This American Life Archive

283: Remember Me 25.02.2005 ↓

A dying mother makes a tape for her developmentally disabled daughter, hoping she'll watch it someday, knowing she might not.

282: DIY 11.02.2005 ↓

After four lawyers fail to get an innocent man out of prison, his friend takes on the case himself.

281: My Big Break 21.01.2005 ↓

Sometimes, getting your big break isn't all it's cracked up to be.

280: In Country 07.01.2005 ↓

What life is like for American soldiers in Iraq.

279: Auto Show 10.12.2004 ↓

Stories about people who love their cars, for better or for worse.

278: Spies Like Us 19.11.2004 ↓

A woman starts hearing her neighbors making drug deals over her baby monitor's frequency.

277: Apology 05.11.2004 ↓

It's rare that a successful apology happens.

276: Swing Set 29.10.2004 ↓

A journey through the minds of undecided voters.

275: Two Steps Back 15.10.2004 ↓

The rise and fall of school reform.

274: Enemy Camp (2004) 08.10.2004 ↓

Behind enemy lines, sometimes people get confused about whose side they're on and how to fight the enemy.

273: Put Your Heart In It 24.09.2004 ↓

Stories about people deciding whether to give it their all.

272: Big Tent 10.09.2004 ↓

We leave behind the official Republican talking points and ask them to speak instead about what they actually believe.

271: Best Interests 20.08.2004 ↓

Stories about adults struggling to figure out what is in the best interest of some child.

270: Family Legend 06.08.2004 ↓

Every family has its share of grudges, secrets, and bad behavior.

269: Someone to Watch Over Me 16.07.2004 ↓

Letting someone else take care of you can change everything.

268: My Experimental Phase 25.06.2004 ↓

People who decide to try out a new life—the kind of life their parents never wanted for them.

267: Propriety 11.06.2004 ↓

By tightening the rules on what swear words are allowed on the nation's airwaves, FCC officials say they're protecting kids. But the facts don't back them up.

266: I'm From the Private Sector and I'm Here to Help 04.06.2004 ↓

Nancy Updike goes to Iraq to try to figure out what it's like to be a private citizen working in the middle of a war zone.

265: Fake Science 21.05.2004 ↓

A Seattle group called AGHOST is using whatever scientific principles they can find to hunt for ghosts.

264: Special Treatment 07.05.2004 ↓

A defense of special treatment, by people who receive it and people who give it.

263: Desperate Measures 16.04.2004 ↓

Stories of people stuck in unfixable situations who try desperate measures.

262: Miracle Cures 02.04.2004 ↓

A son tries to help his mom in a faraway place defy the laws of medical science.

261: The Sanctity of Marriage 26.03.2004 ↓

A generation of researchers has revolutionized the way we see marriage.

260: The Facts Don’t Matter 12.03.2004 ↓

How a bungled Nazi sabotage operation became the legal foundation for the Bush administration's push to try U.S. citizens in military tribunals.

259: Promised Land 20.02.2004 ↓

David Rakoff tries a 20-day fast to see if it will bring him any form of enlightenment.