This American Life (Radio)

  • Premiered: Nov 1995
  • Episodes: 846
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Season 2004
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256 - Living Without
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 09, 2004
Sarah Vowell explains the cheerful journalism of deprivation. And other stories.
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257 - What I Should’ve Said
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Jan 16, 2004
People return to the scene of the crime where they should have spoken clearly and forcefully to review what the hell went wrong.
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258 - Leaving the Fold
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Jan 30, 2004
A popular, progressive politician becomes...a talk show host. One you've probably heard of.
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259 - Promised Land
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Feb 20, 2004
David Rakoff tries a 20-day fast to see if it will bring him any form of enlightenment.
2004x260
260 - The Facts Don’t Matter
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Air date
Mar 12, 2004
How a bungled Nazi sabotage operation became the legal foundation for the Bush administration's push to try U.S. citizens in military tribunals.
2004x261
261 - The Sanctity of Marriage
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Mar 26, 2004
A generation of researchers has revolutionized the way we see marriage.
2004x262
262 - Miracle Cures
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Apr 02, 2004
A son tries to help his mom in a faraway place defy the laws of medical science.
2004x263
263 - Desperate Measures
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Apr 16, 2004
Stories of people stuck in unfixable situations who try desperate measures.
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264 - Special Treatment
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May 07, 2004
A defense of special treatment, by people who receive it and people who give it.
2004x265
265 - Fake Science
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May 21, 2004
A Seattle group called AGHOST is using whatever scientific principles they can find to hunt for ghosts.
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266 - I'm From the Private Sector and I'm Here to Help
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Jun 04, 2004
Nancy Updike goes to Iraq to try to figure out what it's like to be a private citizen working in the middle of a war zone.
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267 - Propriety
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Air date
Jun 11, 2004
By tightening the rules on what swear words are allowed on the nation's airwaves, FCC officials say they're protecting kids. But the facts don't back them up.
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268 - My Experimental Phase
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Air date
Jun 25, 2004
People who decide to try out a new life—the kind of life their parents never wanted for them.
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269 - Someone to Watch Over Me
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Jul 16, 2004
Letting someone else take care of you can change everything.
2004x270
270 - Family Legend
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Aug 06, 2004
Every family has its share of grudges, secrets, and bad behavior.
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271 - Best Interests
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Aug 20, 2004
Stories about adults struggling to figure out what is in the best interest of some child.
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272 - Big Tent
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Air date
Sep 10, 2004
We leave behind the official Republican talking points and ask them to speak instead about what they actually believe.
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273 - Put Your Heart In It
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Sep 24, 2004
Stories about people deciding whether to give it their all.
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274 - Enemy Camp ‘04
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Oct 08, 2004
Behind enemy lines, sometimes people get confused about whose side they're on and how to fight the enemy.
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275 - Two Steps Back
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Oct 15, 2004
The rise and fall of school reform.
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276 - Swing Set
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Air date
Oct 29, 2004
A journey through the minds of undecided voters.
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277 - Apology
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Nov 05, 2004
It's rare that a successful apology happens.
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278 - Spies Like Us
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Nov 19, 2004
A woman starts hearing her neighbors making drug deals over her baby monitor's frequency.
2004x279 Season finale
279 - Auto Show
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 10, 2004
Stories about people who love their cars, for better or for worse.

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