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He's married to Anaheed Alani

Hes Jewish. (unsigned comment)

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-== Divorce? ==
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-In the March 17th episode of This American Life Glass said:
+== Discussion ==
-"OK, this is a very personal thing to say on the radio, but my wife and I separated a few years ago. And so for years now, Mary has usually been the person who I talked to last before I'd go to sleep. "
+He's married to Anaheed Alani
+Hes Jewish. (unsigned comment)
-I can't find any supporting evidence of this, but obviously it's true since it's from the horses mouth. Since there is no exact date and we don't know if "separation" mean "divorce" how can we handle the "spouse" section? As recently as September 2015 Glass and Alan were looking to adopt a child according to this: http://hubmesh.com/ira-glass-and-wife-anaheed-married-since-2005-might-soon-be-adopting-a-baby.html which makes the "a few years" part odd.  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2601:646:4100:5D25:AD8C:339D:6A13:915F|2601:646:4100:5D25:AD8C:339D:6A13:915F]] ([[User talk:2601:646:4100:5D25:AD8C:339D:6A13:915F#top|talk]]) 18:57, 20 March 2017 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-:I'd urge we leave it be. We've included his comments on the separation; anything else would be speculation. [[User:Innisfree987|Innisfree987]] ([[User talk:Innisfree987|talk]]) 22:07, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
-== Was his mother Chinese? ; was she Jewish? ==
-The article says his father and mother were both Jewish. But, no reference is provided to this effect. The only two references associated with that sentence, are to his mother's obituary. The cited obituary is silent about whether she was Jewish, or Chinese, or whatever.
-During the segment of "This American Life" aired on January 12, 2013, Glass stated flatly that he was half Asian, saying that his mother was Chinese. (This was part of his rebuttal of an accusation that he was prejudiced against Asians.)
-I am not arguing that the article should be edited to say that his mother was Chinese. I am requesting that someone find a source that meets Wikipedia standards, to the effect that Glass's mother was Jewish; otherwise, it seems to me that her putative religious affiliation should be removed from the article.
-Yes, I understand that she (or for that matter, her ancestors) might have converted to Judaism. Whatever the case, no reference to her religion should be included in the article without a suitable source being cited. ~Publius4
-: No information on ethnicity but you can read her bio here: http://www.shirleyglass.com/bio.htm and http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/14/us/shirley-glass-67-expert-on-infidelity-is-dead.html [[Special:Contributions/69.125.134.86|69.125.134.86]] ([[User talk:69.125.134.86|talk]]) 20:56, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
-Ira Glass is NOT Chinese whatsoever. Here's the transcript of the show you are referring to: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/484/transcript   The person doing the segment you mentioned was Ben Calhoun not Ira Glass. Ben Calhoun actually IS Chinese according to his Wikipedia page. He actually appears to be somewhat Asian looking too unlike Ira Glass. Ira Glass' mother is the now deceased prominent psychologist Shirley Glass who was of Jewish ethnicity. I don't think Ira Glass would make such a blatant lie to defend himself against accusations of racism when his mother was such a prominent and respected person and judging from the readily available photos she doesn't not appear to pass whatsoever for an Asian person, let alone a woman who is entirely of Chinese descent as you had claimed. To be fair, Ben Calhoun's voice sounds a bit like Ira Glass' voice but you should avoid making claims such as these without being sure, even on a talk page because others may, and probably have read what you've written while knowing of Ira Glass' prominent psychologist mother or Googling her and they will assume that Glass was lying in order to defend himself against accusations of racism, that is unless they bothered to look through the transcript/audio podcast to check your assertions for themselves. I doubt you will read this, but try to do a bit of research before you make bold assertions regarding others like you have.  <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/67.230.224.123|67.230.224.123]] ([[User talk:67.230.224.123|talk]]) 02:06, 27 April 2015 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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-How tall is he? He looks tall in the article photo
-http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article481020.ece  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/67.164.65.21|67.164.65.21]] ([[User talk:67.164.65.21|talk]]) 18:26, 2 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-Uhm... article says Mr. Glass was born in Baltimore, but the infobox suggests Massachusetts. Which is it? [[Special:Contributions/71.166.84.238|71.166.84.238]] ([[User talk:71.166.84.238|talk]]) 03:36, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
-...Wait, he's 51? What the hell? I thought he was like 34. [[Special:Contributions/74.195.177.27|74.195.177.27]] ([[User talk:74.195.177.27|talk]]) 06:39, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
-The entire section about him being Jewish is plagiarized from the source. [[Special:Contributions/99.238.103.85|99.238.103.85]] ([[User talk:99.238.103.85|talk]]) 17:18, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
-== Personal life ==
-Shouldn't something be said about it? He's been widely interviewed. Here's an article mentioning his marriage in 2005. Somebody should be bold! http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2006/His-American-Life/index.php?cparticle=2&siarticle=1
-[[Special:Contributions/128.227.12.41|128.227.12.41]] ([[User talk:128.227.12.41|talk]]) 22:33, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
-== Hugh Grant ==
-His mother thought he looked like Hugh Grant and, you know, in that profile photo...I totally get it. [[Special:Contributions/69.125.134.86|69.125.134.86]] ([[User talk:69.125.134.86|talk]]) 20:51, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
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-== Copyedit request ==
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-*{{tq|[...] made Milford's morning announcements [...]}} Already edited. Just confirming that Glass did the announcements. —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
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-*{{tq|During this time, he dated a lawyer for seven years who, according to him, ''made him feel terrible, didn't take his work seriously, and didn't love him''.}} Emphasis added. Is the emphasised part a direct quote? —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-:{{Done|Done without further input}}. Assuming that this is not quoted. —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 05:09, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
-*{{tq|Early on, the idea was to make a show telling stories of "nobody who's famous, nothing you've ever heard of, nothing in the news."}} Is the quoted portion a full sentence or a fragment? —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-:{{Done|Done without further input}}. Assuming that this is a sentence fragment. —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 05:09, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
-*{{tq|Glass also performs a live show, and has contributed to or written articles, books, and a comic book related to the radio show.}} Already edited. Is it possible to separate things he's written from things he contributed to, or has he both contributed and written {{tq|articles, books, and a comic book [...]}}? The comic book sounds like it should be one or the other. —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-*{{tq|He transferred to Brown University, where he concentrated in semiotics.}} Any particular reason for not using the word "studying"? I think this sentence can also be merged with the next one. —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-*{{tq|Glass worked at NPR for 17 years, where he eventually graduated to being a tape-cutter before becoming a reporter [...]}} Already edited. Is it important to note that he was a tape-cutter before a reporter? Its inclusion makes the sentence more unwieldy than if it were left out. —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-*{{tq|program called ''The Wild Room'', which featured eclectic content with a loose style and aired for the first time in November 1990.}} Emphasis in original. "Eclectic" is okay, but what does "with a loose style" mean? —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-*{{tq|During this time they spent two years reporting on the Chicago Public Schools—one year at a high school, and another at an elementary school.}} Who's "they"? Glass is probably one of them, but does that include Barry, Covino, or both? —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-*{{tq|Glass, however, didn't include his co-host in his plans, assuring him that the deal was unlikely to happen.}} To clarify, Glass didn't ask Covino to join him because the deal wasn't likely to happen anyway? —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-*{{tq|When the show went on without him [...]}} We're talking about ''This American Life'' here, right? —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-*{{tq|[...] and was syndicated nationally in June 1996 by Public Radio International after NPR passed on it.}} Is "passing on it" the same as declining? —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-*{{tq|Glass suggested that for Valentine's Day 2014 they interview "random" people about their experiences with love [...]}} Who's "they"? The Google Doodle team only or including Glass? —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-*The "Religion" subsection. {{Gray|Not really a copyedit issue, but this subsection seems a little too quote-heavy.}} —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-{{Re|Esprit15d}} Looking forward to your answers. —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 21:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
-{{re|Esprit15d}} If there is no further input I will consider this copyedit request done. —[[User:Tenryuu|<span style="color:#556B2F">Tenryuu&nbsp;🐲</span>]]&nbsp;(&nbsp;[[User talk:Tenryuu|💬]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Tenryuu|📝]]&nbsp;)&nbsp;([[User:Tenryuu#Wishlist!|🎁&nbsp;<span style="color: red;">''Wishlist!''</span>&nbsp;🎁]]) 05:09, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
-{{ping|Tenryuu}} I work remotely from home and had to send my computer to be serviced and it's been gone for weeks because of shipping delays. So, I haven't been able to work on anything.-Esprit15d • <small>[[User_talk:Esprit15d |talk]]</small> • <small>[[Special:Contributions/Esprit15d|contribs]]</small> 14:12, 27 December 2020 (UTC)