This American Life

This episode explores the "forensics of the dead" through three distinct stories.

Prompted by a 14-year-old’s plea, this episode explores the social and emotional turbulence of middle school through diverse stories.

This episode explores the theme of knowing what others need through three distinct stories.

Ira Glass introduces a 2002 rerun about life aboard the USS Stennis during the early Afghanistan war, contrasting it with recent reports on the USS Lincoln.

This episode explores the power and complexity of labels through three stories.

This episode explores the world of amusement parks, centering on Cole Lindberg, a passionate games manager at Kansas City’s Worlds of Fun who fosters…

This American Life reruns a 2002 episode exploring testosterone’s impact on personality, prompted by recent military testing orders.

This episode explores people trapped in situations beyond their control, featuring a bus driver who refuses to go to his destination, a reporter with…

This episode examines a trial in Texas where the government charged activists with terrorism for an anti-ICE protest that resulted in a police officer being shot.