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This American Laugh: Torey Malatia on Radio Humor
Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 2:30 p.m.

President of Chicago Public Radio and cofounder of the hit radio series This American Life, Torey Malatia is the butt of Ira Glass’s radio jokes on a weekly basis. Listen and laugh as Malatia, having scoured the audio archives, shares humorous radio stories, jokes old and new, and a cornucopia of laugh-out-loud audio playfulness.

Presented in partnership with Chicago Public Radio and generously sponsored by Carol Rosofsky and Robert Lifton.


Venue

Northwestern University School of Law-Thorne Auditorium
375 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611


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Chicago Humanities Festival
312.494.9509

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$5 in advance
$10 at the door

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