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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

Chaos Graph

People immersed in chaos try to solve for what it all adds up to. Prologue: A scientist who is used to organizing... more

27 Apr 2025 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
The Ten Commandments

For Easter weekend — and the end of Passover! — stories of people struggling to follow the Ten Commandments. Host Ira... more

20 Apr 2025 · 59 minutes
How to Tell a Dumb American Story

A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for other Native families.  Prologue: Mika... more

13 Apr 2025 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
The Long Fuse

People tossing words out into the world impulsively to ignite and burn over decades. Prologue: Host Ira Glass plays a strange... more

06 Apr 2025 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Museum of Now

Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through. Exhibit One: Ira talks to producer Emmanuel Dzotsi, who brings... more

30 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
You’ve Come to the Right Person

Sometimes, life’s biggest mysteries require one very specific person to answer them. Prologue: 7-year-old Miles has lots of questions. More specifically,... more

16 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
That’s a Weird Thing to Lie About

Unnecessary and outrageous lies that make you wonder — why lie about that in the first place? Prologue: Kasey, a woman... more

02 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Ten Things I Don't Want to Hate About You

Zach Mack and his dad try to mend a rift between them in a very unusual way.  Prologue: Ira Glass introduces... more

23 Feb 2025 · 59 minutes
Groundhog Day

People stuck in a loop, trying to find their way out. Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks to B.A. Parker about her... more

02 Feb 2025 · 55 minutes
Pivot Point

People living in that in-between moment before everything changes. Prologue: Kirk Johnson tells Ira about a strange choice he made during... more

19 Jan 2025 · 58 minutes
This American Life
Chaos Graph
This American Life