There are few shows on public radio that have a fan base as devoted as the listeners of This American Life. So it makes only sense that the show would circumvent the middlemen and directly go to its fans to sell its most recent video. Read more »
Nine days after monologist Mike Daisey was exposed as a fabulist, a man who manufactured personal stories about Apple’s supply chain in China in hopes of selling a message and theater tickets, he finally apologized for his actions. He once again left out a key detail. Read more »
The radio program This American Life on Friday said that it is retracting a previous episode of the show, in which monologist Mike Daisey described the working conditions in factories in China that produce Apple devices, saying it “was partially fabricated.” Read more »
“This American Life,” the well-loved personal narrative public radio show, today released a paid iPhone application for on-demand access to its nearly 15-year-old archive. The app includes a complete searchable library of the show, behind-the-scenes content, alerts and live show streams. Read more »
Public radio program This American Life expanded its second-annual live theater simulcast to a full episode broadcast to more than 400 theaters nationwide last week. While the radio program itself will be aired May 1, the Fathom Events-produced evening was so popular that even out-of-the-loop nerds […] Read more »