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…

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No Coincidence, No Story! 2026-10-19 · 61m
Original Recipe 2026-10-12 · 63m
Reaching Out 2026-10-05 · 62m
An Argument 2026-09-28 · 63m
Intergenerational Space Travel 2026-09-21 · 67m
The Secret of My Death 2026-09-14 · 67m
Middle School 2026-09-07 · 61m
I Know What You Need 2026-08-31 · 68m
Somewhere in the Arabian Sea 2026-08-24 · 61m
Label Maker! 2026-08-17 · 59m
Amusement Park 2026-08-10 · 62m
I Couldn't Help but Notice 2026-08-03 · 60m
Testosterone 2026-07-27 · 61m
Trapped on a Bus 2026-07-20 · 62m
The Test Case 2026-07-13 · 71m
Maximal Americanness 2026-07-06 · 56m
Four Corners 2026-06-28 · 61m
There’s Something About Hail Mary 2026-06-22 · 66m
Mistakes Were Made 2026-06-14 · 61m
Not Today, Hades! 2026-06-08 · 58m
The Book That Changed Your Life 2026-05-31 · 61m
Here’s Looking at You, Kid 2026-05-24 · 63m
Two Is One, One Is None! 2026-05-18 · 60m
With Great Power 2026-05-10 · 61m
Blackout 2026-05-04 · 54m
Ira (Reluctantly) Gives a Graduation Speech 2026-05-01 · 8m
Blackjack 2026-04-26 · 65m
Infidelity 2026-04-19 · 60m
Bless This Mess 2026-04-12 · 62m
The Other Man 2026-04-05 · 63m
The Idiot 2026-03-29 · 59m
Call Your Parents 2026-03-22 · 59m
In the Shadow of the City 2026-03-15 · 57m
Give a Little Whistle 2026-03-08 · 62m
Office Politics 2026-03-01 · 61m
I Want What I Want 2026-02-22 · 61m
Kid Logic 2026-02-15 · 61m
Kindness of Strangers 2026-02-08 · 61m
What Is Your Emergency? 2026-02-01 · 59m
Try a Little Tenderness 2026-01-25 · 61m
A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into a Bar 2026-01-18 · 60m
The Americans Outside My Window 2026-01-12 · 19m
New Lore Drop 2026-01-11 · 59m
New Lore Drop 2026-01-09 · 58m
If You Want to Destroy My Sweater, Hold This Thread as I Walk Away 2026-01-04 · 66m
Must Be Rats on the Brain 2025-12-28 · 72m
Christmas and Commerce 2025-12-24 · 62m
The Making Of 2025-12-21 · 61m
Our Holiday Gift-Giving Guide 2025-12-14 · 61m
Bigger Than Me 2025-12-07 · 60m
129 Cars 2025-11-30 · 76m
I Hate Mysteries 2025-11-23 · 63m
Under One Roof 2025-11-16 · 65m
Got You Pegged 2025-11-09 · 62m
Winners 2025-11-02 · 58m
The Thing About Things 2025-10-26 · 60m
This Is the Case of Henry Dee 2025-10-19 · 60m
An Update from Ira 2025-10-16 · 5m
My Other Self 2025-10-12 · 62m
Harold 2025-10-05 · 63m
Mind Games 2025-09-28 · 61m
The Hand That Rocks The Gavel 2025-09-21 · 61m
College Disorientation 2025-09-14 · 58m
Watch Out for That Tree 2025-09-05 · 68m
Starting From Scratch 2025-08-31 · 61m
The Other Territory 2025-08-24 · 75m
Lists!!! 2025-08-17 · 64m
Letters! Actual Letters! 2025-08-10 · 59m
Chicago Hope 2025-07-20 · 59m
Bonus: Nancy's Deep Cuts 2025-07-17 · 27m
Championship Window 2025-06-29 · 58m
Some Things We Don't Do Anymore 2025-06-22 · 66m
Group Chat 2025-06-01 · 61m
Suddenly: A Mirror! 2025-05-25 · 60m
Chaos Graph 2025-04-27 · 67m
A Big Announcement 2024-10-16 · 5m
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