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...