This American Life Archive

458: Play the Part 17.02.2012 ↓

Stories of people who decide to flip their personalities and do the exact opposite of what they normally do.

457: What I Did For Love 10.02.2012 ↓

A couple decides they need to sleep with other people before getting married, and a teenage boy falls for an undercover cop.

456: Reap What You Sow 27.01.2012 ↓

Alabama's new immigration law aims to make life so difficult for illegal immigrants that they will "self-deport."

455: Continental Breakup 20.01.2012 ↓

The story of the European debt crisis is actually very surprising and dramatic.

454: Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory (Promo) 06.01.2012 ↓

This American Life has retracted this story.

453: Nemeses 16.12.2011 ↓

A college rivalry goes viral, and personal.

452: Poultry Slam 2011 02.12.2011 ↓

Stories of what happens when humans and fowl collide.

451: Back to Penn State 18.11.2011 ↓

Penn State fans and loyalists try to make sense of the actions of Coach Joe Paterno and school officials.

450: So Crazy It Just Might Work 11.11.2011 ↓

An orchestra teacher has a theory that he could kill cancer cells with electromagnetic waves.

449: Middle School 28.10.2011 ↓

Stories from the awkward, confusing, hormonally charged world of middle school.

448: Adventure! 07.10.2011 ↓

Stories that pinpoint when people's boring old lives turn into something wildly unfamiliar.

447: The Incredible Case of the P.I. Moms 23.09.2011 ↓

What do you get when you take a P.I. firm, then add in a bunch of sexy soccer moms, official sponsorship from Glock, a lying boss, and delusions of grandeur? This week's show.

446: Living Without (2011) 16.09.2011 ↓

A man has to give up parts of his life as he learns to live hearing a tone in his head all the time.

445: Ten Years In 09.09.2011 ↓

We return to people who have been on the show in the last ten years, and whose lives were drastically altered by 9/11.

444: Gossip 26.08.2011 ↓

A sociologist collects journals filled with gossip about AIDS in Malawi.

443: Amusement Park 12.08.2011 ↓

We head to some of the happiest places on earth: amusement parks!

442: Thugs 29.07.2011 ↓

Like a lot of Mexican towns, Florencia has had its share of problems dealing with drug gangs. Until recently, when new narcos rolled into town.

441: When Patents Attack! 22.07.2011 ↓

Why would a company rent an office in a tiny town in East Texas, put a nameplate on the door, and leave it completely empty for a year?

440: Game Changer 08.07.2011 ↓

Two professors each make a calculation that no one had made before.

439: A House Divided 24.06.2011 ↓

Stories about people who find themselves either unexpectedly being singled out or doing the singling out.

438: Father's Day 2011 17.06.2011 ↓

Surprising stories of fathers trying to be good dads.

437: Old Boys Network 03.06.2011 ↓

Nurses at a small Texas hospital report a well-connected doctor for dangerous medical practices, and find themselves under arrest.

436: The Psychopath Test 27.05.2011 ↓

We heard about a test that could determine if someone was a psychopath. So, naturally, our staff decided to take it.

435: How To Create a Job 13.05.2011 ↓

Can politicians truly create many jobs?

434: This Week 06.05.2011 ↓

An hour of stories about...this week.