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January 01, 1990 - January 20, 2013 + This American Life
Send a Message
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Messages in code, over the phone, and from beyond the grave...
The Incredible Case of the P.I. Moms
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What do you get when you take a private investigation firm, toss in sexy soccer moms, and add sponsorship from Glock firearms, a lying boss,...
Back to School
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Just what are we teaching our kids? What’s missing? The answer involves Simon Says, marshmallows, rats — and research that could be reshaping the way...
The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar
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In 1912 a four year-old boy named Bobby Dunbar went missing in a swamp
in Louisiana. Eight months later, he was found in the hands of...
Our Friend David
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Favorite stories by our longtime contributor and friend David Rakoff. (Note that the podcast and streaming versions contain unbeeped words that could not play on...
Loopholes
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Stories of people acting on a technicality in the face of some of life's toughest regulators: financial regulators, parents and God.
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...
