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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, pr...

Since the war began in Iran, we've heard very little from people inside the country — and there's a reason for that. The entire country has...

Ira always hated commencement speeches. Then he felt like he had to give this one. thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners

The casino game everyone thinks they can beat. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Ho...

Stories of cheating, cheaters, and the cheated. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: I...

At a time when the U.S. government is trying to make American history tidier, we try to learn from the mess. Including the untold, messy sto...

What happens when a new guy comes on the scene and changes the way everyone relates to each other? Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners t...

M. Gessen returns to our show with a true-crime story that takes place entirely within their own family. This story comes to us from the pro...

In the early days of the radio show, Ira did a series of interviews with his parents that completely changed his relationship with them. Thi...

Two lawyers who work for ICE step forward and lift the curtain on what is really happening inside our immigration system right now. Visit th...

People deciding to do things that most of us do NOT choose to do. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscri...

911 calls unlike any we’ve heard before, and other stories about immigration agents sweeping through America. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lif...

When a joke could get you killed, should you say it anyway? A group of Syrian comedians test the limits of their newfound freedom, a year af...

In this special mini-episode, we hear from someone in Venezuela with a very specific take on last week's U.S. attack.

People discovering information about their own lives that they did not know, and suddenly everything looks very different. Visit thisamerica...

People discovering information about their own lives that they did not know and suddenly everything looks very different.

Ira Glass shares some news about This American Life To sign up as a Life Partner, visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners

Ira Glass talks with longtime producer Nancy Updike about the most personal stories they have put on the radio. This is a sample of the bonu...

Ira Glass has news to share about some things happening here at This American Life. To sign up as a Life Partner, visit thisamericanlife.org...