This American Life Archive

858: How to Tell a Dumb American Story 04.04.2025 ↓

A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for other Native families.

857: Museum of Now 21.03.2025 ↓

Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through.

856: You’ve Come to the Right Person 07.03.2025 ↓

Sometimes, life’s biggest mysteries require one very specific person to answer them.

855: That’s a Weird Thing to Lie About 14.02.2025 ↓

Unnecessary and outrageous lies that make you wonder — why lie about that in the first place?

854: Ten Things I Don't Want to Hate About You 14.02.2025 ↓

Zach Mack and his dad try to mend a rift between them in a very unusual way.

853: Groundhog Day 24.01.2025 ↓

People stuck in a loop, trying to find their way out.

852: Pivot Point 10.01.2025 ↓

People living in that in-between moment before everything changes.

851: Try a Little Tenderness 03.01.2025 ↓

People try a radical approach to solving their problems.

850: If You Want to Destroy My Sweater, Hold This Thread as I Walk Away 13.12.2024 ↓

The tiny thing that unravels your world.

849: The Narrator 06.12.2024 ↓

Banias is an 8-year-old kid living in Gaza. And she has a story to tell — many stories, in fact.

848: The Official Unofficial Record 15.11.2024 ↓

How do you count almost 12 million votes if you’re not the government?

847: The Truly Incredible Story of Keiko the Killer Whale 08.11.2024 ↓

A colossal effort to un-tame a whale and send him back to the ocean.

846: This Is the Cake We Baked 31.10.2024 ↓

We talk to people who helped make Trump's victory happen and some who are looking to what’s next.

845: A Small Thing That Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope 25.10.2024 ↓

A wee flame, flickering in the dark.

844: This Is the Case of Henry Dee 10.10.2024 ↓

Thirteen parole board members decide whether or not one man should be released from prison.

843: A Little Bit of Power 04.10.2024 ↓

Abbas Alawieh, a leader in the Uncommitted movement, grapples with how to get his voters the thing they want.

842: 51 Days 27.09.2024 ↓

Chen Almog-Goldstein tells the story of life as a hostage in Gaza.

841: My Senior Year 13.09.2024 ↓

One kid comes to America as an exchange student and commits herself to the senior year experience.

840: How Are You Not Seeing This? 05.09.2024 ↓

People trying and struggling to see what another person sees.

839: Meet Me at the Fair 22.08.2024 ↓

We spend a few days at the Iowa State Fair.

838: Letters! Actual Letters! 08.08.2024 ↓

When the best—and perhaps only—way to say something is to write it down.

837: Swim Towards the Shark 24.07.2024 ↓

In a crisis, when all logic suggests that you get away from the dangerous thing, how will you respond?

836: The Big Rethink 12.07.2024 ↓

People rethinking some of the most important relationships in their lives.

835: Children of Dave 21.06.2024 ↓

Boen Wang goes back to a day that changed the course of his family's story.

834: Yousef and the Fourth Move 07.06.2024 ↓

In Rafah, Yousef is out of options and faces his toughest move yet.