Look at him! How can I not make him the first installment of the GoHB? That studious expression, that poignant sense of humor, all those books!
Yes Ira, congratulations, you are the first inductee into my Gallery of Hot Brains. I love your radio show, and I listen to it almost nightly (another reason to love the internet). I think it's great how you elevate ordinary stories into something artistic, humorous, and meaningful. I also like how you and your show bring attention to the little known side of the stories that dominate the headlines:
The kid who went Afghanistan to help his father rebuild a country he never knew.
The town that wasn't even on the map before Katrina hit.
The number of civilian casualties from the Iraq War and how that number was found and then ignored.
Plus, you have the pre-approval of every Jewish mother in America, simply because your name is Ira Glass. Mazel tov!
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