. On two common pitfalls...