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873: Got You Pegged
Shalom Auslander goes on vacation with his family, suspects the beloved, chatty old man in the room next door is an imposter, and sets out to prove it. This and other stories about the pitfalls of making snap judgments about others. Prologue: Amy Roberts thought it was obvious that she was an adult, not a kid, and she assumed the friendly man working at the children's museum ...
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872: Winners
America loves winners—now more than ever. But how do you get to a win in 2025 America? We get up close and follow someone trying to build a big win for herself and thousands of others like her. Prologue: Ira talks to producer Diane Wu about an informal survey she’s done with the staff of This American Life about a phrase Ira says a lot that includes the word “winners.” (8 min...
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871: The Thing About Things
Three stories about the strange power inanimate objects can hold over us. Prologue: Nunzio gets caught in a kind of servile relationship…with a scooter. (8 minutes) Act One: Ted was six when he first picked up a rock from the Petrified Forest National Park. Nearly 50 years later, he really wishes he hadn’t. Aviva DeKornfeld talked to him. (15 minutes) Act Two: Heavyweight h...
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An Update from Ira
Ira Glass shares some news about This American Life
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870: My Other Self
What happens when people create alternate versions of themselves and release them into the wild? Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks about a recent experience being interviewed and the realization that he was being asked about another version of himself. (4 minutes) Act One: Reporter Evan Ratliff creates an AI version of himself and then sets it loose on the world. This story was...
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