Лучшие подкасты про This American Life (2025)

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835: Children of Dave 1:01:10

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Boen Wang has a theory that a lot of the misery in his life can be traced to a single moment that happened years before he was born. So he makes a pilgrimage to see if he’s right. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Ira talks about what it’s like to go back to 1119 Bayard Street in Baltimore. (…

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Episode 231 – Meeting the Moment: A Conversation with Los Angeles City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado 57:08

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https://thisfilipinoamericanlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tfal-episode231.mp3 On Election Day 2024, while most of the level-headed American public mourned the re-emergence of the far-right orange man, local folks in Los Angeles had a moment of electoral triumph with the victory of Ysabel Jurado to the Los Angeles City Council. Jurado is the f…

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859: Chaos Graph

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People immersed in chaos try to solve for what it all adds up to.

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361: Fear of Sleep 59:54

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Mike Birbiglia got used to strange things happening to him when he slept—until something happened that almost killed him. This and other reasons to fear sleep, including bedbugs, "The Shining," and mild-mannered husbands who turn into maniacs while asleep. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Ho…

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638: Rom-Com 1:03:01

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The one thing you know for sure when you're watching a romantic comedy is that it's going to turn out okay in the end. When you're living one? Not so much. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Romantic comedies usually don’t get much respect. Producer Neil Drumming explains what’s so great about…

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859: Chaos Graph 1:07:29

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People immersed in chaos try to solve for what it all adds up to. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: A scientist who is used to organizing data starts tracking scientific meetings that seem to exist only on paper—meetings that might decide the fate of years of research. The NIH website shows o…

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Episode 230 – TFAL x Dear Flor – A Conversation with Lisa Angulo Reid 45:38

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https://thisfilipinoamericanlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tfal-episode230.mp3 In this episode TFAL’s Elaine and Producer Mike have a conversation with Lisa Angulo Reid, founder of Dear Flor @lovedearflor. Dear Flor’s mission is to bring Filipino culture to the world, one flavor at a time. Lisa shares her journey as an entrepreneur and how she…

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859: Chaos Graph

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People immersed in chaos try to solve for what it all adds up to.

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858: How to Tell a Dumb American Story 1:07:27

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A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for other Native families. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Mika Westwolf was killed in a hit-and-run on a Montana highway. Her parents thought the driver might get away with it. The driver was white. …

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Episode 229 – Filipinx Studies and its Radical Possibilities with Allan Lumba 1:13:20

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In this TFAL episode, Joe talks to Dr. Allan Lumba, writer, researcher, historian, and professor at Concordia University in Montreal, about potential of Filipinx Studies to inspire our community to fight for a better world. Listen how he developed into a brilliant scholar focused on Philippine Studies, the growing number of Filipino and Filipino Am…

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858: How to Tell a Dumb American Story

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A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for other Native families.

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858: How to Tell a Dumb American Story

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A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for other Native families.

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857: Museum of Now 1:05:09

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Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Exhibit One: Ira talks to producer Emmanuel Dzotsi, who brings the first exhibit into the studio with him: a chunk of concrete with some yellow paint on it. He got it from the demolition site in Wa…

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857: Museum of Now

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Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through.

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Episode 228: TFAL talks Animation with Bobby Pontillas (Rise Up Animation) 1:10:24

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https://thisfilipinoamericanlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/tfal-episode228.mp3 The TFAL crew is no stranger to the world of animation. In episode 28 (TFAL talks Voice Acting (and Secrets & Fears)), the crew had a conversation with voice actors Eric Bauza (@bauzilla) and Earl Baylon (@earlybgoode). While Producer Mike and Elaine were on their t…

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857: Museum of Now

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Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through.

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856: You’ve Come to the Right Person 1:01:56

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Sometimes, life’s biggest mysteries require one very specific person to answer them. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: 7-year-old Miles has lots of questions. More specifically, he has questions about the famous car chase from “The Blues Brothers” movie. We arrange for him to talk to stunt co…

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856: You’ve Come to the Right Person

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Sometimes, life’s biggest mysteries require one very specific person to answer them.

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856: You’ve Come to the Right Person

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Sometimes, life’s biggest mysteries require one very specific person to answer them.

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855: That’s a Weird Thing to Lie About 1:03:46

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Unnecessary and outrageous lies that make you wonder — why lie about that in the first place? Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Kasey, a woman who prides herself on her truthfulness, tries to help host Ira Glass figure out how to stop lying about one specific thing. (10 minutes) Act One: Prod…

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855: That’s a Weird Thing to Lie About

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Unnecessary and outrageous lies that make you wonder — why lie about that in the first place?

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854: Ten Things I Don't Want to Hate About You 59:20

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Zach Mack and his dad try to mend a rift between them in a very unusual way. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Ira Glass introduces Zach Mack’s story. (1 minute) Part One: Zach and his father enter into an agreement that could change their entire relationship. (9 minutes) Part Two: Zach’s mot…

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854: Ten Things I Don't Want to Hate About You

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Zach Mack and his dad try to mend a rift between them in a very unusual way.

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Episode 227 – Coming Home for the First Time – Elaine and Producer Mike go to the Philippines 1:04:12

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https://thisfilipinoamericanlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tfal-episode227.mp3 Is it truly “More Fun in the Philippines? Well technically not any more, because that marketing campaign ended in 2023. Now it’s “Love the Philippines”, but do we? They say there’s “no place like home” (which is especially fitting, since this is episode “227”… look …