Episodes

625: Essay B
This American LifeAugust 07, 202200:59:57

625: Essay B

In 1967, the first two Black students were enrolled at an all-white private boarding school in Virginia. The main reason they were there? To benefit the white kids.

776: I Work Better on Deadline
This American LifeJuly 31, 202201:05:28

776: I Work Better on Deadline

Stories of people racing against time to solve a problem. Will they make it?

109: Notes on Camp
This American LifeJuly 24, 202200:59:37

109: Notes on Camp

People who love summer camp say that non-camp people simply don't understand what's so amazing about it. We attempt to bridge this gap of misunderstanding between camp people and non-camp people.

400: Stories Pitched by Our Parents
This American LifeJuly 17, 202201:03:44

400: Stories Pitched by Our Parents

We try something harder than anything we've ever tried before, by taking the random ideas that members of our own families have told us would be "perfect for the show," and turning them into actual st...

775: The Possum Experiment
This American LifeJuly 10, 202201:00:01

775: The Possum Experiment

An investigation into a very basic question about people: Are most of us bad or good?

774: The Pink House at the Center of the World
This American LifeJuly 03, 202201:10:57

774: The Pink House at the Center of the World

The Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade began with a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi abortion clinic. On the day Roe was overturned, we were there. Stories from the center of this moment of ...

773: The Longest Distance Between Two Points
This American LifeJune 19, 202201:04:35

773: The Longest Distance Between Two Points

Getting from A to B via Z.

772: The Kids' Table
This American LifeJune 05, 202201:02:13

772: The Kids' Table

Kids navigating hairy situations all on their own, with no help from grown-ups.

771: The Parents Step In
This American LifeMay 29, 202201:03:46

771: The Parents Step In

Government isn’t doing much to prevent school shootings. So parents are jumping in: parents whose kids have died in mass shootings, in the wake of each shooting. They take practical, effective action ...