This American Life

People starting over—sometimes because they want to, other times because they have to.

People who try simple mind games on others and find themselves in way over their heads.

What happens when your own community suddenly turns on you?

Other universes that are just like our own, but with one small difference.

Stories about the power of blood.

People put in positions they’re completely unqualified to handle, but who try to make it work anyway. Including one story of a tough group of soldiers who attempt to save lives through the power of show tunes.

Adults telling kids who they are, and kids wondering — are they right?

How the pandemic has thrown college admissions process into a kind of slow-motion chaos. One of the biggest changes: most colleges have stopped requiring the SAT. For decades, there’s been a debate over whether schools should drop the test. What’s it mean that it finally happened?

People squirming in a world where everything is rated and reviewed.

This week, three men who came together to protest the murder of George Floyd. They were unified, loud, and impressive, but over time these three friends end up in three very different places.