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This American Life

The logo for This American Life, debuted in 2010
Radio show
Show nameThis American Life
Other namesYour Radio Playhouse
GenreRadio short stories and essays
Running timec. 60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Home stationWBEZ, Chicago Public Radio
SyndicatesPublic Radio International, Showtime
TV adaptationsThis American Life
HostsIra Glass
CreatorsIra Glass
Torey Malatia
WritersVarious
ProducersAlex Blumberg
Jane Feltes
Sarah Koenig
Lisa Pollak
Alissa Shipp
Julie Snyder
Nancy Updike
Executive producerIra Glass
Narrated byIra Glass
Recording studioChicago, Illinois (1995 � 2007), New York City, New York (2007 � present)
Air datesNovember 17, 1995 to present
No. of episodes405
Audio formatStereo
Other themes"Rumble"

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'This American Life' (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage. The first episode aired on November 17, 1995, under the show's original title, Your Radio Playhouse.

A television program of the same name and basic structure of the radio program ran for two seasons on the Showtime cable network between June 2007 and May 2008. The program featured Ira Glass as the host and executive producer. In September 2009, it was reported that Glass and the other creators of the show had "asked to be taken off TV", due to the difficult schedule required to create the show.

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Debt and disappointment - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Of all the little curiosities of -American life-, none is more curious than the way the states came by their nicknames. ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:09:49 GMT+00:00
American Life Expectancy Comes up Short of Other Countries' - Christian Web News Tweet this news
Christian Web News--Christian Web News - A report from the Commonwealth Fund finds that, although our health care costs have have increased at twice the rate, our gains in -life- ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:12:03 GMT+00:00
Clever insight into marriage, family - TheChronicleHerald.ca Tweet this news
TheChronicleHerald.ca--The novel is hilarious, heart-rending, chock-a-block full of comments about modern -American life- and an evisceration of a scorching and healing marriage. ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:49:34 GMT+00:00
New history center helps Tryon Palace begins new life - News & Observer Tweet this news
News & Observer---...- Center adjacent to the palace, visitors will be able to use technology to craft a different experience of early -American life- each time they come. ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 08:34:13 GMT+00:00
Religious Ignorance as a Threat to Civil Liberty - The Atlantic (blog) Tweet this news
The Atlantic (blog)--A smaller but still significant majority worry that religion's influence on -American life- is declining and want members of Congress to hold "strong ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:06:58 GMT+00:00
Milk wagons pulled by 'Old Dobbin' came to end in 1946 - Bloomington Pantagraph Tweet this news
Bloomington Pantagraph---...- aspect of -American life-, and by the end of World War II the internal combustion engine had supplanted flesh-and-blood horsepower in all but a few areas. ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:08:46 GMT+00:00

This American Life

PersonalitiesIra Glass * Jay Allison * Shalom Auslander * Annie Baxter * Mike Birbiglia * Alex Blumberg * Scott Carrier * Adam Davidson * Dishwasher Pete * Jonathan Goldstein * Jack Hitt * John Hodgman * Starlee Kine * Jon Langford * Sandra Tsing Loh * Heather O'Neill * David Rakoff * Jon Ronson * Davy Rothbart * Dan Savage * David Sedaris * Curtis Sittenfeld * Karen Sosnoski * Julia Sweeney * Nancy Updike * Sarah Vowell
Episodes1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010 * TV * "The Giant Pool of Money" * "81 Words"
AlbumsThis American Life: Hand It Over -- Stories from Our First Year on the Air * Lies, Sissies, and Fiascoes: The Best of This American Life * Crimebusters + Crossed Wires: Stories from This American Life * Stories of Hope and Fear
Related articlesTV series * Public Radio International * Chicago Public Radio * "Rumble" * The Informant! * Unaccompanied Minors

Public Radio International

ProductionsClassical 24 * Studio 360 * The Takeaway * To the Point * The World
DistributionsAfropop Worldwide * America Abroad * BBC World Service * Bob Edwards Weekend * Here & Now * Living on Earth * Riverwalk Jazz * Selected Shorts * The Sound of Young America * Sounds Eclectic * The Tavis Smiley Show * This American Life * Whad'Ya Know? * Wiretap
Specialty featuresNews: The World: Technology * The World: A World of Words * The World: American Influence * The World: Global Hit * Global Health & Development podcast * Economic Security podcast * Social Entrepreneurship podcast
Arts & Entertainment: Studio 360: Design for the Real World * The World's Geo Quiz * Whad'Ya Know?
PersonalitiesKurt Andersen * Clark Boyd * Steve Curwood * Bob Edwards * Michael Feldman * Ira Glass * Celeste Headlee * John Hockenberry * Mary Kay Magistad * Lisa Mullins * Femi Oke * Warren Olney * Jeb Sharp * Tavis Smiley * Faith Salie * Ray Suarez * Jesse Thorn * Marco Werman * Robin Young
Related articlesNational Public Radio * Public Broadcasting Service * American Public Media * Pacifica Radio



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