This American Life
About This American Life
This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio. It is distributed by Public Radio International and is also available as a free weekly podcast. TAL, hosted by Ira Glass, is primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, although it has also featured essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage. Each week's show loosely centers on a particular theme. The theme of the show is explored in several "acts," usually two to five.
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Episode 01: The Alibi
Episode 02: The Breakup
Episode 03: Leakin Park
Episode 05: Route Talk
Episode 04: Inconsistencies
Episode 06: The Case Against Adnan Syed
Episode 07: The Opposite of the Prosecution
Episode 08: The Deal with Jay
Episode 09: To Be Suspected
Episode 12: What We Know
Episode 10: The Best Defense is a Good Defense
Episode 11: Rumors
S02 Episode 02: The Golden Chicken
S02 Episode 03: Escaping
S02 Episode 04: The Captors
S02 Episode 01: DUSTWUN
S02 Episode 05: Meanwhile, in Tampa
S01 Update: Day 01, Adnan Syed’s Hearing
S01 Update: Day 02, Adnan Syed’s Hearing
S01 Update: Day 03, Adnan Syed’s Hearing
S02 Episode 06: 5 O'Clock Shadow
S02 Episode 07: Hindsight, Part 1
S02 Episode 08: Hindsight, Part 2
S02 Episode 09: Trade Secrets
S02 Announcement: New Schedule
S02 Episode 10: Thorny Politics
#419: Petty Tyrant
S02 Episode 11: Present for Duty
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#571: The Heart Wants What It Wants
#214: Family Physics
#572: Transformers
#379: Return to the Scene of the Crime
#577: Something Only I Can See
#225: Home Movies
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#545: If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say, SAY IT IN ALL CAPS
My Way
#569: Put a Bow on It
#168: The Fix Is In
#585: In Defense of Ignorance
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