New York Times: This American Gamble. “Ira Glass’s ‘This American Life’ Leaves PRI”. By Cara Buckley, July 2, 2014.

“On July 1, “This American Life“ became independent, leaving its distributor of 17 years, Public Radio International, or PRI.

That change is partly technical. The program is no longer delivered to local stations through public radio’s satellite system, but instead over the Internet through the online platform PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.

But the big impact is financial. Gone are a distributor’s financial guarantees, which in the case of “This American Life,“ reached seven figures. Instead, Mr. Glass will now be responsible for the show’s marketing and distribution, as well as for finding corporate sponsors.”

Here‘s the link to the live show mentioned in the article: This American Life Live at BAM.