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Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. A weekly public radio show and podcast hosted by Ira Glass.
@thisamericanlife.orgThe formula for Coca-Cola is one of the best-kept secrets in American business. Years ago, our show got hold of what might be an early version, made a batch, and tested it on cola drinkers. Hear the full story: link.podtrac.com/6zls9ktn
@thisamericanlife.orgOur free livestream starts in 15 minutes! Join to watch: thisamericanlife.supercast.com?coupon=LIVES...
@thisamericanlife.orgIra's sold-out live show in LA is streaming for Life Partners on October 9! Sign up by Friday to watch, free trial with code LIVESTREAM: thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners
@thisamericanlife.org"The rarest thing in podcasting is for somebody to invent something that feels completely new. And with this show, he has done that." Ira on Sayre Quevedo's podcast "Reaching Out." Hear excerpts on our new episode: link.podtrac.com/0dc5axni
@thisamericanlife.orgSayre Quevedo documents his mutually judge-y relationship with his twin brother Connor as they set out to find their long-lost birth father. This week's show is an excerpt from the new podcast "Reaching Out." link.podtrac.com/0dc5axni
@thisamericanlife.orgIra has spent a surprising amount of his working life talking to lawyers about dirty words. Case in point: a story about teenagers tearing tickets at a movie theater and telling customers "enjoy your chode." 🤣
From Ike's story in Act Two of "Integenerational Space Travel" link.podtrac.com/78g1b584
@thisamericanlife.orgEvery morning, Myra Flynn finds herself in a standoff with her daughter over her hair. Recently, to understand why these hair sessions are so fraught, Myra started recording them. Hear their conversations in Act Three: link.podtrac.com/78g1b584
@thisamericanlife.orgTen years ago, Nikole Hannah-Jones chose a regular public school for her daughter in NYC and challenged other parents to do the same. Now her daughter, Najya, is 16 and has very different views. Hear their conversations. link.podtrac.com/7f47ltjo
@thisamericanlife.orgNikole Hannah-Jones famously argued for sending her daughter to a regular public school in NYC. Ten years later, she revisits that choice with Chana Joffe-Walt and her daughter, Najya, who has her own views. link.podtrac.com/7f47ltjo
@thisamericanlife.orgNikole Hannah-Jones's essay about the school she chose for her daughter launched conversations everywhere. Chana Joffe-Walt has been talking with Nikole as she prepared that essay. She also talked at length with Nikole's daughter. Hear their conversations in our new episode, out tonight.
@thisamericanlife.orgThe distance between two generations can feel vast. Our latest episode has people trying to cross it, with a wedding toast, a fight over hair, and one teenager's idea of the greatest job in the world. link.podtrac.com/78g1b584
@thisamericanlife.orgOne week left to get your application in for our next fellowship session. It's a paid position with benefits, and you'll observe and participate in all aspects of the show’s production. Deadline: Oct. 1.
@thisamericanlife.orgSome NPR podcasts started getting mysterious comments on Spotify. They made no sense to the staff reading them – until someone from a younger generation cracked the code.
Hear the story: link.podtrac.com/78g1b584
@gwillow.meReposted by @thisamericanlife.orgAs someone whose first job was also taking tickets and slinging popcorn at a movie theater, this brought back memories. I can smell every single image
@thisamericanlife.orgWhen Ike was a teen, he worked at a movie theater in Madison, Wisconsin — cummerbund and all. Twenty years later, he went back to see if it's still the coolest job a teenager can get.
Hear the full story: link.podtrac.com/78g1b584
@thisamericanlife.orgWhen Courtney Maum was eighteen, her mother married a guy she despised. At their wedding, Courtney read a poem she wrote – a pretty dark poem! – which made her mother furious. More than 30 years later, they finally talk about it.
@thisamericanlife.orgGet your tickets for our live performance in Los Angeles on October 9. Ira Glass will tell stories and comedians will do improv, based on the stories. Featuring Vic Michaelis and friends!
Tickets: anightofstories.eventbrite.com
@thisamericanlife.orgA guy goes to a funeral for someone he doesn’t know at all, and has to piece together everything about him.
@thisamericanlife.orgAs the new school year begins, we have stories about people lurching their way through their middle school years – the years when you're figuring out so, so much.
@thisamericanlife.orgThe deadline to apply for our next fellowship session is October 1. ✅ paid position ✅ health insurance ✅ relocation reimbursement And you'll participate in all aspects of show production.
