This American Life (Unofficial)

Stories of people standing up for themselves, shaking off their fear, bracing themselves, and doing what they’ve been scared to do.

People figuring out how to move through a world in which something important has disappeared.

Stories of very small injustices and also one very big one.

People connecting the dots that maybe should not be connected.

Stories from the upside-down world where conspiracy theorists dwell.

The Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee may have to fight to protect Mueller's investigation and make his report public. Now that they’re in the majority, they have new tools they can use. Our producer Zoe Chace spent weeks behind the scenes with them as they tried out their new powers for the first time. This and other stories of people scrambling to get their footing on some challenging t...

People tossing words out into the world impulsively to ignite and burn over decades.

Intimate and personal dispatches from two very different battlefields: A small town in the Syrian war. And the U.S. opioid epidemic. Each came from a DIY radio outfit. (Okay, one’s a podcast.)

Satan! In his many surprising manifestations, all around us.

We revisit those moments of calm before the storm, when things could have gone very differently, but instead, they went to hell.

Libraries aren't just for books. They're often spaces that transform into what you need them to be: a classroom, a cyber café, a place to find answers, a quiet spot to be alone. It's actually kind of magical. This week, we have stories of people who roam the stacks and find unexpected things that just happen to be exactly what they required.

Documents you don't normally think of, showing you things you didn't expect.

Stories of people who believe there is always a way. And also those who don’t.

Stories of women in unsettling situations. When they try to explain what’s wrong, they’re told that they don’t understand—that there’s nothing unsettling about it.

People who tell a lie and then believe the lie more than anyone else.

There’s no rulebook on how to handle a school shooting. And no real way to prepare for one. This week, people take what they’ve learned from these tragedies and try to use that knowledge to save others.

Making big decisions about other people's lives can feel pretty awful. Zoe Chace followed Senator Jeff Flake as he decided to force the Senate to delay its vote on Judge Kavanaugh. Among her discoveries: Those protestors in the elevator? They aren’t the reason he did what he did.

A bunch of teenagers go missing from a town in Long Island. For months, the police treat them as runaways, ignoring the kids' parents, who keep trying to tell them otherwise. They keep trying to tell them that something much worse might have happened.

Yes, youve heard about the family separations. Youve heard about the travel ban. But there are dozens of ways the Trump administration is cracking down on immigration across many agencies, sometimes in ways so small and technical it doesnt make headlines. This week, the quiet bureaucratic war that’s even targeting legal immigrants.

What happens when unadventurous people end up in adventurous situations. Like an astronaut who goes to places no one has gone before, even though he’s not really into outer space.

A flute player breaks into a British museum and makes off with a million dollars worth of dead birds.

Every crime scene hides a story. In this week's show, we hear about crime scenes and the stories they tell.

Dispatches from a government agency in its tumultuous teenage years.

A young preacher opens a new church. A new restaurant reopens old wounds. This week, stories of people trying to build something that will last.

An innocent man forgives the cop who framed him. An Argentinian talk show that usually treats women as objects suddenly gets really interested in feminism. This week, stories about changes that seem too tidy to be true.