This American Life
by This American Life
This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards.
Latest Episodes
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646: The Secret of My Death
Cryptic messages on a cell phone and a teeter totter at a construction site: these are clues people found, trying to make sense of a death. Posted on 23 February 2020 | 11:00 pm |
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694: Get Back to Where You Once Belonged
People looking everywhere to find a place—any place—where, for once, they don't have to be the odd man out. Posted on 16 February 2020 | 11:00 pm |
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693: Abdi the American
We return to our story about Abdi Nor from 2015, with some big news about his life today. When we first broadcast the story, Abdi was a Somali refugee living in Kenya desperately trying – against long odds – to get to the United States. Then he got the luckiest break of his life: he won a lottery that puts him on a short list for a U.S. visa. But before he could cash in his golden ticket, the police started raiding his neighborhood, targeting refugees. Posted on 9 February 2020 | 11:00 pm |
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692: The Show of Delights
In these dark, combative times, we attempt the most radical counterprogramming we could imagine: a show made up entirely of stories about delight. Posted on 2 February 2020 | 11:00 pm |
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691: Gardens of Branching Paths
Stories of other universes that are just like our own, but with one small difference. Posted on 12 January 2020 | 11:00 pm |
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690: Too Close to Home
For the holidays, stories of families finally addressing the thorny thing they’ve never really talked about. Posted on 29 December 2019 | 11:00 pm |
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689: Digging Up the Bones
There's a lot that can be gained from unearthing the past -- learning about oneself, learning about others. But, it doesn't always go how you'd expect. Posted on 8 December 2019 | 11:00 pm |
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688: The Out Crowd
Reports from the frontlines of the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" asylum policy. We hear from asylum seekers waiting across the border in Mexico, in a makeshift refugee camp, and from the officers who sent them there to wait in the first place. Posted on 17 November 2019 | 11:00 pm |
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687: Small Things Considered
Stories about being little. Secret writings in tiny letters. The power of a very small number. And a medication that's supposed to cure shortness. Posted on 10 November 2019 | 11:00 pm |