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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306: Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time
Lotto fever grips the cast of Riverdance. -
564: Too Soon?
A fallen man tries to kickstart his career with a reality show. -
828: Minor Crimes Division
People taking it upon themselves to solve the tiny, overlooked crimes of the world. -
587: The Perils of Intimacy
Stories about mysteries that exist in relationships we thought couldn't possibly surprise us. -
827: All the King's Horses
The things we break and the ones we can't fix. -
826: Unprepared for What Has Already Happened
People waking up to the fact that the world has suddenly changed. -
825: Yousef
A series of phone calls to a man in Gaza about what he and his family are experiencing. -
824: Family Meeting
Your mother and I have something we want to talk with you about. -
823: The Question Trap
An investigation of when and why people ask loaded questions that are a proxy for something else. -
822: The Words to Say It
What it means to have words—and to lose them.