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.
24episodes
45guest appearances
43unique guests
Hosts
- Ira Glass host
Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Vowell | 2 | 2026-06-28 | |
| Shalom Auslander | 2 | 2026-06-14 | |
| Achy Obejas | 1 | 2026-06-28 | |
| Alexa Junge | 1 | 2026-05-31 | |
| Alex Kotlowitz | 1 | 2026-05-10 | |
| Andy Bloch | 1 | 2026-04-26 | |
| Arielle Knight | 1 | 2026-02-22 | |
| Aviva De Kornfeld | 1 | 2026-07-05 | |
| 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 | |
| Emanuele Berry | 1 | 2026-07-05 | |
| Emmanuel Dzotsi | 1 | 2026-07-05 | |
| 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 | |
| Jiayang Fan | 1 | 2026-07-05 | |
| John Tothill | 1 | 2026-02-22 | |
| Jonathan Goldstein | 1 | 2026-06-14 | |
| Julie Riggs | 1 | 2026-06-28 | |
| Laurence Fishburne | 1 | 2026-04-12 | |
| Meghan Daum | 1 | 2026-05-31 | |
| M. Gessen | 1 | 2026-03-29 | |
| Mike Paterniti | 1 | 2026-06-28 | |
| Nancy Updike | 1 | 2025-07-16 | |
| Nichole Hill | 1 | 2026-04-12 | |
| Pablo Torre | 1 | 2026-07-05 | |
| 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 | |
| Scott Richer | 1 | 2026-06-28 | |
| Sharief Homsi | 1 | 2026-01-18 | |
| Starlee Kine | 1 | 2026-06-14 |
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