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**This American Life – This American Life**

This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards.

Latest Episodes:

735: Bloody Feelings Apr 11, 2021

Stories about the power of blood.

549: Amateur Hour Apr 04, 2021

People put in positions they’re completely unqualified to handle, but who try to make it work anyway. Including one story of a tough group of soldiers who attempt to save lives through the power of show tunes.

676: Here’s Looking at You, Kid Mar 28, 2021

Adults telling kids who they are, and kids wondering — are they right?

734: The Campus Tour Has Been Cancelled Mar 21, 2021

How the pandemic has thrown college admissions process into a kind of slow-motion chaos. One of the biggest changes: most colleges have stopped requiring the SAT. For decades, there’s been a debate over whether schools should drop the test. What’s it mean that it finally happened?

733: Warriors in the Garden Mar 07, 2021

This week, three men who came together to protest the murder of George Floyd. They were unified, loud, and impressive, but over time these three friends end up in three very different places.

732: Secrets Feb 21, 2021

Why we tell them, and what happens after we do.

731: What Lies Beneath Feb 14, 2021

Stories of people summoning up stuff that’s usually hidden down deep.

730: The Empty Chair Jan 24, 2021

Things we’ve lost in the past year — since the first American coronavirus case — that we haven’t talked about so much. Gossip. The chance to make new friends. And much larger stuff.

729: Making the Cut Jan 10, 2021

There's always someone whose job it is to decide if you measure up.

728: Lights, Camera, Christmas! Dec 27, 2020

This holiday season, we bring you a show filled with stories of people going to great lengths to throw a special Christmas for their families.