Get Back to Where You Once Belonged
Olivia Fields
People looking everywhere to find a place—any place—where, for once, they don't have to be the odd man out.
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25 Years of This American Life
To commemorate This American Life's 25th year, Ira Glass collected a few of his favorite episodes.
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Making the Cut
There's always someone whose job it is to decide if you measure up.
The Show of Delights
In these dark times, we attempt some radical counterprogramming: a show made up entirely of stories about delight.
Lights, Camera, Christmas!
Stories of people going to great lengths to throw a special Christmas for their families.
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“When I’m trying to explain our program to someone who doesn’t know it, I stammer a bunch of words like ‘entertaining,’ ‘funny,’ ‘surprising plot twists,’ ‘true stories but not boring I swear’ … and then I just give them this list.” — Ira Glass
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