This American Life
This American LifeEach 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 po... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 513 | Founded | 20 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CultureArts | |||
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People braving the true final frontier — the gap between people born at slightly different times.
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(00:00:00) Prologue: Last fall, some NPR podcasts started getting my... more
Cryptic messages on a cell phone and a teeter-totter at a construction site: these are clues people found, trying to make sense of a death.
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As the new school year begins, we have stories from all over the country about people lurching their way through their middle school years – the years when you're figuring out so much. We go to school dances, classrooms, and down to the Mexican borde... more
Moments when it seems obvious what to do for someone else, so of course you jump in and try to help — and what happens after that.
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- Getting lazy
The episode where they used AI to voice act two AI plugged into each other is a red flag of dropping quality. If you can’t be bothered to create an episode, let alone re-run an older one –as countless in my feed have been this year – then I can’t be bothered to listen.
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United States21 days ago - Only One Act needed
The “ I Know What You Need “ show reminded me of how laborious it is to listen to This American Life .
The waitress story was the only story that was needed.
The old man, AI girlfriend and ChatGPT talking to each was laborious to listen. I had to skip on both of them .
Theirs usually only one interesting story to listen to and it’s why I can’t justify paying for a subscription.
Apple Podcasts3JNLCIAUnited States21 days ago I wonder why they stopped trying to help each other as soon as they actually needed help?
Podcast Addict523 days agolandLogic- Mumbles
I really like this podcast but i can’t hear the producer very well. His voice is too low and he kind of mumbles. I can’t read the transcript when I’m driving in my car. Could they replace him with s voice actor?
Apple Podcasts3Nettnutt
Canada25 days ago - Not kid friendly
Why are so many of them I don’t like them with swears
Apple Podcasts4fggfgfhfgbvfbfgggUnited Statesa month ago
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Apple Podcasts | #31 | United States/Top Podcasts |
Apple Podcasts | #3 | United States/Society & Culture |
Apple Podcasts | #34 | Canada/Top Podcasts |
Apple Podcasts | #146 |  United Kingdom/Top Podcasts |
Apple Podcasts | #3 | Canada/Society & Culture |
Apple Podcasts | #20 | United Kingdom/Society & Culture |
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4. Fresh Air
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Recent guests on This American Life include:
1. Nadia Bowers
2. Domingo Martinez
3. Henry Zhang
4. Kristen Roupenian
5. Barbara Mendoza
6. Janet McNamara
7. Rick Cole
8. Katie Gowell
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