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Season 2005
What life is like for American soldiers in Iraq.
What life is like for American soldiers in Iraq.
Sometimes, getting your big break isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Sometimes, getting your big break isn't all it's cracked up to be.
After four lawyers fail to get an innocent man out of prison, his friend takes on the case himself.
After four lawyers fail to get an innocent man out of prison, his friend takes on the case himself.
A dying mother makes a tape for her developmentally disabled daughter, hoping she'll watch it someday, knowing she might not.
A dying mother makes a tape for her developmentally disabled daughter, hoping she'll watch it someday, knowing she might not.
A software writer loses his job, but continues to show up at work, sneaking in the door each day and putting in long hours.
A software writer loses his job, but continues to show up at work, sneaking in the door each day and putting in long hours.
An LA prosecutor thought he'd make a name for himself by taking the lead singer of the Dead Kennedys to court for obscenity.
An LA prosecutor thought he'd make a name for himself by taking the lead singer of the Dead Kennedys to court for obscenity.
Stories of people who try simple mind games on others, and then find themselves way in over their heads.
Stories of people who try simple mind games on others, and then find themselves way in over their heads.
Stories about people who end up making choices they'd rather not make, when their options begin to run out.
Stories about people who end up making choices they'd rather not make, when their options begin to run out.
Stories about how easy it is for communication to go awry, and what the consequences can be after it does.
Stories about how easy it is for communication to go awry, and what the consequences can be after it does.
Sons and daughters get to find out the one thing they've always wanted to know about their father.
Sons and daughters get to find out the one thing they've always wanted to know about their father.
We spend an hour trying to remember why anyone liked the separation of church and state in the first place.
We spend an hour trying to remember why anyone liked the separation of church and state in the first place.
Stories about getting back together with your spouse, your country, your...Brahman bull.
Stories about getting back together with your spouse, your country, your...Brahman bull.
The U.S. government spent two years on a sting operation trapping an Indian man named Hemant Lakhani.
The U.S. government spent two years on a sting operation trapping an Indian man named Hemant Lakhani.
Stories about the pitfalls of knowing just a little bit too little.
Stories about the pitfalls of knowing just a little bit too little.
Some librarians in Michigan embark on an audacious act of rebranding their libraries.
Some librarians in Michigan embark on an audacious act of rebranding their libraries.
A 9/11 widow finds herself having to comfort another distraught woman on national TV.
A 9/11 widow finds herself having to comfort another distraught woman on national TV.
Surprising stories from survivors in New Orleans.
Surprising stories from survivors in New Orleans.
Stories from the largest mass resettlement that America has seen since the Civil War, as over 400,000 people—victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Stories from the largest mass resettlement that America has seen since the Civil War, as over 400,000 people—victims of Hurricane Katrina.
How far will we go to get money? And once we've got it, what should we spend it on?
How far will we go to get money? And once we've got it, what should we spend it on?
Stories about people and places that have come back to life after everything seemed lost.
Stories about people and places that have come back to life after everything seemed lost.
A study estimated the number of Iraqi casualties since the war began at 100,000. Most of the deaths were caused by coalition forces.
A study estimated the number of Iraqi casualties since the war began at 100,000. Most of the deaths were caused by coalition forces.
Stories about the lengths we go to make things right, and about what money can and cannot fix.
Stories about the lengths we go to make things right, and about what money can and cannot fix.
Three people tell their stories from Iraq about the fighting, the locals, and why you subscribe to Details magazine.
Three people tell their stories from Iraq about the fighting, the locals, and why you subscribe to Details magazine.
Variations on an old tale, with very modern consequences.
Variations on an old tale, with very modern consequences.
A rising star in the evangelical movement casts aside the idea of hell.
A rising star in the evangelical movement casts aside the idea of hell.
2005x305
Season finale
305 - The This American Life Holiday Spectacular
Episode overview
A full-throttle, show-stopping, no-holds-barred Christmas Spectacular!
A full-throttle, show-stopping, no-holds-barred Christmas Spectacular!
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