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January 01, 1990 - November 26, 2012 + This American Life
Special Pledge Drive Edition
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Excerpts from the best of the show...
The Convert
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When an eager new convert to a mosque in Orange County, California starts acting odd and saying strange things, his friends got suspicious.
Special Ed
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Stories about people who were told that they're different. Some of them were comfortable with it. Some didn't understand it. And some understood, but didn't...
Show Me the Way
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Stories about people in trouble, who look for help in mystifying places.
Amusement Park
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We head to some of the happiest places on Earth...
Hiding in Plain Sight
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Sometimes when something happens right under your nose, it's even harder to notice than if it were happening in secret. Stories of people using that...
Long Shot
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Stories of people betting on something with very bad odds, mostly because they have no other choice...
Switcheroo
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People pretending to be people they're not: sometimes it's harmless, sometimes it's harmful and sometimes it's hard to tell....
Americans in China
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It used to be that the American expats in China were the big shots. But much of that has changed. What's it like to be...
Go Ask Your Father
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Sons and daughters get to find out the one thing they've always wanted to know about their father. The answers aren't always what they hope...
Blackjack
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Stories about the casino game everyone incorrectly thinks they can beat...
Crime Scene
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Every crime scene hides a story. In this week's show, we hear about crime scenes and the stories they tell.
What Happened at Dos Erres
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In 1982, Guatemala’s military wiped a tiny village off the map. In 2012, a man in the US learned that 2 boys had been abducted...
Invisible Made Visible
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This week, the radio debut of the episode we just did live on stage and streamed to theaters all over the country...
The Psychopath Test
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Recently we heard about this test that could determine if someone was a psychopath. So, naturally, our staff decided to take it....
