This American Life

04/21/2025

This week: Following Easter and Passover, stories of people grappling with the old, primal rules for life contained in the Ten Commandments.

People struggling to follow the Ten Commandments. Host Ira Glass reads from the Ten Commandments. Not the original Ten Commandments, but some of the newer, lesser-known ones. There's the Miner's Ten Commandments of 1853, the Ten Commandments of Umpiring, and the Ten Commandments for Math Teachers .....

04/17/2025

We're honored to have received two Peabody Award nominations—one for Chana Joffe-Walt’s series of personal stories from the conflict in Gaza, and another for our episode on Henry Dee's parole case. https://peabodyawards.com/awards/nominees/

04/14/2025

A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for other Native American families.

A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for other Native families.

04/12/2025

On the radio this weekend: A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for other Native American families. https://bit.ly/4jmoYpe

04/11/2025

Bonus content: We found Ira Glass’s first and only standup comedy performance. Subscribe to hear the full episode: https://bit.ly/4fZtxou

04/07/2025

A story about three little words uttered at 25mph during a bike race and the years and years of feelings those words unleashed.

Cyclist Mike Friedman said something to cyclist Ian Dille in the middle of a race that ate at both of them for years.

04/07/2025

How a rich man in Toronto set in motion a perverse reality contest after he died, in which women tried to have as many babies as they could.

People tossing words out into the world impulsively to ignite and burn over decades.

04/07/2025

A well-respected surgeon, 96 years old, has a secret that he wants the world to know. Before he dies, he leaves a vague and cryptic voicemail.

People tossing words out into the world impulsively to ignite and burn over decades.

04/05/2025

On the radio this weekend: People tossing words out into the world impulsively to ignite and burn over decades. https://bit.ly/2DHcSF1

04/03/2025

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The economics of the podcast industry have changed, and we need your help to keep making the show. You can do that by becoming a Life Partner. What you’ll get out of the relationship: ad-free listening, exclusive bonus episodes, and our brand new Greatest Hits Archive – over 250 favorite episode...

04/01/2025

We go inside a dramatic court hearing on the Trump administration’s executive order and new policy banning transgender people from serving in the military.

Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through.

03/31/2025

Ranjani Srinivasan tells the story of how her life was transformed over five days via a series of events that started out confusing and escalated to frightening.

Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through.

03/29/2025

On the radio this weekend: Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through. https://bit.ly/4l9emMb

03/27/2025

On our YouTube channel you can see our entire "Invisible Made Visible" show, including the stories that were too visual for radio. Here, Ira tells the story of a photographer named Vivian Maier, who shot rolls of film every day for dozens of years—brilliant shots of street life—but never showed the photos to anyone.

Ira Glass tells the story of a photographer named Vivian Maier, who shot rolls of film every day for dozens of years—brilliant shots of street life—but never...

03/27/2025

Bonus content: Ira Glass and former This American Life producer Alex Blumberg unearth old stories of a very specific kind. Subscribe to hear the full episode: https://bit.ly/4fZtxou

03/24/2025

Tig Notaro tells the story of repeatedly running into pop star Taylor Dayne. At the end of the story, we have a surprise for Tig.

Famous people are supposed to be somewhere else, invisible to us.

03/21/2025

Excited to share that Ira has been featured as one of Apple Podcasts Creators We Love. Thank you everyone for listening over the years! apple.co/thisamericanlife

03/19/2025

Juna, a 29-year-old who has never had a boyfriend, gets advice from someone uniquely equipped to guide her to the love life she wants.

Producer Diane Wu talks to Juna, a young woman who is getting advice from someone uniquely equipped to guide her to the love life she wants.