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Season 2012
This American Life has retracted this story.
This American Life has retracted this story.
The story of the European debt crisis is actually very surprising and dramatic.
The story of the European debt crisis is actually very surprising and dramatic.
Alabama's new immigration law aims to make life so difficult for illegal immigrants that they will "self-deport."
Alabama's new immigration law aims to make life so difficult for illegal immigrants that they will "self-deport."
A couple decides they need to sleep with other people before getting married, and a teenage boy falls for an undercover cop.
A couple decides they need to sleep with other people before getting married, and a teenage boy falls for an undercover cop.
Stories of people who decide to flip their personalities and do the exact opposite of what they normally do.
Stories of people who decide to flip their personalities and do the exact opposite of what they normally do.
All across the country right now, local and state governments are finding they can't pay their bills.
All across the country right now, local and state governments are finding they can't pay their bills.
This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
Discovering just how much time members of Congress spend raising money.
Discovering just how much time members of Congress spend raising money.
Stories of people who can’t seem to stop getting in their own way.
Stories of people who can’t seem to stop getting in their own way.
Religion makes clear the difference between mortal sins and venial ones. But in our everyday lives, it can be really difficult to determine just how bad we've been.
Religion makes clear the difference between mortal sins and venial ones. But in our everyday lives, it can be really difficult to determine just how bad we've been.
David Sedaris, Tig Notaro, Ryan Knighton, and the late David Rakoff, in his final performance on the show.
David Sedaris, Tig Notaro, Ryan Knighton, and the late David Rakoff, in his final performance on the show.
A Guatemalan immigrant living near Boston gets a phone call with some very strange news about his past.
A Guatemalan immigrant living near Boston gets a phone call with some very strange news about his past.
A woman gambles away her inheritance and then sues the casino, saying they're to blame.
A woman gambles away her inheritance and then sues the casino, saying they're to blame.
It used to be that the American expats in China were the big shots. But that's changed.
It used to be that the American expats in China were the big shots. But that's changed.
People pretending to be people they're not: sometimes it's harmless, sometimes it's harmful, and sometimes it's hard to tell.
People pretending to be people they're not: sometimes it's harmless, sometimes it's harmful, and sometimes it's hard to tell.
The chief of security for a Colombian drug cartel decides to take the cartel down.
The chief of security for a Colombian drug cartel decides to take the cartel down.
Stories about people in trouble, who look for help in mystifying places.
Stories about people in trouble, who look for help in mystifying places.
An undercover FBI informant at the mosque in Orange County starts acting very odd.
An undercover FBI informant at the mosque in Orange County starts acting very odd.
Favorite stories by our longtime contributor and friend David Rakoff.
Favorite stories by our longtime contributor and friend David Rakoff.
An estate attorney discovers a financial scheme that's all reward and no risk. The only catch? You have to die to get the money.
An estate attorney discovers a financial scheme that's all reward and no risk. The only catch? You have to die to get the money.
A growing body of research that suggests we may be on the verge of a new approach to some of the biggest challenges facing American schools.
A growing body of research that suggests we may be on the verge of a new approach to some of the biggest challenges facing American schools.
People reach out in all kinds of ways to try to get their point across—messages in code, over the phone, and from beyond the grave
People reach out in all kinds of ways to try to get their point across—messages in code, over the phone, and from beyond the grave
Stories of how people cope after brushes with death.
Stories of how people cope after brushes with death.
Stories of people breaking the rules fully, completely, and with no bad consequences.
Stories of people breaking the rules fully, completely, and with no bad consequences.
Not only do the two sides disagree on the solutions to the country’s problems, they don’t even agree on what the problems are.
Not only do the two sides disagree on the solutions to the country’s problems, they don’t even agree on what the problems are.
Why Minnesotans don't talk much about the most important historical event ever to happen there.
Why Minnesotans don't talk much about the most important historical event ever to happen there.
The This American Life staff confronts Ira about his dog, Piney.
The This American Life staff confronts Ira about his dog, Piney.
Stories united by one thing: They all happened in the seven days prior to broadcast.
Stories united by one thing: They all happened in the seven days prior to broadcast.
A show filled with stories of people going to great lengths to throw a special Christmas for their families.
A show filled with stories of people going to great lengths to throw a special Christmas for their families.
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