245: Allure of the Mean Friend
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is it about them, our mean friends? They treat us poorly, they don't call us back, they cancel ...
245: Allure of the Mean Friend
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is it about them, our mean friends? They treat us poorly, they don't call us back, they cancel ...
864: Chicago Hope
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of the most commonly performed surgery, and what goes wrong with it – terribly wrong –...
864: Chicago Hope
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The story of the most commonly performed surgery, and what goes wrong with it – terribly wrong –...
Bonus: Nancy's Deep Cuts
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ira Glass talks with longtime producer Nancy Updike about the most personal stories they have put on...
Bonus: Nancy's Deep Cuts
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ira Glass talks with longtime producer Nancy Updike about the most personal stories they have put on...
577: Something Only I Can See
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you’re the only one who can see something, sometimes it feels like you’re in on a special s...
577: Something Only I Can See
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you’re the only one who can see something, sometimes it feels like you’re in on a special s...
594: My Summer Self
Sun, 06 Jul
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Summer is a time when change seems more possible than ever. But is that really how it happens? Can p...
594: My Summer Self
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summer is a time when change seems more possible than ever. But is that really how it happens? Can p...
863: Championship Window
Sun, 29 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
People on a mission to achieve their goals before their window of opportunity closes. Visit thisame...
863: Championship Window
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People on a mission to achieve their goals before their window of opportunity closes. Visit thisame...
862: Some Things We Don't Do Anymore
Sun, 22 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
On his first day in office, President Trump decided to freeze all U.S. foreign aid. Soon after, his ...
862: Some Things We Don't Do Anymore
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On his first day in office, President Trump decided to freeze all U.S. foreign aid. Soon after, his ...
289: Go Ask Your Father
Sun, 15 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In honor of Father’s Day, stories of sons and daughters finding out the one thing they've always w...
484: Doppelgängers
Sun, 08 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We got a tip about a meat plant selling pig intestines as fake calamari, wondered if it could be tru...
861: Group Chat
Sun, 01 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Conversations across a divide: People who are outside a war zone check in with family, friends, and ...
861: Group Chat
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conversations across a divide: People who are outside a war zone check in with family, friends, and ...
860: Suddenly: A Mirror!
Sun, 25 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A show about people who are suddenly confronted with who they are. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifep...
860: Suddenly: A Mirror!
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A show about people who are suddenly confronted with who they are. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifep...
835: Children of Dave
Sun, 18 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Boen Wang has a theory that a lot of the misery in his life can be traced to a single moment that h...
361: Fear of Sleep
Sun, 11 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Mike Birbiglia got used to strange things happening to him when he slept—until something happened ...
638: Rom-Com
Sun, 04 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The one thing you know for sure when you're watching a romantic comedy is that it's going to turn ou...
859: Chaos Graph
Sun, 27 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
People immersed in chaos try to solve for what it all adds up to. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifep...
859: Chaos Graph
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People immersed in chaos try to solve for what it all adds up to. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifep...
332: The Ten Commandments
Sun, 20 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
For Easter weekend — and the end of Passover! — stories of people struggling to follow the Ten C...
858: How to Tell a Dumb American Story
Sun, 13 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for other...
858: How to Tell a Dumb American Story
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
People tossing words out into the world impulsively to ignite and burn over decades. Visit thisamer...
857: Museum of Now
Sun, 30 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through. Visit thisamericanlife.org/...
464: Invisible Made Visible
Sun, 23 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Sometimes, life’s biggest mysteries require one very specific person to answer them. Visit thisam...
535: Origin Story
Sun, 09 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
President Trump is eradicating DEI from the federal government, and private companies are following ...
339: Break-Up
Sun, 09 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
For Valentine's Day, stories from the heart of heartbreak. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners t...
853: Groundhog Day
Sun, 02 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
People stuck in a loop, trying to find their way out. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to si...
823: The Question Trap
Sun, 26 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
An investigation of when and why people ask loaded questions that are a proxy for something else. Vi...
852: Pivot Point
Sun, 19 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
People living in that in-between moment before everything changes. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifep...
851: Try a Little Tenderness
Sun, 12 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
People climbing to be number one. How do they do it? What is the fundamental difference between us a...
699: Fiasco!
Sun, 29 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The tiny thing that unravels your world. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our...
849: The Narrator
Sun, 15 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Banias is an 8-year-old kid living in Gaza. And she has a story to tell — many stories, in fact. V...
815: How I Learned to Shave
Sun, 01 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Things our dads taught us, whether they intended to or not. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners ...
848: The Official Unofficial Record
Sun, 24 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Thirteen parole board members decide whether or not one man should be released from prison. Visit th...
A Big Announcement
Wed, 16 Oct
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Ira Glass has news to share about some things happening here at This American Life. To sign up as a...
A Big Announcement
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Chen Almog-Goldstein was kidnapped by Hamas along with her three youngest children on October 7, 202...
841: My Senior Year
Sun, 22 Sep
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
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
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
People trying and struggling to see what another person sees. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepart...
839: Meet Me at the Fair
Sun, 08 Sep
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Iowa has three million people and a million come to their State Fair, each with their own goals and ...
834: Yousef and the Fourth Move
Fri, 28 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In Rafah, Yousef is out of options and faces his toughest move yet. Prologue: Since the beginning of...
809: The Call
Fri, 08 Sep
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
One call to a very unusual hotline and everything that followed. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepa...
809: The Call
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One call to a very unusual hotline and everything that followed. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepa...
528: The Radio Drama Episode
Fri, 20 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Our most ambitious live show ever! We pulled together a massive team of theater pros at the Brooklyn...
528: The Radio Drama Episode
20 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Our most ambitious live show ever! We pulled together a massive team of theater pros at the Brooklyn...
513: 129 Cars
Fri, 13 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We spend a month at a Jeep dealership on Long Island as they try to make their monthly sales goal: 1...
513: 129 Cars
13 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We spend a month at a Jeep dealership on Long Island as they try to make their monthly sales goal: 1...
510: Fiasco! (2013)
Sun, 03 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Stories of when things go wrong. Really wrong. When you leave the normal realm of human error, fumbl...
511: Fiasco! (2013)
Sun, 03 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Stories of when things go wrong. Really wrong. When you leave the normal realm of human error, fumbl...
511: Fiasco! (2013)
03 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Stories of when things go wrong. Really wrong. When you leave the normal realm of human error, fumbl...
492: Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde
Fri, 12 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A doctor named Benjamin Gilmer gets a job at a rural clinic in North Carolina. He’s replaced anoth...
492: Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde
12 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A doctor named Benjamin Gilmer gets a job at a rural clinic in North Carolina. He’s replaced anoth...
360: Switched at Birth
Fri, 25 Jul
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
On a summer day in 1951, two baby girls were born in a hospital in small-town Wisconsin. The infants...
360: Switched at Birth
25 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
On a summer day in 1951, two baby girls were born in a hospital in small-town Wisconsin. The infants...
175: Babysitting
Fri, 05 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What goes on while mom and dad are away, that mom and dad never find out about. Including the story ...
175: Babysitting
05 Jan 2001
Contributed by Lukas
What goes on while mom and dad are away, that mom and dad never find out about. Including the story ...