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.

165: Americans In Paris

Many Americans have dreamy and romantic ideas about Paris, notions which probably trace back to the 1920s vision of Paris created by the expatriate Americans there. But what's it actually like in Paris if you're an American, without rose-colored glasses?

07-21
59:00

679: Save the Girl

People go on missions to save young girls from danger. But sometimes they get so caught up in the mission that it overshadows the girl herself.

07-14
01:01:29

678: The Wannabes

This country is crawling in presidential candidates right now and they're bumping into each other in Des Moines and yelling over each other in Miami. We hang out with them, in this weird early period of the election when they're easy to walk right up to.

07-07
01:08:37

677: Seeing Yourself In the Wild

Stories of those unexpected moments when we see who we really are.

06-16
01:01:27

676: Here’s Looking at You, Kid

Adults telling kids who they are, and kids wondering — are they right?

06-02
01:00:12

199: House on Loon Lake

A real-life Hardy Boys mystery. More than most of our shows, this one lends itself to a Hollywood-style tagline. Perhaps: "The House at Loon Lake: You Might Break In ... But You'll Never Forget." Or, "The House at Loon Lake: Dead Letters Tell No Tales." It's the true story of an abandoned house, ...

05-26
58:40

172: 24 Hours at the Golden Apple

We document one day in a Chicago diner called the Golden Apple, starting at 5 a.m. and going until 5 a.m. the next morning. We hear from the waitress who has worked the graveyard shift for over two decades, the regular customers who come every day, the couples working out their problems, assorted...

05-05
57:06

332: The Ten Commandments

Stories of people struggling to follow the Ten Commandments from the book of Exodus.

04-28
01:00:12

672: No Fair!

Stories of very small injustices and also one very big one.

04-07
01:02:52

670: Beware the Jabberwock

Stories from the upside-down world where conspiracy theorists dwell.

03-17
01:07:52

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