This American Life Archive

783: Kids These Days 21.10.2022 ↓

We hear from kids who are dealing with some of the country’s most contentious debates. Debates that are supposedly about them.

782: Family Dig 07.10.2022 ↓

Two people go on excavations of their families’ pasts.

781: Watching the Watchers 30.09.2022 ↓

People taking it upon themselves to keep an eye on those in charge.

780: Setting the Record Straight 21.09.2022 ↓

Getting to the facts can be difficult, but it’s always the right thing to do. Except when it isn’t.

779: Ends of the Earth 09.09.2022 ↓

An exploration of the very upper limits of what you do for someone you love.

778: Me Minus Me 18.08.2022 ↓

When a fundamental part of yourself changes dramatically, are you still who you thought you were?

777: Name. Age. Detail. 04.08.2022 ↓

Ten people were killed at a grocery store in Buffalo, NY. Their stories, as you’ve never heard them.

776: I Work Better on Deadline 21.07.2022 ↓

Stories of people racing against time to solve a problem. Will they make it?

774: The Pink House at the Center of the World 27.06.2022 ↓

Stories from the center of this moment of history, the day it happened.

775: The Possum Experiment 24.06.2022 ↓

An investigation into a very basic question about people: Are most of us bad or good?

773: The Longest Distance Between Two Points 03.06.2022 ↓

Getting from A to B via Z.

771: The Parents Step In 26.05.2022 ↓

The government isn’t doing much to prevent school shootings. So parents are jumping in — and getting results.

772: The Kids' Table 11.05.2022 ↓

Kids navigating hairy situations all on their own, with no help from grown-ups.

770: My Lying Eyes 27.04.2022 ↓

People staring squarely at the truth, and still finding it hard to believe what they’re seeing.

769: The Reluctant Explorer 19.04.2022 ↓

A man is thrust into a new world he didn’t ask to visit.

768: The Other Front Lines 14.04.2022 ↓

Four personal stories from the war in Ukraine.

767: Do Not Go Gentle 31.03.2022 ↓

Stories of resistance from Hungary and Russia.

766: Well Someone Had to Do SOMETHING! 25.03.2022 ↓

People trying to jump in and solve other people's problems.

765: Off Course 11.03.2022 ↓

People who know the path their lives will take until, suddenly, they don’t.

764: School's Out Forever 03.03.2022 ↓

The pandemic broke school. Can we ever go back?

763: The Other Mr. President 25.02.2022 ↓

Stories about Vladimir Putin.

762: Apocalypse Creep 04.02.2022 ↓

Stories from places that are slowly coming apart.

761: The Trojan Horse Affair 27.01.2022 ↓

A mysterious letter shocked Britain. But who wrote it?

760: A City Walks Into an Investigation 21.01.2022 ↓

Our story continues about the Michigan couple who walked into a police officer's house and made a disturbing discovery.

759: A Couple Walks Into a House 13.01.2022 ↓

An unsettling discovery in the home of a local police officer rocks an entire city.