858: How to Tell a Dumb American Story
Sun, 13 Apr 2025
A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for other...
668: The Long Fuse
Sun, 06 Apr 2025
People tossing words out into the world impulsively to ignite and burn over decades. Visit thisamer...
857: Museum of Now
Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through. Visit thisamericanlife.org/...
464: Invisible Made Visible
Sun, 23 Mar 2025
The radio version of an episode we did live on stage and beamed to movie theaters. David Sedaris, Ti...
856: You’ve Come to the Right Person
Sun, 16 Mar 2025
Sometimes, life’s biggest mysteries require one very specific person to answer them. Visit thisam...
535: Origin Story
Sun, 09 Mar 2025
Little-known and surprising stories of how all sorts of institutions began. Visit thisamericanlife....
855: That’s a Weird Thing to Lie About
Sun, 02 Mar 2025
Unnecessary and outrageous lies that make you wonder — why lie about that in the first place? Vis...
854: Ten Things I Don't Want to Hate About You
Sun, 23 Feb 2025
Zach Mack and his dad try to mend a rift between them in a very unusual way. Visit thisamericanli...
758: Talking While Black
Sun, 16 Feb 2025
President Trump is eradicating DEI from the federal government, and private companies are following ...
339: Break-Up
Sun, 09 Feb 2025
For Valentine's Day, stories from the heart of heartbreak. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners t...
853: Groundhog Day
Sun, 02 Feb 2025
People stuck in a loop, trying to find their way out. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to si...
823: The Question Trap
Sun, 26 Jan 2025
An investigation of when and why people ask loaded questions that are a proxy for something else. Vi...
852: Pivot Point
Sun, 19 Jan 2025
People living in that in-between moment before everything changes. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifep...
851: Try a Little Tenderness
Sun, 12 Jan 2025
In the new year, stories of people trying a radical approach to solving their problems. Visit thisa...
198: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Sun, 05 Jan 2025
People climbing to be number one. How do they do it? What is the fundamental difference between us a...
699: Fiasco!
Sun, 29 Dec 2024
We leave the normal realm of human error and enter the territory of huge breakdowns. Visit thisameri...
850: If You Want to Destroy My Sweater, Hold This Thread as I Walk Away
Sun, 22 Dec 2024
The tiny thing that unravels your world. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our...
849: The Narrator
Sun, 15 Dec 2024
Banias is an 8-year-old kid living in Gaza. And she has a story to tell — many stories, in fact. V...
809: The Call
Sun, 08 Dec 2024
One call to a very unusual hotline and everything that followed. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepar...
815: How I Learned to Shave
Sun, 01 Dec 2024
Things our dads taught us, whether they intended to or not. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners ...
848: The Official Unofficial Record
Sun, 24 Nov 2024
How do you count almost 12 million votes if you’re not the government? This week, we bring you the...
847: The Truly Incredible Story of Keiko the Killer Whale
Sun, 17 Nov 2024
Keiko was a hugely beloved adventure park attraction. He was also captured in the wild and taken awa...
846: This Is the Cake We Baked
Sun, 10 Nov 2024
With Donald Trump’s victory this week, many people looked at the election results and thought, yea...
845: A Small Thing That Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope
Sun, 03 Nov 2024
A wee flame, flickering in the dark. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our prem...
844: This Is the Case of Henry Dee
Sun, 20 Oct 2024
Thirteen parole board members decide whether or not one man should be released from prison. Visit th...
A Big Announcement
Wed, 16 Oct 2024
Ira Glass has news to share about some things happening here at This American Life. To sign up as a...
843: A Little Bit of Power
Sun, 13 Oct 2024
So much of the fight for the presidency is coming down to battles for small slices of voters who can...
842: 51 Days
Sun, 06 Oct 2024
Chen Almog-Goldstein was kidnapped by Hamas along with her three youngest children on October 7, 202...
841: My Senior Year
Sun, 22 Sep 2024
One kid comes to America as an exchange student and commits herself to the senior year experience. V...
840: How Are You Not Seeing This?
Sun, 15 Sep 2024
People trying and struggling to see what another person sees. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepart...
839: Meet Me at the Fair
Sun, 08 Sep 2024
Iowa has three million people and a million come to their State Fair, each with their own goals and ...
835: Children of Dave
Sat, 29 Jun 2024
Boen Wang has a theory that a lot of the misery in his life can be traced to a single moment that h...
834: Yousef and the Fourth Move
Fri, 28 Jun 2024
In Rafah, Yousef is out of options and faces his toughest move yet. Prologue: Since the beginning of...