This American Life

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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 ...

#1 US · Society & Culture 115 recordings 67 h 2001 → today Occasional updated yesterday
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245: Allure of the Mean Friend Jul 27, 2025
864: Chicago Hope Jul 20, 2025
Bonus: Nancy's Deep Cuts Jul 17, 2025
577: Something Only I Can See Jul 13, 2025
594: My Summer Self Jul 6, 2025
863: Championship Window Jun 29, 2025
862: Some Things We Don't Do Anymore Jun 22, 2025
289: Go Ask Your Father Jun 15, 2025
484: Doppelgängers Jun 8, 2025
861: Group Chat 1 h 00 min · Hannah Jaffe-Walt (Host), Unknown Speaker, Asil · Jun 1, 2025
860: Suddenly: A Mirror! 59 min · Unknown Speaker, Mike, Ruby Gans · May 25, 2025
835: Children of Dave 1 h 01 min · Boen Wang, Unknown Speaker, Ira Glass · May 18, 2025
361: Fear of Sleep 1 h 00 min · Ira Glass, Joel Lovell, Mike · May 11, 2025
638: Rom-Com 1 h 03 min · Unnamed Character, Narrator, Jillian Welsh · May 4, 2025
859: Chaos Graph 1 h 06 min · Dr. Mark Perlmutter (Orthopedic Surgeon, North Carolina), Ad, Hannah Jaffe-Walt (Host) · Apr 27, 2025
332: The Ten Commandments 1 h 00 min · Ira Glass, Shalom Auslander, David · Apr 20, 2025
858: How to Tell a Dumb American Story 1 h 06 min · Sarah Crane Murdoch (Reporter), Kevin Howard, Carissa Heavy Runner · Apr 13, 2025
668: The Long Fuse 1 h 06 min · Ira Glass, David, Lilly Sullivan · Apr 6, 2025
857: Museum of Now 1 h 05 min · Ira Glass, Emmanuel, Ad · Mar 30, 2025
464: Invisible Made Visible 58 min · Ira Glass, Tig Notaro, Unidentified · Mar 23, 2025
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Charts

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#1 Society & Culture · United States

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Activity

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5 episodes · last 30 days · avg 59 min

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Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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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 o...

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Rankings

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As of 2026-09-22, This American Life ranks #60 on the Spotify charts and #11 on Apple Podcasts in the United States, and appears on charts in 18 countries.

Ranking over time

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Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇺🇸 United States as of 2026-09-22

🇺🇸 United States #11 🇨🇦 Canada #15 🇳🇿 New Zealand #24 🇦🇺 Australia #32 🇿🇦 South Africa #42 🇫🇮 Finland #50 🇮🇪 Ireland #61 🇦🇷 Argentina #74 🇳🇴 Norway #75 🇬🇧 United Kingdom #93 🇮🇳 India #104 🇳🇱 Netherlands #125 🇰🇷 South Korea #135 🇮🇩 Indonesia #175 🇨🇭 Switzerland #185 🇨🇱 Chile #187 🇦🇹 Austria #196 🇵🇭 Philippines #200 Society & Culture #1 Apple Society & Culture #6 Spotify Trending #131 Spotify
Chart records
First charted2025-02-07
Best ever#5 on Apple Podcasts (United States) · 2026-09-07
Days on chart544
Countries now18
CategoriesSociety & Culture · Society & Culture · Trending

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