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This American Gibberish brings you the latest in the weird, quirky, and esoteric. Join host Ira Glass as he brings you the story inside the story. Subscribe on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1195454426 or Google Play Music https://play.google.com/music/m/Ihsi25pjajxyhofblcbxuxkd4li?t…

This American Gibberish


    • May 3, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 4m AVG DURATION
    • 6 EPISODES


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    Episode 5 - Serious Herbert

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2017 5:17


    In this episode, Ira speaks with Herb Prescott, aka Serious Herbert. Herb is a rapper that gained notoriety on the internet by making every song a diss-track, but he's not dissing other rappers.

    Serious Herbert - igotfriendsbutidontneedum (This American Gibberish Exclusive)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2017 3:01


    In an exclusive deal with Serious Herbert, This American Gibberish is proud to present his latest single "igotfriendsbutidontneedum".

    Episode 4 - The Dog-Com Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2017 5:13


    In this episode, Ira meets Jefferson McMichael, CEO of Doggle and inventor of the world's first ever dog translator. Ira takes the prototype to a Donald Trump protest to hear what humans and dogs have to say.

    Episode 3 - Johnson Reams & Gobbler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2017 4:38


    In this episode, Ira meets a man with an interesting occupation. Bill Johnson, of Johnson Reams & Gobbler, consults with businesses that are very normal in every way, except for one.

    Episode 2 - Distance Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2017 6:29


    As technology has improved, recordings have become more and more lifelike. But that's not a great thing to everyone. In this episode, Ira explores Distance Music, a movement that aims to put the listener further away from the sound. Tomas Luis de Victoria - O vos omnes by The Tudor Consort is licensed under a Attribution License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Tudor_Consort/~/O_vos_omnes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Episode 1 - Expressive Readers Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2017 4:34


    What happens when people get just a little too involved with their books? In this episode, we meet Franklin, who finds himself in the middle of the wizarding world of Harry Potter.

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