A triumph or a train wreck: “This American Life” plans live performance

From The Atlanta Journal Constitution, it’s the Buzz, distributed by desktops, laptops and mobile devices. Each day on the blog we choose a theme, and bring you a variety of items on that theme. Today’s theme: “This American Life.” “I love Georgia. I love traveling around Georgia,” said Ira Glass , the iconic host whose equally iconic weekly opening lines we just ripped off. We talked to Glass the other day as part of a national conference call with reporters from all over the place, and asked about the show’s not infrequent trips down South. The show has trekked… >>
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