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This American Life

Podcasts · Society & Culture

This American Life

28 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

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.

AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes

People · top 20

Companies · top 20

Topics · top 10

Parent-adult child relationshipsFamily reconciliation and healingRadio broadcasting historyParental expectations vs. children's choicesIntergenerational communicationPublic radio careers and financial stabilityParental approval and validationFamily dynamics and boundariesTherapy and psychological insight in family relationshipsPerformance and vulnerability in family interactions

Analyzed Episodes

Mar 22, 2026

883: Call Your Parents

Parent-adult child relationshipsFamily reconciliation and healingRadio broadcasting history

Mar 29, 2026

884: The Idiot

International Child Custody and Parental AbductionMurder-for-Hire Conspiracy and Federal ProsecutionUndercover Law Enforcement Operations and Entrapment

Apr 5, 2026

212: The Other Man

Family dynamics and outsider integrationSpiritual channeling and Buddhist meditation practicesDeafness and family communication breakdown

Apr 12, 2026

885: Bless This Mess

Paul Robeson's life and legacyEssie Robeson's role as manager and activistRed Scare and McCarthyism impact on artists

Apr 19, 2026

393: Infidelity

Infidelity and affair narrativesMarriage and relationship dynamicsDeception and trust in relationships

Apr 26, 2026

466: Blackjack

Card counting mathematics and legalityCasino surveillance and detection methodsGambling addiction neuroscience

May 17, 2026

887: Two Is One, One Is None!

Transgender military service ban and legal challengesMedical retirement and disability evaluation processes in militaryInvoluntary vs. voluntary military discharge procedures

May 1, 2026

Ira (Reluctantly) Gives a Graduation Speech

Graduation Speech Structure and ConventionsAI Impact on Creative WritingPublic Speaking and Rhetoric

May 10, 2026

318: With Great Power

Criminal Justice System FailuresWitness Credibility and Socioeconomic BiasWrongful Conviction and Exoneration

May 3, 2026

886: Blackout

Internet Blackouts and Government ControlWartime Communication RestrictionsTiered Internet Access Systems

Nov 23, 2025

875: I Hate Mysteries

Psychological tolerance for uncertaintyGovernment transparency and information withholdingCommunity resilience during federal enforcement operations

Dec 7, 2025

876: Bigger Than Me

Military conscientious objector status and legal proceduresIllegal orders and service member rights under military lawNational Guard deployment for domestic law enforcement

Dec 21, 2025

877: The Making Of

Live streaming and citizen journalism in political coverageRight-wing media influence on federal policyAntifa as ideology vs. organization debate

Dec 24, 2025

Christmas and Commerce

Retail holiday operations and staffingConsumer behavior during peak shopping seasonsEmotional labor in service industry jobs

Jan 11, 2026

878: New Lore Drop

CIA Operations and Undercover WorkParental Secrecy and Family DynamicsChildhood Bullying and Long-Term Psychological Impact

Jan 12, 2026

The Americans Outside My Window

Venezuelan 2024 election and grassroots opposition movementU.S. military intervention in VenezuelaNicolás Maduro regime change and capture

Jan 18, 2026

879: A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into a Bar

Freedom of Expression in Post-Authoritarian SyriaStand-Up Comedy as Political ResistanceGovernment Censorship Mechanisms

Jan 25, 2026

851: Try a Little Tenderness

Conflict Resolution in ChildrenAnimal Behavior and CognitionCorporal Punishment Debate

Feb 1, 2026

880: What Is Your Emergency?

Immigration Enforcement Operations and Tactics911 Emergency System Capacity and Protocol GapsFederal Agent Immunity and Accountability

Feb 8, 2026

75: Kindness of Strangers

Stranger Kindness and Psychological ImpactIntergenerational Mentorship ProgramsNeighbor Conflict Escalation Dynamics