I remember the night that I first listened to an episode of This American Life. I was a junior in high school, and the phrases “investigative journalism” and “storytelling” meant nothing to me at that point—but I knew immediately that I was hooked. I listen to podcasts whenever I need to turn my overactive brain…
Remember when in order to hear a particular song, you had to buy the entire album? Doesn’t it feel like the distant past—flipping through CDs at the store; examining the album artwork and not knowing what the music would sound like until you brought it home; studying the lyrics and liner notes; memorizing the track numbers of…