When you realize that help is not on the way, what do you do next? Prologue: Saddam Sayyaleh’s job right now... more

During the highest turkey consumption period of the year, we bring you a This American Life tradition: stories of turkeys, chickens, geese, ducks,... more

Things our dads taught us, whether they intended to or not. Prologue: Ira talks about the time his dad taught him... more

What happens when you realize the people in charge don’t have the answers. Prologue: Guest Host Chana Joffe-Walt asks her kids... more

You've been seeing yourself, getting to know what you look like, your whole life. So why does it often take... more

People who have a good, long time to think about what they’re doing, look hard at what’s ahead of them,... more

Spots we’re avoiding in our private maps of the world. Prologue: Guest host Bim Adewunmi talks to her cousin Kamyl about... more

Friends and ex-friends finally talk about the one thing between them they've been avoiding. Prologue: Host Ira Glass tells a story... more

One call to a very unusual hotline, and everything that followed. Prologue: Ira talks about a priest who set up what... more

Legendary radio broadcaster Paul Harvey had a popular show called “The Rest of the Story.” Today on our show, we... more