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 ...

#5 US · Society & Culture 114 recordings 66 h 2001 → today Occasional updated 6 days ago
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535: Origin Story 59 min · Ira Glass, Peter Sagal, Dan Heath · Mar 9, 2025
855: That’s a Weird Thing to Lie About 1 h 03 min · Ira Glass, Dana Chivvis, Liz Flock · Mar 2, 2025
854: Ten Things I Don't Want to Hate About You 59 min · Ad, Ira Glass, Mom · Feb 23, 2025
758: Talking While Black 1 h 03 min · Emanuele Berry, Hana Jaffe-Walt, Nevaeh · Feb 16, 2025
339: Break-Up 58 min · Ira Glass, Unknown Speaker, Ad · Feb 9, 2025
853: Groundhog Day 55 min · Unknown Speaker, David, Ira Glass · Feb 2, 2025
823: The Question Trap 1 h 01 min · Tobin Low, Ira Glass, Ad · Jan 26, 2025
852: Pivot Point 1 h 00 min · Nancy Updike, Sergei, Ira Glass · Jan 19, 2025
851: Try a Little Tenderness 1 h 02 min · Narrator/Detective, Ira Glass, Baby Zoe · Jan 12, 2025
198: How to Win Friends and Influence People 59 min · David, Ira Glass, Paul Feig · Jan 5, 2025
699: Fiasco! 1 h 00 min · Ira Glass, Jack Hitt, Mike · Dec 29, 2024
850: If You Want to Destroy My Sweater, Hold This Thread as I Walk Away 1 h 07 min · Lilly Sullivan, Ira Glass, Mike Comite · Dec 22, 2024
849: The Narrator 1 h 00 min · Chana Joffe-Walt, Banias, Maram Humeid · Dec 15, 2024
815: How I Learned to Shave 59 min · Unknown Speaker, Ira Glass · Dec 1, 2024
848: The Official Unofficial Record 1 h 01 min · Ana Vanessa Herrero, Ira Glass, Maria · Nov 24, 2024
847: The Truly Incredible Story of Keiko the Killer Whale 1 h 01 min · Narrator, Unknown Speaker, Danielle Alarcon · Nov 17, 2024
846: This Is the Cake We Baked Nov 10, 2024
845: A Small Thing That Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope Nov 3, 2024
844: This Is the Case of Henry Dee Oct 20, 2024
A Big Announcement Oct 16, 2024
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Charts

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#5 Society & Culture · United States

🇨🇦 #2 · 🇳🇿 #3 · 🇿🇦 #6 · 🇦🇺 #6 · 🇫🇮 #7 · 🇦🇷 #8 · 🇮🇳 #8 · 🇮🇩 #8 · 🇵🇭 #10 · 🇮🇪 #12 · +20 more

charted in 31 countriesFull rankings →

Activity

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4 episodes · last 30 days · avg 59 min

Sun 42Mon 7Fri 2

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 2026-09-19, This American Life ranks #60 on the Spotify charts and #86 on Apple Podcasts in the United States, and appears on charts in 12 countries.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇺🇸 United States as of 2026-09-19

🇺🇸 United States #86 🇨🇦 Canada #100 🇳🇿 New Zealand #144 🇦🇺 Australia #155 🇫🇮 Finland #165 🇮🇩 Indonesia #165 🇿🇦 South Africa #178 🇵🇭 Philippines #182 🇮🇳 India #184 🇮🇪 Ireland #192 🇬🇧 United Kingdom #195 🇰🇷 South Korea #196 Society & Culture #5 Apple Society & Culture #6 Spotify Trending #119 Spotify
Chart records
First charted2025-02-07
Best ever#5 on Apple Podcasts (United States) · 2026-09-07
Days on chart541
Countries now12
CategoriesSociety & Culture · Society & Culture · Trending

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