People dealing with new, glaring, massive changes happening right where they live.
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(00:00:00) Prologue: Rick Cole, a city councilmember in Pasadena, CA, talks to Ira
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered everyone over 30 in the military to have their testosterone tested. That inspired us to rerun this classic episode where everyone at This American Life tested their testosterone and compared results. It did
People on journeys they did not intend — or agree to.
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(00:00:00) Prologue: A woman on a nighttime bus ride wakes up to discover the bus driver is taking the passengers
Some people in this country think Antifa is a dangerous domestic terror organization. Some think that’s a complete myth. This week, we go to the federal trial where, for the first time, the government sets out to prove that Antifa is real. Zoe Chace
On this country's 250th birthday, we bring you stories about the most American people, places, objects, and social norms that make this country what it is.
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We try to tell the story of life in America through portraits of life on four different corners, in four different states across the nation.
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We spend an hour in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, behind and desperate, with people trying any damn thing they can think of.
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(00:00:00) Prologue: Five
It’s the late 1960s, and a California TV repairman named Bob sees an opportunity to help people cheat death with the new science of cryonics. But freezing dead people isn’t easy. And apologizing for the mistakes you make along the way? Even harder.
Regular people trapped inside Greek myths.
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(00:00:00) Prologue: When a mysterious, ripped-open package arrives on Pablo's doorstep, he takes it as a sign. (4 minutes)
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