Ira Glass talks about storytelling

Here's a five minute video of Ira Glass talking about how he does such a great job of telling great stories on his weekly radio show, This American Life.

I especially like the bit at the end about how there has to be "a moment of reflection" at some point in the story.

By the way, the Open Culture website at which the interview appears is worth a look--lots of links to worthwhile places to visit on the web.