This American Life
By 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 radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it’s like to be alive right now. It’s the most popular weekly podcast in the world, and winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for a radio show or podcast. Hosted by Ira Glass and produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago.
Latest episode
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836: The Big Rethink
People rethinking some of the most important relationships in their lives. -
794: So Close and Yet So Far
People so close to each other, in extremely intimate situations, who are also a million miles apart. -
443: Amusement Park
We head to some of the happiest places on earth: amusement parks! -
835: Children of Dave
Boen Wang goes back to a day that changed the course of his family's story. -
834: Yousef and the Fourth Move
Yousef is forced into a move he is not sure he can make. -
833: Come Retribution
Donald Trump has a plan for his second term: retribution. We check in with the people who’ve crossed him to hear how they feel about that. -
832: That Other Guy
People tethered to one particular other person, whether they want to be or not. -
831: Lists!!!
How they organize the chaos of the world, for good and for bad. -
830: The Forever Trial
The trial for the men accused of orchestrating the September 11 terrorist attacks still hasn’t started yet.