This American Life
668: The Long Fuse
People tossing words out into the world impulsively to ignite and burn over decades. Prologue: Host Ira Glass plays a strange voicemail left by a 9...
857: Museum of Now
Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through. Exhibit One: Ira talks to producer Emmanuel Dzotsi, who brings the first ex...
464: Invisible Made Visible
The radio version of an episode we did live on stage and beamed to movie theaters. David Sedaris, Tig Notaro, Ryan Knighton, and the late David Rakoff...
856: You’ve Come to the Right Person
Sometimes, life’s biggest mysteries require one very specific person to answer them. Prologue: 7-year-old Miles has lots of questions. More specifi...
855: That’s a Weird Thing to Lie About
Unnecessary and outrageous lies that make you wonder — why lie about that in the first place? Prologue: Kasey, a woman who prides herself on her tr...
854: Ten Things I Don't Want to Hate About You
Zach Mack and his dad try to mend a rift between them in a very unusual way. Prologue: Ira Glass introduces Zach Mack’s story. (1 minute) Part On...
853: Groundhog Day
People stuck in a loop, trying to find their way out. Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks to B.A. Parker about her birthday tradition. (6 minutes) Act ...
852: Pivot Point
People living in that in-between moment before everything changes. Prologue: Kirk Johnson tells Ira about a strange choice he made during his famil...
851: Try a Little Tenderness
In the new year, stories of people trying a radical approach to solving their problems. Prologue: Ira meets two sisters who got into a fight, and t...
850: If You Want to Destroy My Sweater, Hold This Thread as I Walk Away
The tiny thing that unravels your world. Prologue: Ira talks to Chris Benderev, whose high school years were completely upended by an impromptu thi...