This American Life

  • : 2007
  • : 12
  • : 18
  • Paramount+ with Showtime
  • 22
  • Documentary

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2x1
Escape
Episode overview
04, 2008
Two teenage boys in Philadelphia look for ways to impress girls; and a young man fights for his independence from his mother.
2x2
Two Wars
Episode overview
11, 2008
An Iraqi comes to America after leaving his war-torn country and sets out on a trip across America and lets the U.S. citizens ask questions about any subject; a Bulgarian man decides .. show full overview
2x3
Going Down in History
Episode overview
18, 2008
Stories of people trying to make — and remake — history, while others go down in history in ways they never intended. Two Wisconsin convicts gain local fame for almost escaping prison .. show full overview
2x4
Underdogs
Episode overview
25, 2008
A group of teenage boys, in New York City, learn how to fight back against bullies in an old fashioned way; two boxers from Tennessee who have known each other, since they were kids, must face each other in a fight that they can't lose.
2x5
Every Marriage Is a Courthouse
Episode overview
01, 2008
Cartoonist Chris Ware animates a true story that demonstrates that every marriage—even the happiest—is a courtroom. But most of the episode is devoted to the slow-motion disintegration .. show full overview
2x6
John Smith
Episode overview
08, 2008
The story of one life, told through the lives of people from all over the country, all named John Smith. Baby John Smith is 11 weeks old, in South Carolina, and his parents are still .. show full overview

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