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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535: Origin Story
Little-known and surprising stories of how all sorts of institutions began. -
855: That’s a Weird Thing to Lie About
Unnecessary and outrageous lies that make you wonder — why lie about that in the first place? -
854: 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. -
758: Talking While Black
People tangled up in our current racial backlash in both extreme and very personal ways. -
853: Groundhog Day
People stuck in a loop, trying to find their way out. -
852: Pivot Point
People living in that in-between moment before everything changes. -
851: Try a Little Tenderness
People try a radical approach to solving their problems. -
850: If You Want to Destroy My Sweater, Hold This Thread as I Walk Away
The tiny thing that unravels your world. -
849: The Narrator
Banias is an 8-year-old kid living in Gaza. And she has a story to tell — many stories, in fact. -
848: The Official Unofficial Record
How do you count almost 12 million votes if you’re not the government?
