Media Talk: BSkyB, Ira Glass and Answer Me This

The BBC may be on strike, but we're not. Matt Wells is in New York this week, so John Plunkett 's in the hot seat for this edition of Media Talk . Still, your erstwhile host had time to speak to Dan Sabbagh to do some number crunching about the first set of figures for the Times paywall, and find out the next steps now that News Corporation has begun proceedings for a full takeover of BSkyB. From there, we hear from Ira Glass , star of PRI's This American Life , about his efforts to get the show onto the BBC. Finally, we catch up with Olly Mann and Helen Zaltzman from the Answer Me This! podcast about four years of DIY podding. Their new book , featuring the best questions submitted by their listeners is out now (and a worthy addition to your toilet reading). Matt's back next week, but in the meantime, post your feedback on the blog below, and if you're an audiophile worth your salt, have a listen and prepared to be wowed by our Media Talk Extra podcast from the recent Third Coast International Audio Festival in Chicago.