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This American Life

10 Episodes

57 minutes | Jun 26, 2022
583: It’ll Make Sense When You’re Older
Kids do not like being told it’ll make sense when they’re older. They’re pretty sure the grown-ups are wrong.
63 minutes | Jun 19, 2022
773: The Longest Distance Between Two Points
Getting from A to B via Z.
63 minutes | Jun 12, 2022
672: No Fair!
Stories of very small injustices and also one very big one.
61 minutes | Jun 5, 2022
772: The Kids' Table
Kids navigating hairy situations all on their own, with no help from grown-ups.
62 minutes | May 29, 2022
771: The Parents Step In
Government isn’t doing much to prevent school shootings. So parents are jumping in: parents whose kids have died in mass shootings, in the wake of each shooting. They take practical, effective action — and they get results.
64 minutes | May 8, 2022
770: My Lying Eyes
People staring squarely at the truth, and still finding it hard to believe what they’re seeing.
58 minutes | May 1, 2022
769: The Reluctant Explorer
A man finds himself thrust into a new world he didn’t necessarily ask to visit. He takes a look around.
63 minutes | Apr 24, 2022
768: The Other Front Lines
Four personal stories from the war in Ukraine.
59 minutes | Apr 10, 2022
767: Do Not Go Gentle
In this moment when autocrats and almost-autocrats are getting bolder and more powerful, we bring you two stories of resistance, from Hungary and Russia.
59 minutes | Apr 3, 2022
766: Well Someone Had to Do SOMETHING!
People trying to jump in and solve other people's problems, putting themselves directly in the gap between the problem and the solution.
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