This American Life Archive

659: Before the Next One 28.09.2018 ↓

People taking what they’ve learned from school shootings and try to use that knowledge to save others.

657: The Runaways 15.09.2018 ↓

A bunch of teenagers go missing from a town in Long Island.

656: Let Me Count the Ways 08.09.2018 ↓

The quiet bureaucratic war that’s even targeting legal immigrants.

655: The Not-So-Great Unknown 17.08.2018 ↓

What happens when an astronaut who's not really into outer space goes to the moon.

654: The Feather Heist 03.08.2018 ↓

A flute player steals a million dollars worth of dead birds.

653: Crime Scene 31.07.2018 ↓

Every crime scene hides a story.

652: ICE Capades 17.07.2018 ↓

Dispatches from a government agency in its tumultuous teenage years.

651: If You Build It, Will They Come? 06.07.2018 ↓

A young preacher opens a new church.

650: Change You Can Maybe Believe In 22.06.2018 ↓

Radical change comes to an Argentinian talk show.

649: It's My Party and I'll Try If I Want To 08.06.2018 ↓

Before Democrats slug it out with Republicans, they’re slugging out with each other.

648: Unteachable Moment 01.06.2018 ↓

People trying to learn something when no one is clear what the lesson is supposed to be.

647: LaDonna 18.05.2018 ↓

A security guard at the airport notices something going wrong on the tarmac, and takes it upon herself to fix it.

646: The Secret of My Death 09.05.2018 ↓

The clues people find when trying to make sense of a death.

645: My Effing First Amendment 27.04.2018 ↓

Conservative students don't feel like their ideas are welcome on campus. So they're fighting back.

644: Random Acts of History 21.04.2018 ↓

Stories about people who accidentally bump into unsettling facts of history.

643: Damned If You Do… 06.04.2018 ↓

People having to make a choice, when no good options exist.

642: The Impossible Dream 23.03.2018 ↓

Before he leaves the Senate for good, Republican Jeff Flake is trying to get a bill passed.

641: The Walls 08.03.2018 ↓

Stories from border walls all over the world, and of the strange ecosystems that arise around them.

640: Five Women 24.02.2018 ↓

A different kind of #MeToo story, about several women who worked for the same man.

639: In Dog We Trust 22.02.2018 ↓

Exactly how much are the animals that live in our homes caught up in our everyday family dynamics?

638: Rom-Com 02.02.2018 ↓

Stories about surviving the mishaps of love.

637: Words You Can't Say 26.01.2018 ↓

People who say the “wrong” thing and suffer the consequences.

636: I Thought It Would Be Easier 12.01.2018 ↓

A year into Trump’s presidency, stories of politicians—of both parties—unable to accomplish tasks that seem pretty straightforward.

635: Chip in My Brain 05.01.2018 ↓

A boy who can’t dribble gets a coach, a new best friend, and something to believe in.

634: Human Error in Volatile Situations 22.12.2017 ↓

People bungle simple operations on some of the most dangerous weapons in the world.