This American Life

By Cebong Wawan

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What's This American Life about?

This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cebong-wawan/support

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Made to Be Broken (Aug 09, ...

08.12.2020

From the moment we wake up in the morning there are a trillion rules — big and little — governing our lives. But sometimes, we encounter one we just can't abide by. In a pitched moment of rule-questioning, a show ...

This American Life episodes:

08.12.2020 Made to Be Broken (Aug 09, 2020) From the moment we wake up in the morning there are a trillion rules — big and little — governing our lives. But sometimes, we encounter one we just can't abide by. In a pitched moment of rule-questioning, a show ...
08.07.2020 Nice White Parents (Aug 02, 2020) Years ago, producer Chana Joffe-Walt started reporting on one school in New York. She thought the story was about segregation and inequality in public schools. But the more she looked into it, the more she realized she was witnessing something ...
08.07.2020 Amusement Park (Jul 26, 2020) This week, we celebrate pre-coronavirus summertime fun: at amusement parks! Ira Glass takes us behind the scenes at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, where the young staff – coached by a funny, fun-loving boss just a little older than ...
08.07.2020 How to Be Alone (Jul 19, 2020) In space, in the ocean, by ourselves, or with others—we’re all just figuring out how to be apart. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cebong-wawan/support
08.07.2020 Umbrellas Down (Jul 12, 2020) As China's new national security law tightens its control over Hong Kong, we return to our episode about last fall's anti-government protests and check in to see how people are responding. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The ...
08.07.2020 The Reprieve (Jun 28, 2020) Michigan has passed its Covid-19 peak, and the state has started opening up. But it’s still been intensely difficult for the staff in the ICU at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. We've embedded with them over the past few months, ...
08.07.2020 Here, Again (Jun 14, 2020) An exhaustingly familiar story. Maybe it’ll have a different ending this time, but maybe not. We hear what different people said and did one weekend in reaction to the killing of George Floyd. --- This episode is sponsored by · ...
08.07.2020 We Are in the Future (Jun 07, 2020) In this moment of sorrow, protest, and rage in the wake of George Floyd’s death, we offer this as a break from the dreadful present: our show about Afrofuturism. It’s a way of looking at Black culture that’s fantastic and ...
08.07.2020 A Mess to Be Reckoned With (May 31, 2020) Lissa Yellow Bird searches for missing people. Cold cases, mostly. People no one else is looking for. It’s not her job, but a lot of Native Americans go missing and their cases remain unsolved, so families often ask Lissa for ...
08.07.2020 Time Out (May 24, 2020) While sports of all kinds have been put on pause, we bring you favorite stories from back when people were still on football fields, boxing rings, and basketball courts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way ...
08.07.2020 Our Pulitzer-Winning Episode (May 17, 2020) Last week, our episode "The Out Crowd" won the very first Pulitzer Prize ever awarded to a radio show. This is the episode that won, with some updates on the stories. Hear what the Trump administration’s "Remain in Mexico" policy ...