Our story, today, in two acts. Act one: Rev. Adam McKinney is terrified to talk to Ira Glass. Act two: Ira Glass proves to be an utterly professional and delightful person, just like you would imagine if you weren't tasked to interview him.

I've had to interview a lot of people over my five years as a music columnist. For the most part, my subjects have been random bands breezing through town, and there's nothing wrong with doing the occasional awkward five-minute interview in that situation. On the other hand, there's been some doozies over the years, like when King Buzzo from Melvins got pissed at me for calling his new record "poppy."

Still, interviewing Ira Glass felt like Daniel LaRusso facing off against Johnny in The Karate Kid: I'm still a pathetic newbie, and here's Glass, who's been a professional interviewer for 15 years, and that's just with This American Life.

Read Rev. Adam McKinney's interview with Ira Glass in the Music & Culture section.

REINVENTING RADIO: AN AFTERNOON WITH IRA GLASS, 3 p.m., Sunday, May 4, Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma, $29-$79, 253.591.5890