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January 01, 1990 - November 17, 2012 + This American Life
The Mall Show
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This American Life spends several days in a mall in suburban Tennessee, to see what people are buying in this grim financial mood, and how...
Ruining It for the Rest of Us
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When they decided not to vaccinate their son against measles, two San Diego parents thought they were making the best decision for their child. But...
Heretics
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The story of Reverend Carlton Pearson, a renowned evangelical pastor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who cast aside the idea of Hell, and with it everything he'd...
Poultry Slam 2008
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A man in Pakistan wants to break his friend out of prison. He buys him
an amulet that supposedly has the power to protect anyone from...
Who Do You Think You Are?
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This week we bring you stories of privilege, and the lengths some will go to to maintain it. A teenager with a prominent father helps...
And the Call Was Coming from the Basement
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For Halloween, scary stories that are all true. Kidnappings, zombie raccoons, haunted houses—real haunted houses!—and things that go "EEEEK!!!" in the night. Plus, a new...
Ground Game
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This American Life goes to Pennsylvania, a battleground within a battleground, to figure out why, and how, McCain and Obama both think they can win...
A Better Mousetrap
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Stories of people tackling old problems with creative solutions --- solutions that sometimes cause problems of their own. For instance, a mother doesn't want her...
Another Frightening Show about the Economy
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Alex Blumberg and NPR's Adam Davidson —- the two guys who reported our Giant Pool of Money
episode —- are back. They'll explain what happened this...
Going Big
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Stories about people who take grand, sweeping approaches to solving problems of all sorts.
Enforcers
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Three guys who go by the names Professor So and So, Jojobean and
YeaWhatever spend part of each day running elaborate cons on Internet
scammers. They consider...
Something for Nothing
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Stories of people trying to get rich quick, or otherwise make something for nothing. As everyone knows, there's no such thing as something for nothing....
Got You Pegged
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Shalom Auslander goes on vacation with his family, and suspects the beloved, chatty old man in the room next door is an imposter—and sets out...
Best of This American Life
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A special pledge drive edition featuring a selection of favorite features from the past few months.
Special Pledge Drive Edition
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A special pledge drive edition featuring a selection of favorite features from the past few months.
