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College Disorientation
Episode 867
Things are different on college campuses this year. We see inside the drama, with students and staff.
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Prologue: We go t…Published on 2 months ago
Watch Out for That Tree
Episode 866
Small human plans that run into much larger obstacles.
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Prologue: Angela's dad, an accountant, made a spreadsheet to pre…Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Starting From Scratch
Episode 233
People starting over—sometimes because they want to, other times because they have to.
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Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks t…Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Other Territory
Episode 865
Since October 7th, while the world has focused its attention on Gaza, the Israeli government has tightened the screws on the three million Palestinians in the West Bank in all sorts of dramatic ways.…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Lists!!!
Episode 831
How they organize the chaos of the world, for good and for bad.
Prologue: Ira interviews David Wallechinsky, who wrote a wildly popular book in the 1970s called The Book of Lists, full of trivia and …Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Letters! Actual Letters!
Episode 838
When the best—and perhaps only—way to say something is to write it down.
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Prologue: Ira goes out with a letter carrier, …Published on 3 months ago
Chicago Hope
Episode 864
The story of the most commonly performed surgery, and what goes wrong with it – terribly wrong – 100,000 times a year in the United States. We’re excited to bring you the first episode of The Retriev…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Bonus: Nancy's Deep Cuts
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 bonus episodes we regularly release to our This American Life P…
Published on 4 months ago
Championship Window
Episode 863
People on a mission to achieve their goals before their window of opportunity closes.
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Prologue: Guest host Emmanuel Dzo…Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Some Things We Don't Do Anymore
Episode 862
On his first day in office, President Trump decided to freeze all U.S. foreign aid. Soon after, his administration effectively dissolved USAID—the federal agency that delivers billions in food, medic…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago