This American Life

This American Life

This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards.
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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...