This American Life Archive

583: It’ll Make Sense When You’re Older 25.03.2016 ↓

Kids do not like being told it’ll make sense when they’re older. They’re pretty sure the grown-ups are wrong.

582: When the Beasts Come Marching In 11.03.2016 ↓

The animals drop in and show us who's boss.

581: Anatomy of Doubt 26.02.2016 ↓

The story of a rape investigation gone undeniably wrong.

580: That's One Way to Do It 19.02.2016 ↓

The story of a young voter who defies political categorization.

579: My Damn Mind 12.02.2016 ↓

A hospital staffer finds a patient on the floor of his room. He is unarmed, and has been shot by the cops in the hospital.

578: I Thought I Knew You 29.01.2016 ↓

A conservative radio host is completely baffled by the candidate his audience has decided to get behind this election season.

577: Something Only I Can See 15.01.2016 ↓

A woman with muscular dystrophy tries to convince doctors that she has the same gene mutation as an Olympic athlete.

576: Say Yes To Christmas 25.12.2015 ↓

We go all in and bring the joy, the spontaneity, the sense that anything can happen back to Christmas.

575: Poetry of Propaganda 18.12.2015 ↓

Propaganda is complexity in the form of simplicity, if you know how to read it.

574: Sinatra’s 100th Birthday 11.12.2015 ↓

Stories, tributes, and attempts to understand the Chairman of the Board.

573: Status Update 27.11.2015 ↓

Three teenage girls explain why they are constantly telling their friends they are beautiful on Instagram. Plus more stories about status updates that interrupt our daily life.

572: Transformers 06.11.2015 ↓

A prisoner who hasn't talked to anyone in years comes up with a bold plan to re-introduce himself to the world.

571: The Heart Wants What It Wants 30.10.2015 ↓

Emily Dickinson said “The heart wants what it wants.” This week, stories from people who take that notion to extremes and are unapologetic about it.

570: The Night in Question 16.10.2015 ↓

Conspiracy theories about the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin continue to shape Israel's politics and future.

569: Put a Bow on It 09.10.2015 ↓

Meet the people who pitch ideas for new foods and then decide which ones they're actually going to make.

568: Human Spectacle 02.10.2015 ↓

We've always loved to gawk at others, but what's it like when the tables are turned and all eyes are on you?

567: What’s Going On In There? 18.09.2015 ↓

Getting inside a situation and finding out just how interesting it is.

566: The Land of Make Believe 11.09.2015 ↓

A father constructs an elaborate fantasy to occupy his 12 children.

565: Lower 9 + 10 28.08.2015 ↓

We go to the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans to talk to residents about what matters most to them ten years after the hurricane.

564: Too Soon? 14.08.2015 ↓

It can be hard to know the right moment for something to happen.

563: The Problem We All Live With - Part Two 07.08.2015 ↓

A city goes all out to integrate its schools.

562: The Problem We All Live With - Part One 31.07.2015 ↓

There’s one thing that has been proven to cut the achievement gap between black and white students by half: integration.

561: NUMMI (2015) 17.07.2015 ↓

A car plant in Fremont California that might have saved the U.S. car industry.

560: Abdi and the Golden Ticket 03.07.2015 ↓

A story about someone who's desperately trying – against long odds – to make it to the United States and become an American.

559: Captain's Log 26.06.2015 ↓

The story of a concentration camp in China that housed groups of Girl Scouts.