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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.Copyright 1995-2025 This American Life Arte Ciencia Política Ciencias Sociales Política y Gobierno
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  • 868: The Hand That Rocks The Gavel

    868: The Hand That Rocks The Gavel
    Sep 21 2025

    A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside.

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    • Prologue: Zoe Chace gives an eyewitness account of what has been happening at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration courthouse in New York City. (5 minutes)
    • Act One: The judges walk us through how different their jobs have become in just the past few months, because of sweeping policy changes by Trump’s Department of Justice. (26 minutes)
    • Act Two: It gets extremely personal for the judges. Also, the story of one person who got pushed through the new immigration court system this summer. (23 minutes)

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    1 h y 1 m
  • 867: College Disorientation

    867: College Disorientation
    Sep 14 2025

    Things are different on college campuses this year. We see inside the drama, with students and staff.

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    • Prologue: We go to orientation at Arizona State University and meet international students who are trying to make friends. (6 minutes)
    • Act One: The president of the Black Student Union at the University of Utah fights to keep the B in BSU. (30 minutes)
    • Act Two: A definition of antisemitism, canceled classes, and angry professors at Columbia University. (16 minutes)

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    58 m
  • 866: Watch Out for That Tree

    866: Watch Out for That Tree
    Sep 7 2025

    Small human plans that run into much larger obstacles.

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    • Prologue: Angela's dad, an accountant, made a spreadsheet to prepare for their family trip to a national park. But there are things you never think to put in a spreadsheet. (7 minutes)
    • Act One: A young couple, excited to start a new chapter in their lives, is suddenly put on a very different trajectory. (30 minutes)
    • Act Two: A sixteen-year-old plans out a prank, and a complete stranger from Honduras ends up in a million-dollar deal. What could go wrong? (25 minutes)

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    1 h y 8 m
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I’m nowhere near the age to have kids but if I were a parent I’d share and bond over this podcast and the truly life changing impact it’s had on my life and I. My favorite hour each week is spent on the edge of a metaphorical seat with Ira’s sultry whispering caressing my earbuds. 😅😘

Life changing, life defining

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Absolutely one of my favourite episodes, thank you! Would love it if you were able to do another such mystery episode regarding old houses or belongings and the search for the person's who owned them.

fantastic

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I hope you read these personally because I want you to know that I love these stories. I tell everyone I know to listen. Thank you for all that you think of, find and share.

Ira, you are the bezt

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I love the stories that they pick and choose and their discussion is very well done I have learned a lot in a lot in these podcasts good job!

Great Podcast

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just the absolute best podcast. I'm continually learning and just feel better having such rich content to absorb. Thank you Ira Glass!

loved this

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TAL was the first "podcast" before the term existed.i am so glad to have rediscovered it.

Absolutely fascinating...

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I couldn't stop laughing af the image the storyteller painted....and what happened when they revisited the story.

....act 2, not so much

I loved Act 1 (Pirates of the Carib-Bean Town)

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Wish I could download more than just the ten episodes at a time! I love listening in my car.

My favorite PODCAST by far!

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Beautiful and Moving stories throughout the episode, I couldn't stop listening. Thank you for sharing this again.

A wonderful tribute

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the story is gripping and the narration is lovely. a perfect example of your beloved collection

perfection

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