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This American Life
Somewhere, someone has lived your weirdest, most specific situation. They told it on the radio.
Who it's for
Each weekly theme gathers several true stories from different angles, so listeners see one experience (belonging, shame, family secrets) through many lives.
Feelings it meets
What it is
This American Life is a weekly public radio program and podcast hosted by Ira Glass, first broadcast on WBEZ Chicago in 1995. Each episode picks a theme and explores it through a prologue and several acts, mostly journalistic nonfiction along with essays, memoirs and occasional short fiction, often told in the first person. It is delivered to public radio stations by PRX.
Where to find it
Apple Podcasts, Spotify, public radio, thisamericanlife.org (free archive with transcripts).
Before you start
Heads up: Suicide and violence in some episodes.
Age: Not verified (suggested 14+; curate episodes)
The waterfall sings, "I find my song, when I find my freedom."Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 36
