Podcast
This American Life
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Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it’s like to be alive right now. It’s the most popular weekly podcast in the world, and winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for a radio show or podcast. Hosted by Ira Glass and produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago.
21episodes
35guest appearances
34unique guests
Hosts
- Ira Glass host
Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shalom Auslander | 2 | 2026-06-14 | |
| Alexa Junge | 1 | 2026-05-31 | |
| Alex Kotlowitz | 1 | 2026-05-10 | |
| Andy Bloch | 1 | 2026-04-26 | |
| Arielle Knight | 1 | 2026-02-22 | |
| Dani Shapiro | 1 | 2026-04-19 | |
| David Rakoff | 1 | 2026-06-14 | |
| David Sedaris | 1 | 2026-05-31 | |
| Derek Jones | 1 | 2026-06-14 | |
| Eleanor Gordon Smith | 1 | 2026-05-24 | |
| Etgar Keret | 1 | 2026-04-19 | |
| Evan Roberts | 1 | 2026-02-22 | |
| Fatemeh Jamalpour | 1 | 2026-05-03 | |
| Gary Gulman | 1 | 2026-05-24 | |
| Heather O'Neill | 1 | 2026-06-14 | |
| Jack Hitt | 1 | 2026-04-26 | |
| James Braly | 1 | 2026-04-19 | |
| Jeremy Goldstein | 1 | 2026-05-31 | |
| Jessica Pressler | 1 | 2026-04-19 | |
| John Tothill | 1 | 2026-02-22 | |
| Jonathan Goldstein | 1 | 2026-06-14 | |
| Laurence Fishburne | 1 | 2026-04-12 | |
| Meghan Daum | 1 | 2026-05-31 | |
| M. Gessen | 1 | 2026-03-29 | |
| Nancy Updike | 1 | 2025-07-16 | |
| Nichole Hill | 1 | 2026-04-12 | |
| Rachel Khong | 1 | 2026-05-17 | |
| Roxana Saberi | 1 | 2026-05-03 | |
| Ruby Wright | 1 | 2026-04-19 | |
| Ryan Schwank | 1 | 2026-03-08 | |
| Sam Shaw | 1 | 2026-06-14 | |
| Sarah Vowell | 1 | 2026-06-14 | |
| Sharief Homsi | 1 | 2026-01-18 | |
| Starlee Kine | 1 | 2026-06-14 |
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