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.
Series Episodes
779: Ends of the Earth
An exploration of the very upper limits of what you do for someone you love.
1 hour 6 mins
18 September 2022 Finished
550: Three Miles
There’s a program that brings together kids from two schools. One school is public and in the country’s poorest congressional district. The other is private and costs $43,000/year. They are three miles apart. The hope is that kids connect, but some of the public school kids just can’t get over the divide. We hear what happens when you get to see the other side and it looks a lot better.
1 hour 1 min
11 September 2022 Finished
528: The Radio Drama Episode
Our most ambitious live show ever! We pulled together a massive team of theater pros at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Opera House—nearly 50 singers, actors, dancers and musicians. The result? Journalism turned into a Broadway musical, into opera. Mike Birbiglia, Sasheer Zamata, Stephin Merritt, Josh Hamilton, Lindsay Mendez, Lin-Manuel Miranda and others.
1 hour 27 mins
4 September 2022 Finished
778: Me Minus Me
When a fundamental part of yourself changes dramatically, are you still who you thought you were?
57 mins
28 August 2022 Finished
102: Road Trip!
With so many songs, movies, and books about the joy of the open road, it's hard to take just a normal road trip without huge expectations.
59 mins
21 August 2022 Finished
