What are your favorite This American Life episodes?

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This is possibly the best show on any medium, of all time, in my opinion. There are over ten years' worth of archives; which shows do you love the most?
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MacGyver

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Mad invention in tough situations.

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Heretics

featuring Bishop Carlton Pearson.

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Superpowers

Zora's story inspires me at least once every other day.

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Godless America

The Julia Sweeney bit at the end is brilliant.

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Fiasco!

http://www.thislife....ns/97/61.html The Peter Pan production story is one of the greatest in radio (the portio... [show more]

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Classifieds

A This American Life Band is assembled from the want ads.

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A Little Bit of Knowledge

Fortunately thrust the phrase "Modern Jackass" into my lexicon.

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Testosterone

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Time to Save the World

The Rundown! Brilliant!

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Who's Canadian

The first episode I ever heard. http://www.thislife.org/pages/descriptions/97
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First Day

featuring "Squirrel Cop"

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In the Shadow of the City

Brooklyn Archipelago gets me every time...

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Notes on Camp

Camp people explained in this undercover expose, ok well they're not undercover, but it does give non camp people and insight. St... [show more]

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24 Hours at The Golden Apple

A show dedicated to 24 hours at a diner. A diner that, coincidentally, used to be my hangout in Chicago.

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Invisible Worlds

Alex Bloomberg Visits Phone Phreaks, Abandoned Building Themed Zines and David Sedaris.

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The Super

Stories of the mysterious hold supers have on their buildings, or their buildings have on them.

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holotone 1 year ago

Excellent topic!

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famousperson 1 year ago

You know, you can download episodes from audible.com for a buck apiece (USD).

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holotone 1 year ago

Or, podcast it for free!
http://www.thisameri...podcasts.html

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