This American Life
@ThisAmerLife
A weekly public radio show and podcast hosted by @iraglass, and produced in collaboration with @WBEZ.
Why are 100,000 patients per year in the U.S. feeling significant pain during their C-sections? And what are other patients supposed to do with that information? (Besides freak out.) @burtonsusan's 5 tips to get the care you need: bit.ly/44TXNNe
On the radio this weekend: The story of the most commonly performed surgery, and what goes wrong with it – terribly wrong – 100,000 times a year in the United States. bit.ly/3UkiBIF
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A woman with muscular dystrophy sees a photo of an Olympic sprinter and becomes convinced that they share the same genetic anomaly. Except it makes one of them weak, and one of them strong. bit.ly/3TFE5iX
Tig Notaro on her mother-in-law, Carol, who came up with a joke that is only funny to one person—herself. bit.ly/3UbiKOw
A woman with muscular dystrophy sees a picture of an Olympic athlete and believes they have the same condition. Can she get others to see what she sees? link.podtrac.com/5yhcp3xk
On the radio this weekend: When you’re the only one who can see something, it feels like you’re in on a special secret. The hard part is getting anyone to believe your secret is real. bit.ly/3j323QR
Bonus content: Ira Madison III interviews @iraglass on stage in front of a sold-out crowd at the @Tribeca Festival. Together, they toured through our 30 years on the air. (30 years!) Become our Life Partner to hear the episode. thisamericanlife.supercast.com/?utm_campaign=…
Season 1 of “The Retrievals” named a problem: Women’s pain is often ignored. Season 2 asks: What are the solutions? Hosted by @burtonsusan, the new season is out now. Listen: lnk.to/retrievals2
Neil Drumming tells the story of his dad and his family’s timeshare in Orlando. bit.ly/3TqCyNz
This episode and "Notes From Camp" are must-listens for me every summer. This one is just an all-timer This American Life segment.
The 66-year-old lifeguard who sued New York State for age discrimination after refusing to wear a Speedo on the job. bit.ly/4lfiiKY
The 66-year-old lifeguard who sued New York State for age discrimination after refusing to wear a Speedo on the job. bit.ly/4lfiiKY
On the radio this weekend: Summer is a time when change seems more possible than ever. But can people actually reinvent themselves in the warmer months? bit.ly/2ArNc0W
“I want it to be human. At the end of the day, it’s all a bunch of humans doing stuff to humans.” @nadiareiman visits @niemanstory to talk immigration reporting for our show bit.ly/4nsusSx
Host of @ThisAmerLife, @iraglass, sums up his show in three words: plot, plot, reflection. ✍️ Discover more of his hot takes. ⬇️ #ApplePodcasts20
Two college baseball teams with horrible losing streaks — a combined 141 games — are scheduled to play each other. One of them must finally win. link.podtrac.com/t7o6jnzo
Seth isn’t a crier. But he wants to connect with his emotions, so we set up an unconventional experiment. bit.ly/3G4OXnr
"My mom had a whole theory about how exactly to keep my back pain away. She told me I should actively take advantage of the window of time right after I gave birth, before my body locked back into place." @conniewang on trying postpartum confinement link.podtrac.com/t7o6jnzo