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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.

714: Day at the Beach

This American Life

  • 1.8K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 01:05:36

It’s the last few weeks of summer, so we’re going to the beach! This week, stories from the surf and sand.

713: Made to Be Broken

This American Life

  • 2.1K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 01:01:47

From the moment we wake up in the morning there are a trillion rules — big and little — governing our lives. But sometimes, we encounter one we just can't abide by. In a pitched moment of rule-questioning, a show about rules and the people who break them. 

712: Nice White Parents

This American Life

  • 2K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 01:04:15

Years ago, producer Chana Joffe-Walt started reporting on one school in New York. She thought the story was about segregation and inequality in public schools. But the more she looked into it, the more she realized she was witnessing something else. She was seeing the inordinate power of white parents at this school. This is the first episode of Chana’s new mini-series: Nice White Parents. 

443: Amusement Park

This American Life

  • 1.7K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 01:00:42

This week, we celebrate pre-coronavirus summertime fun: at amusement parks! Ira Glass takes us behind the scenes at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, where the young staff – coached by a funny, fun-loving boss just a little older than they are – truly seem to love their jobs.  

513: 129 Cars

This American Life

  • 2.4K views
  • about 4 years ago
  • 01:16:21