This American Life Archive

808: The Rest of the Story 10.08.2023 ↓

People who—whether they want to or not—find themselves face-to-face with the rest of their stories.

807: Eight Fights 25.07.2023 ↓

Nadia's family is split between Russia and Ukraine, and when Russia invaded Ukraine, it sparked family conflict, too.

806: I Can't Quit You, Baby 19.07.2023 ↓

People on the verge of a big change, not wanting to let go. And the people who give them the final push.

805: The Florida Experiment 05.07.2023 ↓

Ron DeSantis says he'll do for America what he's done for Florida. So what's it like in Florida?

804: The Retrievals 23.06.2023 ↓

Patients at a fertility clinic experience excruciating, unexpected pain. For months the reason for that pain remains hidden. Then they get a letter from the clinic.

802: Father's Day 16.06.2023 ↓

Ira's own father, Barry Glass, co-hosts this special Father's Day show.

803: Greetings, People Of Earth 15.06.2023 ↓

Humans encounter non-human intelligences of various kinds and try to make sense of them.

801: Must Be Rats on the Brain 03.06.2023 ↓

The one animal we can’t seem to live without, even when we really, really want to.

800: Jane Doe 19.05.2023 ↓

Five years after the #MeToo explosion, what’s happened in the lives of the women who went public with their stories?

798: Leaving the Fold 03.05.2023 ↓

People trying to leave some moment in their life behind, which can be hard.

799: The Lives of Others 27.04.2023 ↓

Looping thoughts about people you barely know, or don't know at all.

797: What I Was Thinking As We Were Sinking 11.04.2023 ↓

It's funny the things that go through your head during a disaster.

796: What Lies Beneath 11.04.2023 ↓

Summoning up stuff that’s usually hidden down deep.

795: Nine Months Later 29.03.2023 ↓

We talk to people who wanted abortions right when the laws were changing in their states.

794: So Close and Yet So Far 19.03.2023 ↓

People ​so close to each other, ​in ​extremely intimate situations​,​ who are also a million miles apart.

793: The Problem with Ghosts 02.03.2023 ↓

The ghosts that visit us, the ghosts that never do, and the ghosts that walk among us.

792: When to Leave 13.02.2023 ↓

People staring down that hardest of questions: Is now the time? To leave?

791: Math or Magic? 03.02.2023 ↓

When it comes to finding love, there seems to be two schools of thought on the best way to go about it.

790: You're It 19.01.2023 ↓

Sometimes you raise your hand. Other times you’re just the only one left.

789: The Runaround 06.01.2023 ↓

People being dodged, delayed, and evaded—and what they do to put an end to it.

787: Baby's First Christmas 15.12.2022 ↓

People experiencing Christmas in brand new ways, giving the holiday even more meaning.

788: Half-Baked Stories About My Dead Mom 08.12.2022 ↓

Writer Etgar Keret tries to come up with the stories that capture the different sides of his mother.

786: It's a Game Show! 23.11.2022 ↓

Something we’ve never done before: true stories told in the form of a game show.

785: Through the Looking Glass 11.11.2022 ↓

People trying to coax each other across the line, from one side to the other.

784: Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map 28.10.2022 ↓

How Ohio Republicans drew electoral maps that violated their own constitutional amendment.