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This American Life
This American Life
This American Life

Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for... more

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Episodes

A Small Thing That Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope

A wee flame, flickering in the dark. Prologue: Who’s trying to bridge the gap between Blue America and Red America? Ira... more

03 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Hoaxing Yourself

People who tell a lie and then believe the lie more than anyone else.  Prologue: Sean Cole explains why he decided... more

27 Oct 2024 · 58 minutes
This Is the Case of Henry Dee

Thirteen parole board members decide whether or not one man should be released from prison. Prologue: Henry Dee has been locked... more

20 Oct 2024 · 59 minutes
A Big Announcement

Ira Glass has news to share about some things happening here at This American Life.

16 Oct 2024 · 4 minutes
A Little Bit of Power

So much of the fight for the presidency is coming down to battles for small slices of voters who can... more

13 Oct 2024 · 56 minutes
51 Days

Chen Almog-Goldstein was kidnapped by Hamas along with her three youngest children on October 7, 2023. This week, she tells... more

06 Oct 2024 · 58 minutes
My Senior Year

One kid comes to America as an exchange student and commits herself to the senior year experience. Prologue: We talk to... more

22 Sep 2024 · 58 minutes
How Are You Not Seeing This?

People trying and struggling to see what another person sees.  Prologue: Guest-host Tobin Low talks to comedian Tig Notaro about a jarring... more

15 Sep 2024 · 59 minutes
Meet Me at the Fair

Iowa has three million people and a million come to their State Fair, each with their own goals and dreams... more

08 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Letters! Actual Letters!

When the best—and perhaps only—way to say something is to write it down. Prologue: Ira goes out with a letter carrier,... more

18 Aug 2024 · 58 minutes
This American Life
A Small Thing That Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope
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