Radio Lab hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich will face off over which medium is superior -- television or radio -- with Ira Glass, whose program, This American Life, is both a radio show and TV show, acting as referee.

In TV’s corner, ABC’s Robert Krulwich will hit hard with stunning video images that may have his opponent up against the ropes. But audio-savant Jad Abumrad won’t go down without a fight as he champions the power of sound with shining examples from radio’s longer, and arguably more innovative, history. Special guests from the worlds of film and music will tag team in with some examples of the things that the ears can do that the eyes only dream of (and vice versa), illustrating just how complicated the relationship between the two senses can be.

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