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The Thing About Things
Episode 871
Three stories about the strange power inanimate objects can hold over us.
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4 months ago
This Is the Case of Henry Dee
Episode 844
Thirteen parole board members decide whether or not one man should be released from prison.
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4 months, 1 week ago
An Update from Ira
Ira Glass shares some news about This American Life
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
My Other Self
Episode 870
What happens when people create alternate versions of themselves and release them into the wild?
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
Harold
Episode 869
When Zohran Mamdani won the primary race for New York mayor, the Democratic establishment's lukewarm response echoed the treatment of another charism…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Mind Games
Episode 286
Stories of people who try simple mind games on others, and then find themselves way in over their heads.
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5 months ago
The Hand That Rocks The Gavel
Episode 868
A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside.
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5 months, 1 week ago
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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5 months, 2 weeks ago
Watch Out for That Tree
Episode 866
Small human plans that run into much larger obstacles.
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Prologue: Ange…5 months, 3 weeks ago
Starting From Scratch
Episode 233
People starting over—sometimes because they want to, other times because they have to.
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6 months ago