This American Life Society & Culture 511 episodes USA 2026-09-07 3 ekstraksyon
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.
As the new school year begins, we have stories from all over the country about people lurching their way through their middle school years – the years when you're figuring out so much. We go to school...
Moments when it seems obvious what to do for someone else, so of course you jump in and try to help — and what happens after that.
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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has been in the news thanks to an extra-long deployment that's taken a toll on its crew. What's life on an aircraft carrier at war really like? Back in 2002, w...
Labels are powerful. They can distill you down to a single word. They can get stuck on you without your permission. And sometimes, when they get taken away, they can upend your entire life. On this ep...
People dealing with new, glaring, massive changes happening right where they live.
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(00:00:00) Prologue: Rick Cole, a ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered everyone over 30 in the military to have their testosterone tested. That inspired us to rerun this classic episode where everyone at This American Life teste...
People on journeys they did not intend — or agree to.
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(00:00:00) Prologue: A woman on a nighttime bus ride wakes up t...
Some people in this country think Antifa is a dangerous domestic terror organization. Some think that’s a complete myth. This week, we go to the federal trial where, for the first time, the government...
On this country's 250th birthday, we bring you stories about the most American people, places, objects, and social norms that make this country what it is.
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We spend an hour in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, behind and desperate, with people trying any damn thing they can think of.
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Ira Glass talks with longtime producer Nancy Updike about the most personal stories they have put on the radio. This is a sample of the bonus episodes we regularly release to our This American Life Pa...
Ira Glass has news to share about some things happening here at This American Life.
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