This American Life

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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.

750 750: The Ferryman Sept. 25, 2022

Getting from Point A to Point B—with expert assistance.

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Tags: arts, news & politics, society & culture

Older Episodes

779 779: Ends of the Earth Sept. 18, 2022
An exploration of the very upper limits of what you do for someone you love.
550 550: Three Miles Sept. 11, 2022
What happens when of a group of public school students in the Bronx goes to visit an elite private school three miles away.
528 528: The Radio Drama Episode Sept. 4, 2022
In our most ambitious live show, we turn journalism into a Broadway musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
778 778: Me Minus Me Aug. 28, 2022
When a fundamental part of yourself changes dramatically, are you still who you thought you were?
102 102: Road Trip! Aug. 21, 2022
With so many songs, movies, and books about the joy of the open road, it's hard to take just a normal road trip without huge expectations.
777 777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 14, 2022
Ten people were killed at a grocery store in Buffalo, NY. Their stories, as you’ve never heard them.
776 776: I Work Better on Deadline July 31, 2022
Stories of people racing against time to solve a problem. Will they make it?
775 775: The Possum Experiment July 10, 2022
An investigation into a very basic question about people: Are most of us bad or good?
Stories from the center of this moment of history, the day it happened.
Getting from A to B via Z.
772 772: The Kids' Table June 5, 2022
Kids navigating hairy situations all on their own, with no help from grown- ups.
771 771: The Parents Step In May 29, 2022
The government isn’t doing much to prevent school shootings. So parents are jumping in — and getting results.
638 638: Rom-Com May 22, 2022
Stories about surviving the mishaps of love.
605 605: Kid Logic May 15, 2022
Kids using perfectly logical arguments, and arriving at perfectly wrong conclusions.
770 770: My Lying Eyes May 8, 2022
People staring squarely at the truth, and still finding it hard to believe what they’re seeing.
769 769: The Reluctant Explorer May 1, 2022
A man is thrust into a new world he didn’t ask to visit.
768 768: The Other Front Lines April 24, 2022
Four personal stories from the war in Ukraine.
767 767: Do Not Go Gentle April 10, 2022
Stories of resistance from Hungary and Russia.
People trying to jump in and solve other people's problems.