How many episodes does This American Life have?

This American Life has 39 episodes.

What topics does This American Life cover?

This American Life covers topics including: society, culture, arts, news.

This American Life

EN39 episodes

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Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it’s like to be alive right now. It’s the most popular weekly podcast in the world, and winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for a radio show or podcast. Hosted by Ira Glass and produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago.

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Notable Guests

Robert Redford1×

Sarah Koenig1×

Pete Hegseth1×ZZoe Chace1×CCharlie Gregerson1×AAlex Zharov1×

Rick Cole1×PPablo Torre1×SShirley Glass1×IIra's Father1×

Episodes (39)

449: Middle School

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Sep 7, 20261:01:18completed

896: I Know What You Need

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Aug 31, 20261:08:15completed

206: Somewhere in the Arabian Sea

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Aug 24, 20261:01:19pending

895: Label Maker!

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Aug 17, 202659:36pending

443: Amusement Park

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Aug 10, 20261:02:16pending

894: I Couldn't Help but Notice

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Aug 3, 20261:00:55pending

893: Testosterone

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Jul 27, 20261:01:32pending

892: Trapped on a Bus

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Jul 20, 20261:02:44pending

891: The Test Case

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Jul 13, 20261:11:25pending

890: Maximal Americanness

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Jul 6, 202656:03pending

889: There’s Something About Hail Mary

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Jun 22, 20261:06:07pending

318: With Great Power

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May 10, 20261:01:23pending

886: Blackout

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May 3, 20261:02:46failed

Ira (Reluctantly) Gives a Graduation Speech

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May 1, 20268:24pending

466: Blackjack

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Apr 26, 20261:04:36failed

393: Infidelity

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Apr 19, 202659:42failed

885: Bless This Mess

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Apr 12, 20261:01:41failed

212: The Other Man

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Apr 5, 20261:02:33failed

884: The Idiot

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Mar 29, 202659:50completed

883: Call Your Parents

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Mar 22, 202659:43failed

628: In the Shadow of the City

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Mar 15, 202657:02failed

882: Give a Little Whistle

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Mar 8, 20261:02:04failed

208: Office Politics

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Mar 1, 20261:01:13completed

881: I Want What I Want

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Feb 22, 20261:00:47pending

605: Kid Logic

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Feb 15, 20261:00:57pending

75: Kindness of Strangers

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Feb 8, 20261:00:33pending

880: What Is Your Emergency?

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Feb 1, 202659:16pending

879: A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into a Bar

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Jan 18, 20261:00:19pending

The Americans Outside My Window

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Jan 12, 202619:20pending

878: New Lore Drop

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Jan 11, 202658:54pending

New Lore Drop

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Jan 9, 202658:16pending

Christmas and Commerce

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Dec 24, 20251:02:04pending

877: The Making Of

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Dec 21, 20251:00:39pending

876: Bigger Than Me

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Dec 7, 20251:00:05pending

875: I Hate Mysteries

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Nov 23, 20251:02:53pending

An Update from Ira

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Oct 16, 20255:18pending

866: Watch Out for That Tree

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Sep 5, 20251:07:30pending

Bonus: Nancy's Deep Cuts

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Jul 17, 202526:44pending

A Big Announcement

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Oct 16, 20244:56pending