This American Life

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.

https://www.thisamericanlife.org

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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 days 18 hours 45 minutes

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218: Act V


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744: Essential


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582: When the Beasts Come Marching In


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743: Don't You Be My Neighbor


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742: The Thing I'm Getting Over


What’s recovery mean, anyway?


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 July 26, 2021  1h0m
 
 

436: The Psychopath Test


We heard about a test that could determine if someone was a psychopath. So, naturally, our staff decided to take it.


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741: The Weight of Words


Words mean things, but some words are especially meaningful.


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740: There. I Fixed It.


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539: The Leap


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