This American Life podcast

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By This American Life. Discovered by Player FM and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio streamed directly from their servers.

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.

187 episodes available. A new episode about every 11 days averaging 63 mins duration .

This American Life

675: I’m on TV??1:00:36

2h ago1:00:36

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What it's like to be momentarily big on the small screen.By This American Life.

This American Life

674: Get a Spine!1:05:04

7d ago1:05:04

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Stories of people standing up for themselves, shaking off their fear, bracing themselves, and doing what they’ve been scared to do.By This American Life.

This American Life

172: 24 Hours at the Golden Apple57:06

15d ago57:06

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We document one day in a Chicago diner called the Golden Apple, starting at 5 a.m. and going until 5 a.m. the next morning. We hear from the waitress who has worked the graveyard shift for over two decades, the regular customers who come every day, the couples working out their problems, assorted drunks, and, of course, cops.…

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332: The Ten Commandments1:00:13

17d ago1:00:13

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Stories of people struggling to follow the Ten Commandments from the book of Exodus.By This American Life.

This American Life

672: No Fair!1:04:15

1M ago1:04:15

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Stories of very small injustices and also one very big one.By This American Life.

This American Life

671: Anything Can Be Anything1:01:32

2M ago1:01:32

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People connecting the dots that maybe should not be connected.By This American Life.

This American Life

670: Beware the Jabberwock1:09:28

2M ago1:09:28

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Stories from the upside-down world where conspiracy theorists dwell.By This American Life.

This American Life

669: Scrambling to Get Off the Ice1:02:37

3M ago1:02:37

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The Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee may have to fight to protect Mueller's investigation and make his report public. Now that they’re in the majority, they have new tools they can use. Our producer Zoe Chace spent weeks behind the scenes with them as they tried out their new powers for the first time. This and other stories of people ...…

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668: The Long Fuse1:06:05

3M ago1:06:05

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People tossing words out into the world impulsively. And how they ignite and burn. Over decades.By This American Life.

This American Life

667: Wartime Radio1:06:54

3M ago1:06:54

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Intimate and personal dispatches from two very different battlefields: A small town in the Syrian war. And the U.S. opioid epidemic. Each came from a DIY radio outfit. (Okay, one’s a podcast.)By This American Life.

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