Twenty years after founding"Radiolab," one of public radio's most successful shows, Jad Abumrad announced in January that he was stepping down from his role as host. But his days of audio storytelling are far from over.
. He says fans of"Radiolab" will immediately recognize similar storytelling rhythms he'll present this weekend. It's going well, mostly doing all of those things. I've been thinking a lot about what, based on the 20 years that I've spent at"Radiolab," what can I teach? I've never really taught students before, but I feel like the storytelling we do on"Radiolab" is a kind of teaching in a way. So I'm trying to put together a course on how to be a good listener.
KUT: Do you have advice for someone who's thinking of making a big change in their life, whether it be professionally or personally?