This American Life Updates

A wee flame, flickering in the dark. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Who’s trying to bridge the gap between Blue America and Red Am...

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/845/a-small-thing

People who tell a lie and then believe the lie more than anyone else.  Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Sean Cole explains why he dec...

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/660/hoaxing-yourself

Thirteen parole board members decide whether or not one man should be released from prison. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Henry Dee...

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/844/this-is-the-case-of-henry-dee

Ira Glass has news to share about some things happening here at This American Life. To sign up as a Life Partner, visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners .

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So much of the fight for the presidency is coming down to battles for small slices of voters who can help throw swing states to one candidate or another. Abbas Alawieh, a leader in the Uncommitte...

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/843/a-little-bit-of-power

Chen Almog-Goldstein was kidnapped by Hamas along with her three youngest children on October 7, 2023. This week, she tells the story of their life as hostages in Gaza. Visit thisamericanlife.o...

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/842/51-days

One kid comes to America as an exchange student and commits herself to the senior year experience. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: We...

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/841/my-senior-year

People trying and struggling to see what another person sees.  Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Guest-host Tobin Low talks to comedi...

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/840/how-are-you-not-seeing-this

Iowa has three million people and a million come to their State Fair, each with their own goals and dreams for the fair. We hang out with some of them, to see if they get what they hoped for. V...

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/839/meet-me-at-the-fair

When the best—and perhaps only—way to say something is to write it down. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Ira goes out with a lett...

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/838/letters-actual-letters

In a crisis, when all logic suggests that you get away from the dangerous thing, how will you respond? Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologu...

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/837/swim-towards-the-shark