I thought the This American Life, An Illustrated Guide was great. It may just be because I have heard Ira Glass a few times that I could hear his voice pretty clearly speaking his character's lines, but I really did feel like the characters were done really well it it really came alive. Which is great because the whole piece is about how radio is an auditory experience without visuals and how creative storytelling can be without visuals. But that message is being told to us through a visual medium without sound. Obvious but still interesting.

I agree with the points of the piece. The final idea, that is stated clearly at the end as all good radio programs ought to do, was dead on. The radio creator should not try and sound like everyone else creating radio, but it should be an honest expression of their own personality and style. I am trying to think of how I and other classmates can accomplish creating pieces in our own unique style while not including our literal voice. I know this piece addressed that, but I still wonder, especially when so many things Ira states our meant to be common guidelines for creating radio. To a certain degree, every time I hear a character say exactly the point of everything they've been talking about, even though this is effective, I now just think about how that's what every radio program does.