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This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio. It is distributed by Public Radio International and is also available as a free weekly podcast. TAL, hosted by Ira Glass, is primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, although it has also featured essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage. Each week's show loosely centers o...read more

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Episode 01: The Alibi

Episode 02: The Breakup

Episode 03: Leakin Park

Episode 05: Route Talk

Episode 04: Inconsistencies

Episode 06: The Case Against Adnan Syed

Episode 07: The Opposite of the Prosecution

Episode 08: The Deal with Jay

Episode 09: To Be Suspected

Episode 12: What We Know

Episode 10: The Best Defense is a Good Defense

Episode 11: Rumors

S02 Episode 02: The Golden Chicken

S02 Episode 03: Escaping

S02 Episode 04: The Captors

S02 Episode 01: DUSTWUN

S02 Episode 05: Meanwhile, in Tampa

S01 Update: Day 01, Adnan Syed’s Hearing

S01 Update: Day 02, Adnan Syed’s Hearing

S01 Update: Day 03, Adnan Syed’s Hearing

S02 Episode 06: 5 O'Clock Shadow

S02 Episode 07: Hindsight, Part 1

S02 Episode 08: Hindsight, Part 2

S02 Episode 09: Trade Secrets

S02 Announcement: New Schedule

S02 Episode 10: Thorny Politics

S02 Episode 11: Present for Duty

#419: Petty Tyrant

#579: My Damn Mind

#571: The Heart Wants What It Wants

#572: Transformers

#214: Family Physics

#577: Something Only I Can See

#379: Return to the Scene of the Crime

S01 Episode 01: The Alibi

#225: Home Movies

#319: And the Call Was Coming from the Basement

#566: The Land of Make Believe

#567: What's Going On In There?

#198: How to Win Friends and Influence People

#582: When the Beasts Come Marching In

#569: Put a Bow on It

#545: If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say, SAY IT IN ALL CAPS

#175: Babysitting

#585: In Defense of Ignorance

Episode 01: DUSTWUN

#565: Lower 9 + 10

#570: The Night In Question

#573: Status Update

S01 Episode 02: The Breakup

#580: That's One Way to Do It

#587: The Perils of Intimacy

#259: Promised Land

#168: The Fix Is In

#568: Human Spectacle 2015

#575: Poetry of Propaganda

S01 Episode 03: Leakin Park

#464: Invisible Made Visible

#578: I Thought I Knew You

#581: Anatomy of Doubt

S01 Episode 04: Inconsistencies

#470: Show Me The Way

#449: Middle School

#549: Amateur Hour

#556: Same Bed, Different Dreams

#541: Regrets, I've Had a Few

#220: Testosterone

S01 Episode 12: What We Know

#583: It'll Make Sense When You're Older

S01 Episode 05: Route Talk

S01 Episode 07: The Opposite of the Prosecution

S01 Episode 08: The Deal with Jay

S01 Episode 09: To Be Suspected

S01 Episode 06: The Case Against Adnan Syed

#532: Magic Words

#246: My Pen Pal

S01 Episode 11: Rumors

#588: Mind Games 2016

S01 Episode 10: The Best Defense is a Good Defense

#590: Choosing Wrong

#589: Tell Me I'm Fat

#253: The Middle of Nowhere

#557: Birds & Bees

#584: For Your Reconsideration

#586: Who Do We Think We Are?

#576: Say Yes To Christmas

#597: One Last Thing Before I Go

#559: Captain's Log

#594: My Summer Self

#323: The Super

#414: Right to Remain Silent

#334: Duty Calls

#360: Switched At Birth

#574: Sinatra's 100th Birthday

#598: My Undesirable Talent

#406: True Urban Legends

#562: The Problem We All Live With

#591: Get Your Money's Worth

#362: Got You Pegged

#595: Deep End of the Pool

#234: Say Anything

#596: Becoming a Badger

#599: Seriously?

#399: Contents Unknown

#603: Once More, With Feeling

#109: Notes on Camp

#600: Will I Know Anyone at This Party?

Accidental Documentaries

#2: Small-scale Sin

#543: Wake Up Now

#560: Abdi and the Golden Ticket

Preview of S-Town, Our New Show

#365: Another Frightening Show About the Economy

#489: No Coincidence, No Story!

#405: Inside Job

#447: The Incredible Case of the P.I. Moms

#519: Dead Men Tell No Tales

#602: The Sun Comes Up

#396: #1 Party School

#592: Are We There Yet?

#412: Million Dollar Idea

#374: Somewhere Out There

#502: This Call May Be Recorded... To Save Your Life

#411: First Contact

#306: Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

#402: Save the Day

#178: Superpowers

#606: Just What I Wanted

#605: Kid Logic 2016

#604: 20 Years Later

#401: Parent Trap

#608: The Revolution Starts At Noon

#467: Americans in China

#564: Too Soon?

#593: Don’t Have to Live Like a Refugee

#610: Grand Gesture

#601: Master of Her Domain… Name

#104: Music Lessons

#421: Last Man Standing

#203: Recordings for Someone

#460: Retraction

#407: The Bridge

#611: Vague and Confused

#314: It's Never Over

#361: Fear of Sleep

#420: Neighborhood Watch

#400: Stories Pitched by Our Parents

#550: Three Miles

#165: Americans in Paris

#188: Kid Logic

#3: Poultry Slam

#612: Ask a Grown-Up

#342: How to Rest in Peace

#286: Mind Games

#547: Cops See It Differently, Part One

#615: The Beginning of Now

#555: The Incredible Rarity of Changing Your Mind

#415: Crybabies

#425: Slow to React

#613: OK, I’ll Do It

#409: Held Hostage

#309: Cat and Mouse

#383: Origin Story

#388: Rest Stop

#567: What’s Going On In There?

#436: The Psychopath Test

#614: The Other Mr. President

#520: No Place Like Home

#115: First Day

#534: A Not-So-Simple Majority

#616: I Am Not A Pirate

#10: Double Lives

#164: Crime Scene

#526: Is That What I Look Like?

#268: My Experimental Phase

#546: Burroughs 101

#508: Superpowers 2013

#290: Godless America

#422: Comedians of Christmas Comedy Special

#427: Original Recipe

#47: Christmas and Commerce

#241: 20 Acts In 60 Minutes

#413: Georgia Rambler

#154: In Dog We Trust

#206: Somewhere in the Arabian Sea

#283: Remember Me

#9: Julia Sweeney

#321: Sink or Swim

#617: Fermi’s Paradox

#177: American Limbo

#313: Parental Guidance Suggested

#417: This Party Sucks

#308: Star-crossed Love

#441: When Patents Attack!

#408: Island Time

#326: Quiz Show

S03 Episode 01: A Bar Fight Walks into the Justice Center

#472: Our Friend David

#424: Kid Politics

#332: The Ten Commandments

#620: To Be Real

#317: Unconditional Love

#27: The Cruelty of Children

Fall Clearance Sale

#74: Conventions

#311: A Better Mousetrap

#233: Starting from Scratch

#452: Poultry Slam 2011

#173: Three Kinds of Deception

#393: Infidelity

#548: Cops See It Differently, Part Two

#109: Notes from Summer Camp

#423: The Invention of Money

#127: Pimp Anthropology

#373: The New Boss

#245: Allure of the Mean Friend

#552: Need To Know Basis

#618: Mr. Lie Detector

#38: Simulated Worlds

#341: How to Talk to Kids

This American Life: The Giant Pool Of Money

#619: The Magic Show

#438: Father's Day 2011

#443: Amusement Park

#172: 24 Hours at the Golden Apple

#199: House on Loon Lake

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