This American Life
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Episode highlights
- 449: Middle School from Numbered episodes • 2026-09-06As the new school year begins, we have stories today from all over the country about people lurching their way through their middle school years –…
- 896: I Know What You Need from Numbered episodes • 2026-08-30Moments when it seems obvious what to do for someone else, so of course you jump in and try to help — and what happens after that. Visit…
- Ira (Reluctantly) Gives a Graduation Speech from Other • 2026-05-01Ira always hated commencement speeches. Then he felt like he had to give this one. thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners
- New Lore Drop from Other • 2026-01-09People discovering information about their own lives that they did not know and suddenly everything looks very different.