Ira Glass having a gas touring Seven Things I Have Learned

Seven Things I Have Learned: An Evening With Ira Glass
When: Sept. 22, 8 p.m.
Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Tickets and info: ticketmaster.ca
In 1995, WBEZ and its parent company Chicago Public Media began broadcasting a show called This American Life. In 2018, the program’s weekly American listenership was 1.8 million. Add in the international audience — CBC picked up This American Life in 2011 — and well over two million people tune in to hear the show. There are also about