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the american life podcast

by Mr. Hyman Littel Sr. Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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Other names Your Radio Playhouse
No. of episodes 765 (As of April 23, 2022 [update] )
Audio format Stereo, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Podca ...
Website www .thisamericanlife .org
Podcast feeds .thisamericanlife .org /talpodcast
Jun 17 2022

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What is this American life?

This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards.

How many people listen to this American life?

Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards. This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations.

Where can I find this American Life on the radio?

This American Life airs on more than 500 stations across the country, reaching 2.2 million listeners. PRX, the Public Radio Exchange, delivers the show to stations. We mostly air on the weekend, but times differ. NPR's station finder can link you to your local public radio station.

How do I download new episodes of this American life?

New episodes are available for ten weeks to stream or download via these and other podcast apps: Our entire archive of 700+ episodes is available here on our website to stream or download. This American Life airs on more than 500 stations across the country, reaching 2.2 million listeners.

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What type of podcast is This American Life?

weekly public radio programThis American Life is a weekly public radio program and podcast. Each week we choose a theme and put together different kinds of stories on that theme. Mostly we do journalism, but an entertaining kind of journalism that's built around plot.

Are the stories on This American Life True?

Serial launched in October 2014 as the first spin-off from This American Life. It was created by TAL producers Julie Snyder, Ira Glass, and Sarah Koenig, who also hosts the show. Serial tells one, true story over the course of a season. Season One is a re-investigation of a 1999 murder case in Baltimore.

How do I get the old This American Life podcast?

New episodes are free for ten weeks on podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Stitcher, etc. Our entire archive — all 700+ episodes — is available to stream or download here on our website.

Is This American Life Cancelled?

This American Life still runs weekly on public radio distributed by the program's producers through Public Radio Exchange (formerly distributed by Public Radio International, which was merged into PRX in 2018).

Is This American Life a good podcast?

The stories are both masterfully reported and produced and give listeners a true look into the inside of the lives of young Americans that are drastically different, but in a way related.

Is This American Life affiliated with NPR?

From This American Life It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards.

How do I listen to podcasts?

On your Android phone or tablet, you can: Download the Google Podcasts app. Ask your Google Assistant to play a specific podcast....Add a podcast by RSS feedOn your Android phone or tablet, open Google Podcasts .At the bottom, tap Activity. Subscriptions.Tap More. ... Enter the feed URL.Tap Subscribe.

How do I listen to NPR podcasts offline?

Downloading & Working NPR OneGo to your app store on your device and search for “NPR One.” It's in the iTunes store for Apple and the Google Play Store for Android.Download NPR One.When the app finishes downloading, find the app on your device and open it.More items...

Where can I listen to podcasts?

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How much does This American Life pay?

This American Life offers two six-month production fellowships each year, one starting in January and the other in July, based in our office in New York City. This is a paid position. Our fellows earn about $6,250 a month, before taxes. We offer benefits like health insurance and a relocation reimbursement.

Is This American Life appropriate for kids?

This is a great piece for middle-school and older kids, but maybe not for those who worry about what might be wrong with their own bodies.

Who Owns This American Life?

Ira GlassIra Glass owns all of 'This American Life' Twenty years after Ira Glass launched “This American Life” at WBEZ FM 91.5, the host and executive producer has just acquired full ownership of his iconic public radio program.

What is American life podcast?

Listen on Apple Podcasts. This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, ...

Who hosts this American life?

Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, ...

Podcast Apps

Subscribe to our show to get the latest episode every week. New episodes are available for ten weeks to stream or download via these and other podcast apps:

Our Website

Our entire archive of 700+ episodes is available here on our website to stream or download.

On the Radio

This American Life airs on more than 500 stations across the country, reaching 2.2 million listeners. PRX, the Public Radio Exchange, delivers the show to stations. We mostly air on the weekend, but times differ. NPR's station finder can link you to your local public radio station. We also air on the CBC in Canada and Radio National in Australia.

When was this American life first broadcast?

F irst broadcast in November 1995 , This American Life is the most influential precursor to narrative podcasting as it exists today. Over the last 25 years, the show founded and led by Ira Glass has built a vast network of producers and writers who have set standards across all genres of audio production.

What is the most rerun episode of This American Life?

One of This American Life ’s most rerun episodes, “Fiasco!” is a collection of masterful debacles. Everything goes wrong, at least once in a while. When it does, you can only hope someone is there to record the wreckage. A community theater’s attempt to dazzle in their production of Peter Pan shatters the fourth wall and a rookie cop succumbs to a devious foe (a squirrel). Each of the episode’s four acts investigates a doomed, hilarious series of errors.

How did Scott Carrier start radio?

The legend about TAL contributor Scott Carrier (later explored in Carrier’s own podcast Home of the Brave) is that he started making radio by hitchhiking, cross-country, from his home in Utah to the NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. Arriving on a Saturday, he asked the first Weekend Edition producer who would listen to teach him how to make radio. Carrier is fiercely partisan, an outsider in every possible sense, and keenly unafraid to burn bridges. He writes like Hemingway, with brief language, quick movement, and constant grappling with the more toxic angles of masculinity. He can sound, at times, both dangerous and uniquely tuned to an unknown rhythm. All of these traits are on display in “Running After Antelope,” a 40-minute narrative of a decade-long attempt to chase down an antelope on foot, and how his desire to be “primitive” conflicted with the inexorable movement of time. Carrier would later get a full episode of This American Life dedicated to his work ( 181: The Friendly Man ).

What is 24 hours at the Golden Apple about?

In this episode, Glass and a few other producers spend the day at a local Chicago diner, from early morning until late into the night. We meet a regular who plays harmonica as the sun ris es, a waitress who’s been working the night shift for the past 26 years, a pair of teen girls trying to corral friends to come join them at the diner, and many, many others.

What episode of This American Life is Dawn?

15: Dawn. An early highlight of This American Life is “Dawn,” the episode first to give the entire hour over to a single contributor. Master storyteller and magazine journalist Jack Hitt’s work holds a strong influence over the first decade of the program. “Dawn” follows Hitt as he interviews old friends and family in Charlotte about ...

Where was American Life filmed?

During this period, production of This American Life moved from Chicago to New York (on account of the show’s brief experimentation with television ), and the program became a force beyond itself. While much of the show’s first 10 years turned around the show’s home base of Chicago, once in New York, the show went global.

What is the show 129 cars about?

The episode is a character study of Town and Country’s employees, as Jason explains his dealership-leading success, Manny teaches the wisdom of Sun Tzu, and Bob tries to escape his reputation as the office loser. “129 Cars” swings between lighthearted and urgent, as the car dealers repeat their monthly cycle of nearly losing everything they’ve worked for.

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